Via Say Uncle (that’s where I ended up seeing it) was the idea to take those postage-paid envelopes, and use them to send bricks to those who send you junk mail.

I LOVE that idea.

And it got me thinking … if I can send bricks … can I send … metal? And would I get somehow arrested for this?

When I hit the range with the Mosin, I have a lot of spent 7.62×54r steel casings that aren’t worthy of reloading (I buy cheap stuff, as I don’t reload). Ditto with the Kahr P40, which ejects casings that are in the shape of a “D”. Can I take those nice, weighty steel casings, package them all up in a box, tape the Brady Campaign’s “Postage Paid” donation envelope to it, and send it off?

I can honestly think of no better way to make myself smile than to imagine someone paying for a 10-pound box of spent scary casings at the Brady office and promptly filthing themselves.

When you send a package at the post office, they ask you the following question, “Does it contain anything liquid, fragile, perishable, or potentially hazardous?”

Well … the casings don’t. Already used ‘em to shoot cans! No liquid. Can’t eat ‘em. Not fragile. And the hazard is all gone.

So … do-able, or asking for trouble?

Another thought … I have a lot of digging to do in my backyard, and I’m going to have a lot of fill because of it. Fill costs money to get rid of. One box at a time might take a little while … but … sure would be cheaper (ie: free), to get rid of than having it hauled away …

Hmmmmm …