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.