Shell Shocked!

When I was a teenager, I was a very avid hunter. To hold a gun was a to own the world. I would go shooting at least 4 times a week, and almost joined a travel shooting team. I tried recycling back then by reloading my own shotgun shells, but because I mostly shot with my beloved 1903 Springfield, I didn't have many shells to reload! If I saw somebody else leave their shotgun shells, I would pick them up and bring them back home and load them.

Between scrapping, bow hunting, and bird hunting, I have had little time for shooting my rifle. This year instead of taking time off from work to go bow hunting, I decided to take my son gun hunting later this month. We went to the shooting range and I let him practice shooting my old rifle, and it was a great experience! But one thing that caught my eye was the number of discarded brass shells!

I had never picked up brass shells in the old days, but this time I did. I have a feeling I embarrassed my son a bit, but he actually helped me out! It didn't take very long, and it added up to being a few pounds of contaminated brass. It was enough to pay for some of the shells we shot that day.

A thought for those out there: If you live close to a gun range, ask them if you could pick up all their shells! If you do it frequently, and can work it into your route, you could make a decent amount of extra cash!