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What do shooting ranges do with the bullets
Posted on 2/4/13 at 5:57 pm
Posted on 2/4/13 at 5:57 pm
It may be a dumb question but I never thought about it until today I know some ranges have a man made back stops that looks like a big arse pile of fluffy pices of rubber... Is there a chance that a bullet could be fired, stopped, recovered, inspected for deformity and then reloaded? Or is there zero chance of a bullet making it through unsaved?
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Posted on 2/4/13 at 5:58 pm to StinkDog12
Zero chance IMHO.
Posted on 2/4/13 at 5:59 pm to Yewkindewit
seems like if the bullet did what it was supposed to do, there would be no chance of recovery
Posted on 2/4/13 at 6:00 pm to StinkDog12
Probably sell it bulk for salvage.
Posted on 2/4/13 at 6:00 pm to StinkDog12
I'm pretty sure they sell the pile of bullets as bulk lead. It can easily be melted and recast.
Posted on 2/4/13 at 6:01 pm to Yewkindewit
There is zero chance of reusing after firing (statistically) the rifling alone deforms them too much for adequate reliability.
However, many (most?) eventually reclaim the lead/copper and it is recast, or recycled from what I have seen at ranges.
However, many (most?) eventually reclaim the lead/copper and it is recast, or recycled from what I have seen at ranges.
Posted on 2/4/13 at 6:04 pm to bapple
Man with all of the different types of bullets...I'm sure the melt down process has to separate all of that to be able to attempt to mold them again. But that might not be a big deal 
Posted on 2/4/13 at 6:06 pm to StinkDog12
Shot from shotgun shells can be recaptured and reused and or sold for scrap...
Posted on 2/4/13 at 6:08 pm to wickowick
shite the casings alone that a shooting range collects has to be a major money maker for them!
Eta: Talking about bullets obviously.
Eta: Talking about bullets obviously.
This post was edited on 2/4/13 at 6:09 pm
Posted on 2/4/13 at 6:11 pm to StinkDog12
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Man with all of the different types of bullets...I'm sure the melt down process has to separate all of that to be able to attempt to mold them again. But that might not be a big deal
I'm sure they have methods of dissolving copper jackets from most of the lead.
And I think the one other metal besides lead and copper would be steel. But I see the steel being a very small portion of what they collect. Still, steel is not nearly as dense as lead and I'm sure they have a process of collecting that as well.
Are you implying that they would just throw it all away? Do you realize how many rounds are fired into that berm? Not recycling all that lead would be insane.
Posted on 2/4/13 at 6:16 pm to StinkDog12
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But that might not be a big deal
It's not for bulk amounts. Ever notice people picking up scrap metal from who knows what, it's big bidness.
Posted on 2/4/13 at 6:19 pm to StinkDog12
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shite the casings alone that a shooting range collects has to be a major money maker for them!
most people...well the smart ones anyway...collect their "Brass" before they leave...
Posted on 2/4/13 at 6:21 pm to Pepperidge
The range I use is an outdoor range that I don't think has EVER picked up their brass. They just sweep it out of the way and it's just laying all over the grass along the firing line.
Posted on 2/4/13 at 6:27 pm to hashbrowns
What range is that? Hell, the way things are now, i would volunteer for cleanup and that would be my payment
Posted on 2/4/13 at 6:33 pm to RATeamWannabe
Wierdos like me go out there and rake it up ;)
Posted on 2/4/13 at 6:34 pm to RATeamWannabe
Lol, it's in North Carolina. I was seriously thinking about asking the owner about it last time I was there. Brass has been there so long it's black. There must not be a good recycling program around there for him to just leave it.
Posted on 2/4/13 at 6:35 pm to ninthward
Well we shoot on private land, but that may be worth the range fee if they dont mind picking up others brass.
I wonder if anyone would take offense if you pushed them out of their lanes to sweep stuff up one last time before you left
I wonder if anyone would take offense if you pushed them out of their lanes to sweep stuff up one last time before you left
Posted on 2/4/13 at 6:37 pm to bapple
When melted different metals float similar to oil and water. Different materials can be added to help this. Not that hard to separate metals when melted.
Posted on 2/4/13 at 6:39 pm to Pepperidge
Hundreds on top of hundreds of casings laying around every time I go shoot at the indoor range.
I'm normally just shooting my .22s because popping off a few hundred rounds at .75 to a buck a round just seems insane with today's shortages. So I'm not talking about my casings...just the larger cal casings I see.
But like I said...hundreds on top of hundreds of brass down in front.
I'm normally just shooting my .22s because popping off a few hundred rounds at .75 to a buck a round just seems insane with today's shortages. So I'm not talking about my casings...just the larger cal casings I see.
But like I said...hundreds on top of hundreds of brass down in front.
This post was edited on 2/4/13 at 6:42 pm
Posted on 2/4/13 at 6:40 pm to StinkDog12
Bass Pro makes you sweep it up and dump it in buckets by the door, but thats the only range I have been to really
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