gunDriller
9th January 2013, 10:50 AM
During the last week, I went to a local scrap metal place to see if I could buy some of the empties (empty brass bullet casings) from them.
In a previous visit, I had seen one of the employees sorting through a 55 gallon drum full of brass casings.
By luck, I got a chance to speak with the Guy in Charge.
He said they couldn't sell me the empties - even though I'm willing to pay a substantial mark-up over the brass value of the scrap.
He said they were being paid to destroy 100,000+ pounds of brass bullet casings (I don't want to say the exact number, I don't want to ID the Scrap Metal pro who was nice enough to tell me the truth.)
He showed me an area where they had 25+ Cardboard "Gondola's" - each measuring about 5 feet by 5 feet by 4 1/2 feet high - each stuffed full with brass bullet casings.
He showed me a Gondola with the top off, containing 4000 pounds of crushed brass bullet casings. They weren't fully crushed, like when they crush a car. They were half crushed, but definitely rendered un-usable for re-loading & re-loaders.
I asked him if this is related to US gun control measures. He said it was "bigger than that".
Since the guy was very, very considerate to be so forthcoming, I feel that it's appropriate to mask his identity - by not naming his location.
He said they did not actually own the casings - that they were given the casings to crush, by a third party. He did not name the third party.
I didn't want to over-stay my welcome, or to make the guy uncomfortable. I got a few more questions for him.
CONCLUSION:
The gun grabbers' full-court press is worldwide.
It involves bullets, not just guns.
And, TPTB are putting the Pedal to the Metal. Since December 14, their efforts have obviously increased by 1 or 2 (or 3) orders of magnitude.
The solution is obvious. Some of our members are doing a very honorable job doing what needs to be done, to counter-act the gun-grabbers. A tip of the hat to our Collector Members. :)
As we talk about this, I have some suggestions -
A/ Re-Visit your local scrap metal place, and try to buy some brass bullet casings.
B/ Since many of our Trusted Members wish to keep their locations Secure & Un-disclosed, let us respect that. We can share information without naming the state we live in.
This also protects the scrap metal guys, whose input is Golden. In case G-S.us is being watched by TPTB. My guess is that it is being watched.
C/ Generic-ise the data you post, so that it can not be traced back to a given business. Naming the time, date, location, and exact amount of bullet casings destroyed can be used by TPTB to crack down on metal recyclers, who are our Allies in this effort.
D/ If you choose to melt down some brass, one thing to be aware of is - it can tend to separate (the zinc from the copper). You don't want to be breathing zinc fumes. It needs to be done outside.
In a previous visit, I had seen one of the employees sorting through a 55 gallon drum full of brass casings.
By luck, I got a chance to speak with the Guy in Charge.
He said they couldn't sell me the empties - even though I'm willing to pay a substantial mark-up over the brass value of the scrap.
He said they were being paid to destroy 100,000+ pounds of brass bullet casings (I don't want to say the exact number, I don't want to ID the Scrap Metal pro who was nice enough to tell me the truth.)
He showed me an area where they had 25+ Cardboard "Gondola's" - each measuring about 5 feet by 5 feet by 4 1/2 feet high - each stuffed full with brass bullet casings.
He showed me a Gondola with the top off, containing 4000 pounds of crushed brass bullet casings. They weren't fully crushed, like when they crush a car. They were half crushed, but definitely rendered un-usable for re-loading & re-loaders.
I asked him if this is related to US gun control measures. He said it was "bigger than that".
Since the guy was very, very considerate to be so forthcoming, I feel that it's appropriate to mask his identity - by not naming his location.
He said they did not actually own the casings - that they were given the casings to crush, by a third party. He did not name the third party.
I didn't want to over-stay my welcome, or to make the guy uncomfortable. I got a few more questions for him.
CONCLUSION:
The gun grabbers' full-court press is worldwide.
It involves bullets, not just guns.
And, TPTB are putting the Pedal to the Metal. Since December 14, their efforts have obviously increased by 1 or 2 (or 3) orders of magnitude.
The solution is obvious. Some of our members are doing a very honorable job doing what needs to be done, to counter-act the gun-grabbers. A tip of the hat to our Collector Members. :)
As we talk about this, I have some suggestions -
A/ Re-Visit your local scrap metal place, and try to buy some brass bullet casings.
B/ Since many of our Trusted Members wish to keep their locations Secure & Un-disclosed, let us respect that. We can share information without naming the state we live in.
This also protects the scrap metal guys, whose input is Golden. In case G-S.us is being watched by TPTB. My guess is that it is being watched.
C/ Generic-ise the data you post, so that it can not be traced back to a given business. Naming the time, date, location, and exact amount of bullet casings destroyed can be used by TPTB to crack down on metal recyclers, who are our Allies in this effort.
D/ If you choose to melt down some brass, one thing to be aware of is - it can tend to separate (the zinc from the copper). You don't want to be breathing zinc fumes. It needs to be done outside.