How to stop far flung brass

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Jack Straw

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I recently bought a half case of Federal 230FMJ to feed my new Kimber Classic Custom. Everything works fine except for one small annoyance...the brass lands about 15 feet from the gun and since I want to keep it for reloading, I have to hunt for most of my cases. Is there any simple trick to reduce the distance...ie..any alterations to the gun itself (adjusting the extractor, putting duct tape over the ejection port
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, whatever) or is this just a function of factory ammo or what?

How about any ideas for a brass catcher. Since most of my shooting will be outside, I thought I might hang up a sheet to my right as a brass catching screen. It is kind of distracting having my dad stand over there doing his best impersonation of a brass catching Willie Mays. Besides, he is no Willie Mays.

Thanks,

Jack
 
Well what seems to work best, at least in my experience, is a woman with a low cut top standing anywhere near your firing position!
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I think the sheet is a good idea though.
I have never fired a Kimber before, do they have soft recoil springs? My 1911 types (Wilson, SA, Colt) dump brass in piles about 7 feet from the gun. I change recoil spings every 1000 rounds though.

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Brass being flung with great force is often a result of the slide moving back really fast. This can be attributed to a light recoil spring.
Try a Wolff recoil spring in your Kimber (either 16-18 lbs). That may help.
 
If you haven't replaced the wimpy 16 pound Kimber spring with a MANLY 18 1/2 pound Wolff spring, then do so at once!

You'll love the result...

Mikey
 
Buy a revolver would be one suggestion. However if you're dead set on keeping the Kimber you may want to consider sending dad to baseball camp.

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Gunslinger

We live in a time in which attitudes and deeds once respected as courageous and honorable are now scorned as being antiquated and subversive.
 
I once saw someone at the range with something like a butterfly net attached to his wrist. The shooter explained that he used it to catch empty cases. I don't know if it was something he built himself, or if he bought it somewhere.
 
One thing you can do is lay out a tarp and shoot to the left of it...that way, when you're done, you just pick up the tarp, and pour the cases into a container.
 
Rex, If you are out in the woods with a woman in a low cut top and you are still playing with your gun, your gun addiction problem is far worse than I ever thought mine was!!!
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Gunslinger, For now I'm going to keep the Kimber, but instead of sending dad to camp I'm just going to get him a bigger mitt.

I just looked in the Midway catalog at the Wolff springs and they list 2 18.5pounders. One is the XP (extra power) and the other is the XP variable power. What is the difference in the two and why? BTW, the factory spring is 16lbs.

Jack

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Get a Catch All Products brass catcher. It slip on to your right hand, and it works great. I got mine from Midway. About $25.00


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Good shootin to ya
Plateshooter
 
Jack Straw-

Usually I shoot at a busy range, a little too public for what might otherwise come to mind around low cut tops. I will always offer my help with the hot brass removal in such a situation though!
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On a standard recoil spring, the coils are evenly spaced. On a variable recoil spring, the coils are wider towards one end. This means that the force required to compress the spring increases as it's compressed. The supposed advantage of this is that the slide will open more easily at first to improve ejection but the frame will still get the full poundage of protection against impact when the slide is fully rearwards.

Just buy the conventional 18.5 pound XP spring and be happy.
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You can file the extractor down a little. Make the brass drop at your feet. BUT,if you take to much off,you have just screwed to pooch!
 
If you think your Kimber is bad, consider yourself lucky you don't have a Makarov. You'd be searching in the next county for your brass.
 
The butterfly net is the way many reloaders catch their brass. When we shoot at the range, there are a slew of different brasses all mixed up on the floor during a busy day. So, in order to keep our brass together, we simply install a square mouth butterfly on the tray to our right and, after a few round and adjustments, every casing ends up in the net instead of on the floor. It works outside, too. You just need a longer stand.
Rome

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