Anyone use brass catchers?

[rks1949]

I ordered a brass catcher from EL Manufactoring. Have any of you tried one of these? Looks kinda weird,but talked to them and was told if I didn't like it I could send it back.http://www.brasscatchers.com/brass.htm Ron S. :grin:

[Questor]

I reviewed one for Graybeard Outdoors several years ago. In summary, I had to make a minor modification to mine because my gun has an ambidextrous safety. This was easy to do. I stopped using it when I realized that the frame of my gun was being scuffed by the brass catcher.  Aside from that, it worked well. Perhaps some felt would stop the scuffing. The gun is a Stainless Kimber with a mirror-polished frame and I was able to get most of the scuffing out with Simichrome polish.  The marks are still visible, however.

[kevin.303]

don't mean to go off topic here, but can you get these for rifles too? my AG42b wouldn't shoot accuratly with factory loads so i have to handload. what brass it doesn't chew up it spits 20-40 feet. very frustrating to try and find the cases, especially when the snow is knee deep!

[Redhawk1]

I have tried one and it was more of a pain then it was worth. JMHO  

[Questor]

You can get them for rifles. Go to www.brasscatchers.com

I think their suitability for rifles is better.  Perhaps they've changed the design to help with the 1911 scuffing problem.

[hardertr]

I'm glad you brought up this topic.  I spent a day at the range, and took ALL of my semi-autos out.

Funny how I was able to empty a 30 round mag of 9mm in under 2 minutes....and spend 5 looking for all that brass to take back home to reload.

Atleast for my bench shooting, I am thinking about making a small loose screen frame to put on the edge of the bench.

Please let me know how the new cathcer works for you.  There is nothing worse than trying to find YOUR brass amongst all that other "trash" on a pistol range.

[Questor]

I really should have mentioned that many competitors use free-standing brass catchers. The CMM linked below is considered the best of all.

http://www.cm-machine.com/item.jhtml?UCIDs=6006%7C6007&PRID=97882

[hardertr]

WHAT.......$90 for a FISHNET??

I guess it's all in the marketing.

[Questor]

Basically, yes. But it's on a weighted metal base with quality fixtures and workmanship.  I personally don't use them because they're a hassle to lug around and because it's not much trouble to find my brass.

[dave375hh]

I made myself a free standing catcher out of 1" pvc and nylon window screen. It's 6' tall 3' wide, with a 3'X3' opening. By only glueing parts of it, it takes down into a roll 3' long by about 5" in dia. Setup is about 2 min.
Think of a 6' X 3' rectangle with a crossbar in the middle. The screen goes around the top forms a pocket then goes around the crossbar. By sewing the sides of the pocket shut it forms a collector that hangs 18" down from the center crossbar. The crossbar is offset 6" to the rear to create an angle on the screen to deflect the brass down into the pocket. I used 2-10' pcs pvc pipe, 4-"T" fittings, 4-elbows and 4-caps to close off the "feet". The top and middle have crossbars the bottom got 2 of the T's and 8" pieces of pipe to form the feet. If it's windy just put a sandbag on the feet.

[SteveAZ]

I have one of the E&L catchers. It works (it catches all the brass LOL) pretty well. For me it is a trade off. I'm left handed and it is clearly designed for right handed. I also have an ambi safety so I had to modify (dremel, Val said he would still honor the warranty) it to clear the ambi. That being said, I use it consistantly. Simply dumping a magazine or two full of brass into the Dillon ammo bag instead of chicken scratching for 5 minutes searching for brass is much better. The first time you dump EVERY piece of brass you just shot directly into the bag, you will understand. But that's just me. SteveAZ