Most efficient way to pick up brass from ground

[cwilliams]

Well I'm rolling the dice and just placed my order. Rep said they are planning on shipping in two weeks. I think it'll work great at the range, but seems like it will pick up too many rocks out in the desert.

How much did they quote you?

[Mike402]

How much did they quote you?

They said regular price after they start shipping is $99. Pre order price is $89.

[Citadelgrad87]

I made a frame out of PVC and put some Velcro tape on it. I stick an old towel over the frame, and it channels the brass I shoot into a bin. It's abotn 90% effective if you shoot from the bench.

[Squ1dward]

This looks cool... and just under $100.
http://www.ammoupusa.com/compact

That thing looks pretty badass. It appears to work way better than the brassmower I have been using. $89 is a no-brainer.

Tarps work well if you are shooting static, but if you incorporate any movement in your drills, then that route works marginally well. Static range, great idea. Tactical shooting, something to trip over.

I was at a Kyle Lamb class years ago and we were shooting around cars. He put down tarps, but we ended up getting more glass shards from shooting the shiznit out of cars, rather than brass. Still had to hand pick it all. This Ammo up thing would have been awesome at the time.

[GW]

The nut/brass/ammo wizards are pretty good on concrete surfaces and are great in dirt if you don't mind tossing out lots of rocks.
We tried a tarp out at Panoche last time and it was a bust. Wind got under it and dumped brass off, People tripped over the edges. It was a mess. Maybe on a calmer day.
My best pickup tools out there have been a rake, shovel and sifter
It probably is the fastest/most efficient method of all that I've tried out there.

[BillyGoatCrawler]

Big canvas painters drop cloth so you don't burn holes in a tarp. Rocks around the edges to hold it down. Depression in the ground located at the center area. Pour it all into a 5 gal bucket.

[Jimi Jah]

Caldwell catches my brass before it hits the ground.

[cwilliams]

They said regular price after they start shipping is $99. Pre order price is $89.

I just put my order in for one as well. For those who are interested the link now has an online ordering section with a promo-code for the $89 pre-order deal with free shipping. It looks like they are planning to start shipping sometime between April 23-30, so jump on this now if you want to save some money.

[Yreka]

Hmm that Ammo-up looks interesting..

Im currently using the 'scrounge around on the ground like a crackhead' method.

[KTM RICK]

How well did these work out?

[stilly]

I tried picking up brass from the dirt last week and it felt like going on an easter egg hunt in the dirt. It took a long time to get half of my brass out and by that time I had given up exhausted. I have seen some guys bring some kind of brass picker similar to this one http://www.uniquetek.com/site/696296/product/T1310

Anyone has experience with these?

What would you recommend for a time efficient way to gather spent brass?

Save a few $$ and get the original if you have to have one:

http://www.nutwizard.com/prod01.htm

They work okay outside, but the second that you get the wires caught around a rim of a shell, they hold the wires open so other shells can escape.... Time to empty at that point.


The ammoup product that looks like a little broom that picks up shells might be the better way to go.

[rm1911]

Most efficient way to pick up brass from ground

https://www.amazon.com/Caldwell-125789-Brass-Retriever/dp/B00RPAH47K/ref=sr_1_5?s=sports-and-fitness&ie=UTF8&qid=1469090436&sr=1-5&keywords=caldwell+brass+catcher

Caldwell brass retriever. Awesome tool. Also get brass sorter trays.

https://www.amazon.com/Shell-Sorter-380ACP-3pc-set/dp/B00BFN5TTI/ref=sr_1_1?s=sports-and-fitness&ie=UTF8&qid=1469090592&sr=1-1&keywords=brass+sorter+tray

Brass collecting and sorting used to be a massive chore. Now it's a breeze.

[Whiterabbit]

I thought the LADY was the "brass magnet" haha. Oops.

I..um....wow......missed this pic..... I, ah.......do I need a brass magnet?

[Bangzoom]

you know you are gonna send people to harbor freight asking for that right? lol

no need to ask...they are always next to the wireless extension cords

[stilly]

no need to ask...they are always next to the wireless extension cords

Thank you for telling us that. I was afraid to ask at HF. Now I feel confident that I will not be walking around for hours over there later today looking for something that can't be found...