Does anyone else use screwed up brass like me?

[RooftopKorean]

When I get bored, I got thru my screwed up brass and turn them into key chains. Does anyone else do this?

I recently trimmed down a 45-70 casing (damaged from a bad press) to 1.6500 and dropped a bullet into it. Gonna drill out the primer and put in a in eye loop screw.

Just wondering if I'm the only other weirdo.

 

[dsdmmat]

@kev74 melted down brass to make a receiver.

 

[Mosinitis]

I don't do this myself, but over the years accumulated the following.
Nickel plated bullet on the right gets a lot of use rounding deformed case mouths before sizing. The rest just sits on the bench taking up space.

 

[repete]

I had plans, but they never materialized. Now I have several buckets of scrap brass from millions of primers, hundreds of keys and lots of empty cartridges. Someday I plan on a scrap run, will it materialize?

 

[GTN]

I made Christmas ornaments years ago

 

[FP1201]

Depends on how "screwed up" it really is...
I used to make .50BMG Dummy Rounds for give-a-ways: He had a Barrett and when someone would shoot it, he'd give them a souvenir round.
As mentioned above, I too have a five gallon bucket full of various calibers that needs processing, and if I ever get around to ordering a home smelter. I'd like to convert scrap into ingots. (anyone with a suggestion for one off amazon?)

 

[S&W Fan]

I’ve made valve stem caps out of 9mm and .45 acp casings before.

 

[Deplorable Me]

Necked brass makes great handles for small files. Soft brass makes for great punch on steel, popping out bolts.

 

[Robin]

I make lots of powder measures from them, from 30gr. on up. I use 30-06 empties to make file cleaners, hammer the mouth flat and run them along the grooves of the file teeth, cleans out all the foreign material prettifying easily.
Robin

 

[Carlos Hathcock]

Used a 30-06 case for a closet light pull chain.

 

[tony]

I use 30-06 empties to make file cleaners, hammer the mouth flat and run them along the grooves of the file teeth, cleans out all the foreign material prettifying easily.
Robin

A file card is much much faster but then you'd have to find something else to do with the brass...

 

[RooftopKorean]

I’ve made valve stem caps out of 9mm and .45 acp casings before.View attachment 267860

I did this a while ago and someone stole them off my truck along with my 50 bmg radio antenna. Probably some little fucking punks.

 

[Robin]

A file card is much much faster but then you'd have to find something else to do with the brass...

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If your file teeth are clogged with brass or mild steel that file will only do so much, the method I use cleans them completely and is relatively fast. Also, some of those file brushes have bristles that are as hard as or even harder than your file teeth, there by dulling them with every use.
Robin

 

[tony]

@Robin, I was a machinist / toolmaker at a large caliber cannon factory. I suppose I have used and discarded more files than the average person. A file card was an important tool in my bag of tricks. I've been retired for awhile and still use one regularly at home when metal cutting. Never thought about a file card wearing out a file as I have worn out a few file cards. Most files are at least RC 65 Rockwell hardness which is hard and brittle. I believe a file card to be softer...

 

[fresch]

We used to chalk the file first.

 

[repete]

I had plans, but they never materialized. Now I have several buckets of scrap brass from millions of primers, hundreds of keys and lots of empty cartridges. Someday I plan on a scrap run, will it materialize?

I recently took my scrap brass in and got $287 for it! Not bad. Working out in the garage today, what do I find but a bunch more brass!