Picking up range brass

[Silverone858]

My ar is very predictable it flicks brass out at 330-4 o'clock position I just set my bag there and collect about 80% without ever bending over

[Fastattack]

I use a little 2-gallon white plastic bucket I bought from Lowes. Very durable.

[Eljay]

My ar is very predictable it flicks brass out at 330-4 o'clock position I just set my bag there and collect about 80% without ever bending over

My Garand is very predictable. It flings brass into any nearby mud puddle, no matter what direction it's in.

[dwtt]

Wait, this is all because he doesn't want t get new range bag dirty with fired brass

Apparently so. Maybe the OP is one of those people who cleans his running shoes every time he wears them and keeps the tags on so they look new.

[RNE228]

This...

I mark my brass with a red sharpie to ID it. Also, I police the area of foreign brass before shooting to be a little more cautious.

I tend to make lots of 100 and toss them in freezer bags and then put them back into the bags they come out of before heading out.....works for me

[stilly]

Sounds like you guys need a revolver. You can dump the empty brass right into a coffee can without ever bending over! Brass stays clean, no need to be bent over looking in the brush.....much better system for the reloader/shooter than those newfangled pistols I see in the gun shop cases.

When I can get a DEagle or a Sig P320 in a revolver form I will be sure to pick it up...

Until then I will keep my babies. ALTHOUGH, I DID just pick up a Rossie Ranch hand in .44 mag.

Cutest 24" pistol I ever bought in Commiefornia Next to my G-42 of course.

[sigstroker]

Old empty margarine tub.

[sigstroker]

Plastic grocery store bags? I actually didnt have one when I took my GF's father shooting on Friday (didn't know Id be shooting, only had my carry stuff) so I asked the clerk at the indoor range for one.

Of course, those are now illegal.

My Garand is very predictable. It flings brass into any nearby mud puddle, no matter what direction it's in.

My guns are also predictable. They fling my brass into another dimension, where they are forever gone from this universe. I seldom recover more than 30% of my brass when I go to a range, even though I mark it all. Back home I used to shoot in the desert, where I could recover most of my brass.

[croue]

http://www.uniquetek.com/site/696296/product/T1310

This and a 5 gallon bucket.

[phdo]

I used to use the one gallon ziploc bags. Now, I use a 50 cal ammo can to carry my ammo then use it to bring brass back from the range.

[Justintoxicated]

1/2 my pistol brass usually ends up down range with no way to collect it
I used to use grocery bags (to recycle them) but those are getting hard to come by now so I'll have to start buying bags to throw out. Thank you CA for another great law.

[SonofWWIIDI]

You could also make your own brass catcher from some netting (laundry bag from Walmart), some PVC, a funnel, and a .50 cal ammo can or a 5 gallon bucket. It all fits into the can or bucket so it's portable.

It does take up some space though so indoor ranges are usually to narrow to make it comfortable to shoot.

The bonus of this is portability and adjustability. You can set the height by adding/removing PVC tubes, you can make the opening as large as you wish and just disassemble it for transport.

Basic idea, brass hits net, drops down thru funnel into PVC, drops thru PVC until it hits the hole in the lower section, drops into can/bucket. No bending over, if placed in the right spot will catch most of your brass.

Downside, it's one more thing to carry. If you use a can, you must transfer the brass to something else when you're done in order to break down the catcher. If you use a 5 gallon bucket you can out other stuff in it, but it gets heavy quick. When I hit the outdoor ranges, and plan to be there all day, I'll take it with me. If it's just a short trip (very rare), then I leave it at home.

Good luck.

[bruce381]

My Garand is very predictable. It flings brass into any nearby mud puddle, no matter what direction it's in.

LOl man thats me exactly

[Sly02]

We take 2 @ 2.5 gallon plastic buckets. One is for our own brass that we keep; all callibers and gets sorted at home.

The other is for non-keeper brass like .22, the **** other people leave behind which we always clean up after them, and stuff like empty cardboard ammo boxes and water bottles. That one goes to recycle.

[Socalman]

I like those ideas!

I spend a lot of time on brass preparation, and I don't want my carefully prepared brass getting mixed in with mongrel range brass.

It should be noted that many reloaders leave their brass behind after loading it over and over to the point they won't dare load it again. I have given up on the idea of calling range-sweepings "once fired."

I will watch people around me and you can see many of them open up a new box of ammo. I will usually ask those folks if they save their brass. If they do not save I will grab it. Even if it isn't a caliber I shoot, I will grab it. I have friends who will reload calibers I don't and we will give each other brass.