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Thread: Tired of looking for auto pistol cases in the Grass ? . . . 'BrassCatcher'

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    Nicely done..

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    Notice that the length of grass in the first video is short enough to see the brass laying there...it gives them ample opportunity to roll over it several times before it's picked up when it's deep in the grass. If you don't see the brass then you'll likely leave it behind...not seeing the brass is the problem when picking it up by hand. So many times when I find a case that's been missing for long enough to tarnish, it's base down in between the grass clumps and roots...showing it's open end, the end that doesn't shine in the sunlight. I saw this roller a year or so back, wasn't impressed then & less impressed now.
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    Sweet idea. I've been doing the tarp thing. But I have taken to using plastic sheeting that I had, and sometimes, leave it in place. I put some firewood pieces around the edges to keep it down. Not ideal, but it works enough for me.

    My biggest problem, is getting any of my buddies that want to come shoot, to cling to the tarp so it'll catch their brass. Guess they are more interested in the fun of shooting rather than the satisfaction of recovering 95%+ of their brass.

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    Two of these sewn together.

    Mosquito Insect Canopy Field Netting Net US Military JUMBO 200" x 72" 17'X6' NWT

    I like a previous posters use of PVC tube for storage.
    Glad I'm a pack rat now.

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    Excellent, but I don't have a dedicated shootin' place. If I had my own range, I just might copy yer design! In the mean time I just do two things to help me collect my brass; one tumble/polish my 30-06 and 45 ACP brass nice and shiny and two, I made a "brass picker-upper". I took a telescopic handle off a window squeegee and used a 1/8" spring steel rod (spring steel 'cause that what was in the bin) and ground one end to a point, mebbe 1 1/2". I bent the sharp end 90 degrees and inserted the other end in the squeegee handle. I just stick the pointy end in a case mouth and pick it up. No bending over. Still gotta find them first though. Open for brass hunts and collapse it when transporting my shootin' stuff...
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    I am another that is stuck using public ranges. The outdoor ranges will allow me to bring my brass roller and the grass is kept short enough that it's not an issue for me. Also I just feel that if I get a 60% recovery of shot brass outdoors then I did good, better than that is a bonus.

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    i use a cheap metal dector ( about $25 if i rember correct ). it works pretty good. ?

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    Hickory, my sympathy for Matilda. I guess I will start paying more attention to my chickens to see if any of them show promise. Raised four barred rock pullets once and one of them was way smarter than the rest. My mule would be bothered by horseflies in Spring and Fall. The practice was to use a fly swatter to kill the flies. The smart one was eating all the horseflies and I began to watch her. She watched which way I was turned and come to the side with the swatter in action. It seems that a horsefly flies under the horse's belly making them switch their tail learning where to land on the horse out of tail range. At about three months the smart one would stand under the mule and catch the flies as they made their pass. Then started jumping up to catch the flies on her legs as she grew bigger. When she was about four years old I advertised her as a free children's pet and gave her to a grandmother with small grandchildren. I wasn't hungry for chicken and dumplings. LOL

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    Quote Originally Posted by OS OK View Post
    A little creative thinking ought solve the .380 problem !

    Buy this from amazon

    https://www.amazon.com/Yescom-Alumin...umbrellas&th=1

    then hang a tarp or fabric 1/2 way around ---- your out of the weather, it's portable and your brass is contained

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    Bullseye pistol shooters are using much smaller and portable brass catchers. Most have an opening of around 18". It sits close to the ejection area. Most have an adjustment for height. A dirty clothes bag is used as the net. They sell for around $80.00 or use some PVC and make your own.

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    Great job on the brass catcher to make brass retrieving easy , most of my autos throw them in a nice line but my favorite colt chunks them every where one out of every magazine hits me in the head at least .

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hickory View Post
    Back in the 70's I trained one of my chickens to scratch up my brass in little piles. This made it very easy to retrieve most of the empty cases that my 1911 would spue on the ground.

    After about a year Matilda got real good at scratching up every single piece of brass.

    I decided to take her with me to a bowling pin shoot. She was a big hit and everyone was amazed that a chicken could be trained to scratch up brass into a neat pile. Of course, Matilda could not distinguish between my brass and other peoples brass.

    At the end of the shooting season, Matilda met her demise, she was caught scratching up brass that belonged to a short tampered guy who was not shooting his best that particular day and he shot poor Matilda out of pure meaniness for 'stealing his brass.'
    That's too bad about Matilda. Some people...sheesh! I hope you didn't invite him for chicken and dumplings.

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    I built a brass catcher similar to the OP on Friday.

    Used it twice over the weekend. Only issue was that the wind came up & I had to use a couple of small sandbags to hold it down.

    Worked great.

    Total cost was about $20.00. Took about 30 minutes to make.

    Right now I have not glued any of the joints together. I have it collapsed in my Jeep & it stows in a pretty small space, even when in the partly assembled pieces I am going to keep it in. It would even fit in the trunk of a car or in the back seat.

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    Good idea , being able to break it down could come in handy .

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    I'm in the process of inventing a "brass magnet".

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    Are you using high-grade electronic devices and magnetic gidgets on your invention Dieselhorses?

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    Quote Originally Posted by OldBearHair View Post
    Are you using high-grade electronic devices and magnetic gidgets on your invention Dieselhorses?
    Yes sir. parts from Amazon should be here this week!

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    That one looks like the one I designed into my movable shooting carport kind of device.

    As soon as I finish training the chicken brass picker uppers, I’ll offer them for sale.

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    I want first dibs! I'm guessing they pick up all calibers?
    Quote Originally Posted by jmorris View Post
    That one looks like the one I designed into my movable shooting carport kind of device.

    As soon as I finish training the chicken brass picker uppers, I’ll offer them for sale.

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