Burnsville Practical Pistol League brass thief

View · by **MrVvrroomm** on Fri Feb 22, 2013 1:14 pm

Last night, 2/21/2013, Thursday. This is for the "new" guy that decided all of the brass on the floor was his.

You are a dickhead. You know who you are. If I knew your name, your score would already have been zero'd.

You are entitled to the brass that comes out of your gun...period! We saw you leave with a huge bag of everyone else's brass.

What pisses us off most is that you'll probably be selling OUR brass on Armslist.

We'll see you in a couple of weeks.

View · by **Thunder71** on Fri Feb 22, 2013 1:16 pm

Finders keepers, losers weepers... :twisted:

View · by **shotz90s** on Fri Feb 22, 2013 1:27 pm

Wouldn't a person w/ any common sense think of at least ASKING if it was OK to do this before scavenging? :doh:

View · by **MrVvrroomm** on Fri Feb 22, 2013 1:41 pm

shotz90s wrote:Wouldn't a person w/ any common sense think of at least ASKING if it was OK to do this before scavenging?

This is exactly the point. The guy grabbed the brass and ran out exactly like he was stealing something. If I didn't have a shooter with a hot gun in the shooter's box I would not have posted this thread. I would have taken care of it immediately.

View · by **brado** on Fri Feb 22, 2013 1:42 pm

View · by **Ron Burgundy** on Fri Feb 22, 2013 3:01 pm

MrVvrroomm wrote:Last night, 2/21/2013, Thursday. This is for the "new" guy that decided all of the brass on the floor was his.

You are a dickhead. You know who you are. If I knew your name, your score would already have been zero'd.

You are entitled to the brass that comes out of your gun...period! We saw you leave with a huge bag of everyone else's brass.

What pisses us off most is that you'll probably be selling OUR brass on Armslist.

We'll see you in a couple of weeks.

Disclaimer: Although I've been described as a dickhead, I am not the dickhead under consideration. I've never been to this league and only to BPR once in my life.

What is etiquette for brass pickup? Do you mark your cases prior to start of the game? How about at non-BPR games? I've never picked up my brass at other events I've shot but I'd like to do so going forward. It seems this is a sensitive topic.

View · by **MrVvrroomm** on Fri Feb 22, 2013 3:27 pm

Ron Burgundy wrote:What is etiquette for brass pickup? Do you mark your cases prior to start of the game? How about at non-BPR games?

You can mark your brass if you want, personal preference. You pick up someone else's brass, offer it to them. As far as I'm concerned if they don't want it AND it's a caliber you load, keep it.

I was shooting 40 last night. I didn't pick up any, chose not to. I have plenty of 40. I also shoot 38 super. Today's present value of new 38 super brass is 16 cents each. I would appreciate being able to retrieve most of it.

The cost of reloading components has risen dramatically in light of today firearm climate. Brass is much harder to come by today than it was three months ago. The a-hole that scooped up and ran out with everyone else's brass last night is no more than a common thief.

I truly believe in Karma. I hope it was worth it.

View · by **rugershooter6823** on Fri Feb 22, 2013 4:36 pm

Didnt go but from my understanding the rule at bpr is only take what you shoot so not only a thief but cant follow basic range rules!

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View · by **TH3180** on Fri Feb 22, 2013 4:41 pm

As far as I'm concerned if it is figured out who the thief is. He should be black listed. Oh and he owes me 40 brass.

View · by **LePetomane** on Fri Feb 22, 2013 4:52 pm

"Any brass that hits the floor is mine." That's what I was told by an employee of a local range and he was not very cordial about it. All the more reason to shoot a revolver.

View · by **TH3180** on Fri Feb 22, 2013 5:00 pm

LePetomane wrote:"Any brass that hits the floor is mine." That's what I was told by an employee of a local range and he was not very cordial about it. All the more reason to shoot a revolver.

When shooting league your revolver brass is going to hit the floor when you reload. The rule during Burnsville league is you can pick up your own brass. That is also Roger's rule when you are there during normal business hours.

View · by **CarRacer** on Fri Feb 22, 2013 5:07 pm

I like being a brass rat as much as anybody but I only pick up brass that's cold and what I'm shooting that night. I also try and pick up what was just shot and offer it to the shooter.

View · by **plblark** on Fri Feb 22, 2013 5:12 pm

How to tell the etiquette: would it bug you if someone else did it?

It's like the old definition of porn: you know it when you see it. A lot of shooters are working and helping and only pick up brass at the end of the night.

View · by **Snowgun** on Fri Feb 22, 2013 10:41 pm

Ok, here is the etiquette for brass retrieval for you noobs during action shooting events. Why an etiquette? Because action pistol shooters mostly reload since they can shoot 5000 to 20000 rounds per year, and sometimes they shoot expensive calibers such as vroooom (38 sup).

1. Pick up only the caliber and AMOUNT of brass you have just shot. The exception to this rule is AFTER the ENTIRE match has been broken down you can scrounge for what people have left. (Or if a shooter doesn't want his brass).

2. Its optimum to pick up your brass(or have it picked up for you) after you have shot. Unfortunately this rarely happens because the match/RO cant wait for you to find your brass while running the next shooter, and you have other things to do like paste and refill your mags.

I have lost 60% of my .45acp brass because im too busy ROing your asses than to scramble after my brass. When i next catch you jacking my 45 while shooting your 9mm its gonna get embarrassing (for everyone).

View · by **river_boater** on Fri Feb 22, 2013 10:50 pm

I haven't been to BPR in a long time, but I seem to recall the policy was if it isn't your brass (from your gun), it's Roger's.

All ranges sell brass, it's probably one of the reasons it's still so economical to shoot at BPR.