question about reloads

[roff]

lets say i go to the range and shoot my gun
they take the brass and sell it to reloaders
are my finger prints still on the casing or are they cleaned wiped down?
what if the reload rounds are used in a crime would my prints be on them?

[talltex]

During the reloading process your prints would be destroyed when the case is resized. Worrying about that is really stretching in my opinion...someone could also go pick up fired brass that's not reloaded and scatter it around a crime scene, but I've never heard of that happening either.

[michael e]

I wouldn't worry about this. I reload, I sweep all brass around me up, throw in range bag, come home throw it in large box, from that box to tumbler, to tuperware by caliber, the loaded up into ammo. By the time the brass you fired has been reloaded it's has been threw my hands several times. Then threw the loading dies, then again threw my hands to load into boxes, then mags eventually.

[fulano]

lets say i go to the range and shoot my gun
they take the brass and sell it to reloaders
are my finger prints still on the casing or are they cleaned wiped down?
what if the reload rounds are used in a crime would my prints be on them?

Scary to think a crook would be into reloading. Perhaps a "crime of passion" incident would involve a sport shooter

[roff]

lets say i go to the range and shoot my gun
they take the brass and sell it to reloaders
are my finger prints still on the casing or are they cleaned wiped down?
what if the reload rounds are used in a crime would my prints be on them?

Scary to think a crook would be into reloading. Perhaps a "crime of passion" incident would involve a sport shooter

cant you buy reloads at some stores or gun shows?

[rm9792]

Yes, you can buy them at shows for sure. Never seen in any stores though.

[fulano]

Yes, you can buy them at shows for sure. Never seen in any stores though.

I've bought reloads from gunshows too. I used to go to the Pasadena gun show because they could sell ammo. I bought for my 38 S&W and my 32 auto. Never a problem. JHP's were especally inexpensive. A friend told me he bought MagTech reloaded ammo from once fired brass through a distributor.

[Thomas]

During the reloading process your prints would be destroyed when the case is resized. Worrying about that is really stretching in my opinion...someone could also go pick up fired brass that's not reloaded and scatter it around a crime scene, but I've never heard of that happening either.

It would be easier for a bad guy to lift prints from someplace in public and plant them on shell casings.

Either scenario sounds like it belongs in a cheesy crime novel.

Moral of the story: wear gloves everywhere

[talltex]

During the reloading process your prints would be destroyed when the case is resized. Worrying about that is really stretching in my opinion...someone could also go pick up fired brass that's not reloaded and scatter it around a crime scene, but I've never heard of that happening either.

It would be easier for a bad guy to lift prints from someplace in public and plant them on shell casings.

Either scenario sounds like it belongs in a cheesy crime novel.

Moral of the story: wear gloves everywhere

A REAL cheesy novel! I can't imagine anyone sitting around looking for something so farfetched to worry about...I've got more than enough day to day real life stuff to think about. So what if you can buy reloads at a gun show or anywhere else...as far as fingerprints go its no different than buying anything else...YOUR prints aren't going to be on them until you handle them, so what difference does it make?