Separate yellow from red brass, it pays different. Make sure there's no other metals on it. Prices are lowest they have ever been. If it's not in your way, put it aside. Scrap prices go up and down with gas prices. Call every where to find the best prices. Best I found out there was one in port Allen right across the bridge.
I've taken my stuff to Southern Scrap a couple times. Gun brass has it's own scrap price. At least at Southern Scrap it did.
I've got a scrap brass bucket next to the reloading bench. Only gun related brass goes in it. Spent primers, cracked cases, ones that get screwed up at the press, cases with loose primer pockets, spent .22LR, case necks from converting .223 to .300blk, the one or two odd calibers I don't reload for. All go into the container previously known as a cat litter bucket.
There are the two hard fast rules.
- Gun brass only. No brass plated cases. No other brass allowed.
- No loaded rounds. Not even a single misfired .22 is allowed. They will sift through it and check.
Last trip over a year ago netted about $100 for a cat litter bucket which is about 3.5 to 4 gallons.
The other hard fast rule is to use the money to take out your current/potential spousal unit to dinner. Simple thanks for putting up with the munitions plant in the garage.