Brass catcher for pistol recommendations

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BondoBob

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I want to start also reloading 380 and 9mm. My ranges don't allow you to sweep up others brass. But you can get away with picking up your own to some extent. However, I don't want to grab others brass as I can't be sure how many times it's been fired.

All the brass catchers I see online are for rifle only, or need a rail mount. Neither of my autos has a rail. Any suggestions?
 
But you can get away with picking up your own to some extent.
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"get away with ...to some extent"??? :eek:

Doesn't work for me. My brass is my property, until and unless I abandon it, and any range that says otherwise loses my business.

A quick DIY brass catcher can be made from a cardboard box a few sticks and duct tape. It doesn't have to be sturdy or pretty. It just has to hold the box in a place where your empties will land in it.

(assuming, of course, that your range lets you use it....:rolleyes:)
 
+1 on cardboard boxes, when allowed.
I have two different types of Hangun brass:
1. Bought new and want them.
2. Range brass, I do not really care.
I only use #2 at (indoor) ranges where pick-up doesn't work.
 
Graco Models Brass Catcher

I use something like this.

https://www.gracomodels.com/catcher.html

It isn’t perfect, and it can be a distraction while shooting. I’m adjusting to it to improve my catch, while not blocking my sight picture. It seems to work better with softer loads, as the hotter loads tend to spin the bag around and I end up dropping brass, but at least it’s in my lane for easier retrieval. It’s essentially a bag on a hanger connected to a formed plastic frame with an elastic strap in your palm.
 

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I just use a wooden board with a piece of stiff cardboard stapled to it. I place it where that particular gun tends to eject it and use the cardboard to bounce the brass where I want it to go. As far as what a range will let me do. I pay them not the other way around. So my brass is my brass and I have dared them to say otherwise. If other people wish to give theirs to me that is their perogotive. I just don't go invading other peoples personal space for it. If its already in the ranges bucket then that belongs to the range.
 
I've used a few . The stand alone suck because you are stuck with holding the gun in the perfect position to get the brass to end up in the net . It sounds ok but trust me it sucks . It feels very un-natural and takes the fun out of shooting . The ones you hold are the same as far as you don't get the grip feel you want/like and you still have to make sure it's lined up , again very un-natural . The only others that seem "maybe" they would work are the ones that attach to the frame via your front rail system but a lot of guns don't have them like most 1911's . I've never tried them yet .

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Change your thinking, pickup every piece of brass you can. I have some 9mm that I'm sure has been reloaded close to 100 times. 9mm either gets lost in the grass or stepped on. I started picking up 45 ACP before I even had one, probably have maybe a thousand pieces, never have bought any. If the shooter next to you is shooting 9 or 380 and they don't look like they reload (empty ammo boxes will be a clue) ask if you can have theirs. Offer to sweep their area. Sometimes people will realize that I reload and offer theirs. To me there is just no good reason to buy 9mm brass.
 
I just stopped shooting at places that don’t allow me to pick my property.

Losing me as a customer probably didn’t hurt their bottom line one bit, but it made my shooting trips more enjoyable.
 
For an outside range, I have used both a large blanket/tarp spread out as well as a small towel propped up on the bench (when shooting from sand bags).

One method I saw that worked well was a PVC frame big enough to hold a clear shower curtain - the brass hits the curtain and falls to the ground right there, and being clear, everyone can see both ways for safety. The PVC frame was simply hand fitted, not glued, so it disassembled for ease of transport - worked well for the owner
 
I use the Caldwell brass catcher mounted on a tripod. I think l found it on Amazon for $30, free shipping, a couple years ago. It catches most of my brass although on windy days I hang a gallon water bottle from the tripod hook(ment for that). Beets looking in the snow, hot brass sinks fast! I've tried the ones that go on your wrist and didn't like them
 
Doesn't work for me. My brass is my property, until and unless I abandon it, and any range that says otherwise loses my business.
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I very much quite agree
However (see how I cleverly avoided using the dreaded "but" word)
I shoot at an indoor range (which DOES let you pick up your own brass) but on crowded weekend days some of the folk picking up their brass are irritating bordering on unsafe...at this range brass does not stay in your own lane. I'd really like them to provide some of the butterfly net brass catchers that people could position on their lanes.

If a range lets you pick up your own brass and your fearful of picking up someone elses brass a quick swipe with a magic marker across the primer end of your rounds will mark your brass for you. At one time I shot in a league and all the league members had their own color so we could sort out our brass at the end of the night.
 
DaleA said:
I very much quite agree
However (see how I cleverly avoided using the dreaded "but" word)
I shoot at an indoor range (which DOES let you pick up your own brass) but on crowded weekend days some of the folk picking up their brass are irritating bordering on unsafe...at this range brass does not stay in your own lane. I'd really like them to provide some of the butterfly net brass catchers that people could position on their lanes.

If a range lets you pick up your own brass and your fearful of picking up someone elses brass a quick swipe with a magic marker across the primer end of your rounds will mark your brass for you. At one time I shot in a league and all the league members had their own color so we could sort out our brass at the end of the night.
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Yeah. Not being allowed to pick up my brass is not an option for me. I was discussing this with the guy at the counter at a range that stated this policy. I removed my wallet and dropped it on the ground. I asked the guy, “ who’s wallet is that?” He said “yours, of course” I replied “ and so is my brass”. He gave me the “ I just work here” bit, but did agree to let me pick up my brass.

I guess I was being drama king, but I have a problem with unreasonable rules.

I’ll add that the above exchange was friendly and almost humorous. He was a good guy.
 
I use a tarp about 5'w x 8'h and anchor it with range bags, heavy stuff, etc at outdoor range. I have thought about using a standing set up but have noticed my brass doesn't always fall/eject in the same direction/area. So opted out for a standing brass catcher. Eventually I do end up losing some brass or trying to figure out where it somewhat fell. What ever falls in the tarp, I group them and just pick them up in hand fulls instead of one by one. Besides the ones that didn't fall on the tarp. Probably not ideal but works so far.
 
The range I shoot at is a private club that has no restrictions on recovering brass, but I find it tedious to locate it all and then rake or sweep it into a pile, or to keep bending over to pick it up (though that's probably good exercise). So, I use this free-standing net: https://www.gracomodels.com/bigcatcher.html mounted on an inexpensive table-top tripod or a full-size tripod if I'm shooting away from a bench. I can position the net so it catches everything without affecting my shooting position and there's plenty of room for it, even in the somewhat narrow shooting positions at our indoor range.
 
I found some like the Graco model illustrated (above) on eBay for about $15. I don't remember the name but they look the same: elastic band around your hand, line it up as close to the ejection port as you can and go for it!

I have both the rail-mounted version for my Glock G19 (9mm) and the hand-mount for other handguns. Only problem I find it can be a bit distracting and/or flop around and block your sights. I use steel-cased ammo when I don't want to fool with the catchers.

If properly adjusted to your gun it should catch the majority, if not all, of your brass.
 
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