Brass catcher for pistol?

[Elric]

Tracked down a decent substitute for a case. A simple trim to length, and waa-laa! But the price-per-case is probably a third higher than the desired length... Both the cost -AND- non-availability of the correct case make it worth being parsimonious [is $45 per hundred available?]. I have FOND memories of being on my hands and knees on a pistol qualification range, looking for the glint of brass... [no, actually, not].

For keeping costly / hard to get pistol brass from landing on the planet of left socks, what type / model / brand of case catcher will do it? This will be at a range and at a firing point [no three gun or combat stuff].

 

[JustJim]

Back when we made 30 Luger/Mauser out of .223 cases, I made a brass catcher. The stand was made of PVC pipe, with sheets or tarps hung off it. It worked, but no one ever used the words "elegant" or "refined" to describe it.

 

[CZ93X62]

Those are known as "sailboats" where most of my shooting gets done. Ah, those "Therapeutic breezes" mentioned by the Low Desert real estate hawkers that other places call Small Craft Advisories. I use a played-out bedspread or sheet (holes that retired them get duct tape patch-ups) and anchor them to terra firma with rocks of a size calculated to not get dislodged by said winds. If the wind freshens up, apply more rock anchorage, esp. on the windward edge(s). Don't ask how I know this.

 

[Bret4207]

Tracked down a decent substitute for a case. A simple trim to length, and waa-laa! But the price-per-case is probably a third higher than the desired length... Both the cost -AND- non-availability of the correct case make it worth being parsimonious [is $45 per hundred available?]. I have FOND memories of being on my hands and knees on a pistol qualification range, looking for the glint of brass... [no, actually, not].

For keeping costly / hard to get pistol brass from landing on the planet of left socks, what type / model / brand of case catcher will do it? This will be at a range and at a firing point [no three gun or combat stuff].

I thought about this at length as my range, (The HF Martin Memorial Ballistics Research Center- ie- my sand pit on the farm), is an unmowed, ungraded jungle/swamp in good weather and a snow and ice covered hell in bad weather. I came up with an enclosure made up of cheapy PVC plumbing parts, duct tape, hose clamps and fiberglass window screen. It was about 3 feet wide and 4 feet deep. Even the auto pistols that flung brass sort of forward were defeated as a hunk of screen hung down a bit at the front. Reduced brass loss by 99.5%. Every once in a while one would disapear without any reason I could figure out.

 

[CWLONGSHOT]

When I shoot summer leagues I use a modified "fish net" on a stand. Think aquarium net. Base is cast lead and works pretty well as long as the bench is wide enough.

CW

 

[Cherokee]

I built this 30+ years ago. PVC and such might make more sense today but I used what I had at the time. It sets on the bench, height could be adjusted for the user when constructing it.

 

[Loren]

This one has a female 1/4-20 hole in the base for mounting to a tripod. Works ok if you can get positions right for it to catch. Works great for rifle brass too.

Brass Trap | Range Brass Catcher | Caldwell

Brass Trap

www.caldwellshooting.com

 

[CZ93X62]

Angeles Shooting Ranges has deflectors made with slats and chicken wire that sorta work. They do keep you from pelting the shooter to your right with hot brass, which is their primary object. The slats fit into brackets alongside the benches to make them wind-proof. If you were so-minded, a net bag of some kind could be fashioned to fit this slat frame.

 

[abj]

For Bullseye I use a catcher from cm machine. At deer camp range we hung a camo burlap sheet with duck weights at the bottom. Don't get it too tight or the brass bounces right back and down your shirt collar. ouch!!. Just the right amount of tightness and all the brass is laying on the ground at the bottom. Old bed sheets is what we used to use behind archery targets when using field points. None of our friends would believe the arrow wouldn't go through the sheet until we showed them. Very loose is the key.
Tony

 

[Winelover]

When shooting autoloaders off my bench, I hang a HD mesh tarp, supported by the near by trees. I use the same mesh tarp when I shoot 22 autoloaders off lower my back porch, supported by the porch columns. At the sand berm, just lay down a standard large tarp. The ground has a slight slope so the lower end is raised a couple of feet, using MacGyvered metal stakes, that are left in place. Those metal grommets ,come in handy, on the tarps.

 

[Winelover]

This is what I use for the CZ Scorpion. These use to offered by a fellow in Oregon, for AR's. I made some cuts, to adapt it to the 9mm carbine. Slides under the front of reflex, for easy removal or between the detachable ring mounts of a 4x conventional scope.