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gun-nut · 07-07-2012, 05:50 PM

Need to know how you would rather buy 223 brass. Bags of 100, Bags of 500.? I am helping out a local store and we are Undecided on how to bag it up. Just thought i would post it here because it deals with reloading. Thanks for your opinions.

76Highboy · 07-07-2012, 05:54 PM

500 for me, but I am sure there will a need for both. Also I would want them to be the same make such as Remington, Hornady,,, etc.

gdmoody · 07-07-2012, 06:05 PM

I haven't bought brass in so many years, I don't really know how to answer that question. I would probably go with 500 because it wold probably be a little cheaper than 100 at a time!

cycloneman · 07-07-2012, 06:24 PM

if i am gona buy brass it is 1K at a time.

Hammerslagger · 07-07-2012, 06:26 PM

You will likely sell plenty of both.

rcairflr · 07-07-2012, 06:28 PM

My opinion is to package them in lots of 100 and give a discount for purchases of 500.

BlackEagle · 07-07-2012, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by 76Highboy

500 for me, but I am sure there will a need for both. Also I would want them to be the same make such as Remington, Hornady,,, etc.

Agree, especially on the need for both and bags of the same brand. I bought 500 once-shot cases of mixed brands. The case brands were not all the same capacity so I have had to work up loads for each brand.

soundguy · 07-07-2012, 06:38 PM

my vote is both.. I was at a show today and wanted some 223 brass ( SOME ) guy there had bags of 500.. couple guys had 500. I only wanted SOME..

I found a guy with bags of 100.. they all loked equally clean and same realative condition.. i bought a bag of 100.

oddly enough.. it was cheaper by the 100..

i could have bought 500 for 10$ cheaper than a bag of 500 from the other 2 vendors..

shorter260513 · 07-07-2012, 07:34 PM

either would be good I will usually buy 100 at a time but if I run across 500 at the right price Ill get that too

Big Chevy · 07-07-2012, 07:40 PM

Personally I like buying in bulk so I would go for the bag of 500

gun-nut · 07-07-2012, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by 76Highboy

500 for me, but I am sure there will a need for both. Also I would want them to be the same make such as Remington, Hornady,,, etc.

Well not to pop your bubble Highboy, but it will be mixed brass. I just do not have that much time on my hands to do this. I sort it by cal. then give it a quick clean just to see major defects then bag it up and take it back. I dont get pay for this but i do get free range time on the indoor range.

76Highboy · 07-07-2012, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by gun-nut

Well not to pop your bubble Highboy, but it will be mixed brass. I just do not have that much time on my hands to do this. I sort it by cal. then give it a quick clean just to see major defects then bag it up and take it back. I dont get pay for this but i do get free range time on the indoor range.

No bubble popped. I understand that and see your angle and would probably do the same. That is a gravy deal for you so I say go for it.

ryan42 · 07-07-2012, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by gun-nut

Well not to pop your bubble Highboy, but it will be mixed brass. I just do not have that much time on my hands to do this. I sort it by cal. then give it a quick clean just to see major defects then bag it up and take it back. I dont get pay for this but i do get free range time on the indoor range.

Thats a pretty good trade out.

aa1911 · 07-08-2012, 02:00 AM

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Originally Posted by rcairflr

My opinion is to package them in lots of 100 and give a discount for purchases of 500.

I voted 500 but ^^agreed^^

hunter29180 · 07-08-2012, 06:47 AM

Bags of 100, the major retailers have the bulk of theirs in lots of 100 for shelf sale. its also easier to stock on a shelf also.

howlnmad · 07-08-2012, 07:31 AM

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Originally Posted by rcairflr

My opinion is to package them in lots of 100 and give a discount for purchases of 500.

I'd go this way also.

782 guy · 07-08-2012, 09:16 AM

I would go with both.

mikld · 07-08-2012, 10:48 AM

Go with both; 100 round bags for bolt/single shot shooters, and 500 rounds for AR shooters. For dedicated semi-auto shooters mebb 1,000 round bags too...

Claudius Valarium · 07-08-2012, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by rcairflr

My opinion is to package them in lots of 100 and give a discount for purchases of 500.

I agree with this thinking too.

Kevin Rohrer · 07-08-2012, 08:07 PM

I see no choice for bags of 2000.

gun-nut · 07-09-2012, 07:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Kevin Rohrer

I see no choice for bags of 2000.

Sorry! But its just a very little shop that he owns. But hay i will let you all know sometime soon what he is going to charge for the brass.

Sherrer1* · 07-09-2012, 05:01 PM

Let us know I always need 223 brass to reload for my m4 carbine.

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07-07-2012, 05:54 PM	#2
76Highboy Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Meridian, Idaho Contributor Posts: 6,969	Re: Opinions needed! 500 for me, but I am sure there will a need for both. Also I would want them to be the same make such as Remington, Hornady,,, etc.

07-07-2012, 06:05 PM	#3
gdmoody Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northeast Georgia Contributor Posts: 6,354	Re: Opinions needed! I haven't bought brass in so many years, I don't really know how to answer that question. I would probably go with 500 because it wold probably be a little cheaper than 100 at a time! __________________ NRA Endowment Member GeorgiaCarry.Org Member Retired US Army Postal Worker Personally, I carry a gun because I'm too young to die and too old to take an ass whoopin'.....author unknown (but obviously brilliant)

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cycloneman Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Louisiana Posts: 7,407	Re: Opinions needed! if i am gona buy brass it is 1K at a time. __________________ Who are you going to serve today?

07-07-2012, 06:26 PM	#5
Hammerslagger Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,099	Re: Opinions needed! You will likely sell plenty of both.

07-07-2012, 06:28 PM	#6
rcairflr Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Wichita, Ks Posts: 1,318	Re: Opinions needed! My opinion is to package them in lots of 100 and give a discount for purchases of 500.

07-07-2012, 06:38 PM	#8
soundguy Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: florida Contributor Posts: 4,463	Re: Opinions needed! my vote is both.. I was at a show today and wanted some 223 brass ( SOME ) guy there had bags of 500.. couple guys had 500. I only wanted SOME.. I found a guy with bags of 100.. they all loked equally clean and same realative condition.. i bought a bag of 100. oddly enough.. it was cheaper by the 100.. i could have bought 500 for 10$ cheaper than a bag of 500 from the other 2 vendors..

07-07-2012, 07:34 PM	#9
shorter260513 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Tennessee Posts: 262	Re: Opinions needed! either would be good I will usually buy 100 at a time but if I run across 500 at the right price Ill get that too

07-07-2012, 07:40 PM	#10
Big Chevy V.I.P. Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: S.W. Florida Posts: 345	Re: Opinions needed! Personally I like buying in bulk so I would go for the bag of 500

07-08-2012, 06:47 AM	#15
hunter29180 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: in a motorhome where ever we park! Contributor Posts: 1,627	Re: Opinions needed! Bags of 100, the major retailers have the bulk of theirs in lots of 100 for shelf sale. its also easier to stock on a shelf also. __________________ As I get Older, I have come to understand why our Founding Fathers chose our countrys motto to be "IN GOD WE TRUST", somehow they knew in the future WE would come to the point that WE COULD NO LONGER TRUST THE ONES WHO RUN IT!

07-08-2012, 09:16 AM	#17
782 guy Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 9	Re: Opinions needed! I would go with both.

07-08-2012, 10:48 AM	#18
mikld Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Oregon Posts: 573	Re: Opinions needed! Go with both; 100 round bags for bolt/single shot shooters, and 500 rounds for AR shooters. For dedicated semi-auto shooters mebb 1,000 round bags too... __________________ My Anchor is holding fast.

07-08-2012, 08:07 PM	#20
Kevin Rohrer V.I.P. Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Medina, Ohio Posts: 281	Re: Opinions needed! I see no choice for bags of 2000. __________________ An armed society is a polite society--Robert Heinlein via Jeff Cooper Member: Orange Gunsite Family, NRA--Life, Varmint Hunters Assn, American Legion, ARCTA, & South Cuyahoga Sportsmen's Assn.

07-09-2012, 05:01 PM	#22
Sherrer1* Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Selma Alabama Posts: 41	Re: Opinions needed! Let us know I always need 223 brass to reload for my m4 carbine.