Kodiac,
Sure, I have a brass catcher as well, but I often find that throwing a towel over the top of a benchrested rifle is faster, and often more convieneint than a catcher. Also, it doesn't make the rifle "heavy to the right" as the brass fills up in the container. When I'm benchresting, I'm firing about 1 round every 10-20 seconds, and usual fire no more than 15 without taking a break (5 3 shot groups). It is Very easy to just lift the towel and throw the brass that is on the table into my "brass bucket", and I think I can do it faster than removing the catcher and re-installing it.
Of course, you have to be on a bench or it makes no sense. If you shoulder your rifle or fire prone, or from the hip, it doesn't work.
Besides, I don't have a catcher for all of my rifles. My Mini for instance, also my 10/22 and others.
Throwing a towel over the action keeps these non-catcher'd rifles from throwing brass into the guy's lap in the lane next to me, and is generally appreciated. It also doensn't land on the ground where it is a slip and fall hazard (even it it's 22LR).
I'm not preaching towels here, I was just answering a question. The point of this thread was just to share some pics. To each his/her own.
Cheers!
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