Frequently Asked Questions
General Questions
Brass Buyers is an Ohio based company supporting the ammunition hand loading / reloading community by providing high quality once-fired brass and nickel cases.
Brass Buyers buys and sells once-fired brass and nickel cases for hand loading / reloading.
All cases are resold or responsibly recycled. Brass and nickel cases are inspected and resold. Damaged cases, rim fire, steel cases, and aluminum cases are typically recycled. Some steel and aluminum cases are resold to artists who use the cases to make jewelry.
We accept any metal cases. Our cash-for-brass program only pays for brass and nickel. We do not pay for steel or aluminum cases.
This brass is collected from shooting ranges. The quality may vary depending on the range, especially indoor versus outdoor ranges. It is typically unsorted and not cleaned.
Though the common industry term for used brass is “once-fired brass,” the reality is that a case may actually have been fired multiple times. There is no standard definition for “once-fired” however you can be sure it’s not new brass.
Selling Your Brass
Yes. Our website has a section for Unique Brass Quote. The list of potential calibers is very comprehensive. You can use the comments box of the custom quote form to list calibers not included in the list. Common calibers will not receive a custom quote.
No, it’s not required to sort your casings. We purchase brass based on weight, so there’s no need to sort them beforehand.
Steel and aluminum cases have little to no value for the hand loading / reloading community. Many steel cases do not have boxer style primers, making them hard to reload. Some steel cases are used to make jewelry. Most steel and aluminum cases are responsibly recycled as scrap.
We purchase brass of various sizes, from 22 short to 50 BMG.
We recommend packing your brass in a medium sized plastic garbage bag and placing the bag inside a USPS large flat-rate box. Use a LOT of tape. Tape the top, Botton, each side, and corners. We are not responsible for packages that don’t make it to our door.
Buying Brass
We sell many common pistol and rifle caliber once-fired brass. We occasionally have unique brass not commonly found at shooting ranges.
We accept major credit cards. Our website is configured with full merchant services provided by a 2A friendly credit card processor. Rest assured your credit card transactions are safe and secure.
Shipping cost is determined by monthly shipping promotions. Monthly promotions are listed at the top of the homepage.
Unique Brass Collection
Absolutely! We have a Unique Brass Quote page where you can submit the details of the brass caliber and quantity you want to sell. We will provide you with a custom quote based on your submission.
Brass Buyers considers the following calibers as common: all rimfire, 380ACP, 9MM, 40 S&W, 45ACP, 10MM, 38 Special, 357 Magnum, 45 Colt, 44 Magnum, .223/5.56, 308 Win, 30-30, and 30-06. These are the sizes for which we provide standard pricing. We do not provide custom quotes for any caliber that is not on this list, regardless of quantity.
Ship the brass to Brass Buyers. You will receive a check for the full quote amount within 15 business days.
No specific time limit. We reserve the right to change our quote if the market price for your brass has changed. After accepting our quote the price will not change as long as we receive your brass within 10 business days.
Range Cleanup Service
Absolutely! Brass Buyers is happy to work with shooting ranges to clean your range and purchase the fired brass. Contact us with your details and we will provide support in Ohio, Western PA, Eastern IN, Southern MI, and Northern KY where we are based. Let us help you with your brass recycling needs.
Our range cleanup service pricing is adjusted based on the calibers and metals collected.
No. At this time we have no use for the lead.
As many times as necessary to help maintain a clean and professional looking range.
