Dieing brass like easter eggs

[five.five-six]

here's my situation, currently my favorite target gun is my sig229 in .257 357 sig. that thing is a tack driver and it's the same price to reload as 9mm...except the brass, which hard to find and very expensive but qhat the heck I have 1.000 pieces so I am GTG right? WRONG!

My problem is that for every 10 rounds fired, I only recover on average, 6 casings, I am wondering if there is some way to color the cases so they stand out better

[WileyWilly]

Sure, go here:

http://www.sciencecompany.com/patinas/patinaformulas.htm

Not sure about the long term effects(embrittlement, alloy changes ETC.)

[stover]

Just mark them with a sharpie pen.

[FTC]

tjconevera.com has 357 sig for the same price as 9mm if you dont mind it being once fired

[five.five-six]

Sure, go here:

http://www.sciencecompany.com/patinas/patinaformulas.htm

Not sure about the long term effects(embrittlement, alloy changes ETC.)

cool have you tried it? what colors stand out best?

[five.five-six]

tjconevera.com has 357 sig for the same price as 9mm if you dont mind it being once fired

WOW . that's a great price on .357 sig brass... thanks for the link, but it would be better to just find mine... I am so cheep

[WileyWilly]

Only had experience blackening brass parts, I've never colored any cases.

[SKSer]

Build a brass catcher, I build one out of PVC and net, it was probably 10 bucks total. I also put a blue tarp on the ground that helps tremendously.

[SKSer]

Also wanted to add, these two things help me save 7.62x39 coming out of an AK and an SKS. if it saves brass from those rifles it can save anything.

[iareConfusE]

Just pick up all the brass in your vicinity and sort it when you get home.

[Fjold]

here's my situation, currently my favorite target gun is my sig229 in .257 sig. that thing is a tack driver and it's the same price to reload as 9mm...except the brass, which hard to find and very expensive but qhat the heck I have 1.000 pieces so I am GTG right? WRONG!

My problem is that for every 10 rounds fired, I only recover on average, 6 casings, I am wondering if there is some way to color the cases so they stand out better

I almost Googled "257 sig"

[five.five-six]

Just pick up all the brass in your vicinity and sort it when you get home.

NICE idea.... though I don't think the range would like that much problem is that that brass goes EVERYWHERE!! I find it 4-5 lanes down

I almost Googled "257 sig"

oh yea, it's the latest thing, 45 grain projectile at 2,200 FPS

[iareConfusE]

NICE idea.... though I don't think the range would like that much problem is that that brass goes EVERYWHERE!! I find it 4-5 lanes down




oh yea, it's the latest thing, 45 grain projectile at 2,200 FPS

I guess that's the advantage of an indoor range where the brass, for the most part stays captive in your booth, or at least nearby it.

[SixPointEight]

Build a brass catcher, I build one out of PVC and net, it was probably 10 bucks total. I also put a blue tarp on the ground that helps tremendously.

Both of these. Sounds like brass catcher is the way to go if your range won't let you snatch a whole area.

You could buy nickle brass. That's what I do with my .40, I try to use nickle brass when I go places that don't let you pick up brass you didn't shoot

[Munk]

I had an idea for something like this... but it seemed obvious, so I looked around. Found something AMAZINGLY close to what I had in mind.

The Akuna brasscatcher.

Currently sold out, and i think they're taking pre-orders for their next run.

It's overpriced IMO, and I could make you one out of a coathanger, some solder, and a bit of mesh.