Winelover
North Central Arkansas
I never paid attention to the angle my AR 10 Armalite (308W) slings brass. As a lefty, it's not an issue. I don't use a brass catcher. I hang a large mesh tarp off to the right side of the shooting bench. I did pick up a net style brass catcher but haven't tried it out yet. Been a couple of years since I've shot it.LR-308 has a case deflector like a -15. Not sure about the Armalite. If it's slinging them at heading 160, it needs more gas. Suppressed and gas tuned the port is too loud so I wear a foam plug in the right ear when hunting. If all else fails, Caldwell makes a nice brass catcher that keeps them from going down your shirt.
Rick can tell you how loud and massive the muzzle blast is on that carbine. No suppressor in use here. I prefer the sounds of freedom.