[Samgotit]

Well, I've seen the posts about the way this rife treats brass. Anyone successfully reloading for it? How bad is it really.

I've also seen that it throws brass like and Olympic shot putter. I guess a lot of semi-autos do this. Any tips on recovering the brass at a crowded outdoor range: nets, metal detector, dog?

[rcmodel]

Bolt-action? :D

rcmodel

[Jacka L Ope]

When I had one, I used to reload my brass after firing in an HK-91. Because of the fluted chamber, they looked like they'd been to hell and back, a bit harder to clean, but they were perfectly good for reloading. I still have about 1500 of them that I'm in the process of using their remaining life by cycling them through an M1A for another 2-3 reloads. Just keep an eye on the normal wear and tear indicators and you should be fine.

[Z-Michigan]

1) Locate brass. Bring several friends and radios. Fan out across the closest 5 counties to find all empties.

2) Inspect brass. Look at case neck for dings, dents, creases, folds, and origami. Discard brass that is too dented. Remove minor dents in neck if possible.

3) Reload as usual...

I own a PTR-91 and while I try to save empties it's hard. I'm really interested in getting an ejection port buffer if I can find one, to mitigate the neck denting, and a stand-mounted brass catcher to let me actually find more than 50% of my fired cases. With those two changes I expect you could reload a decent number of times, though certainly less than with a bolt gun.

[86thecat]

The flute marks don't concern me (and are almost removed when resizing) but the deep crimps in case bodies or necks do. Make sure the brass doesn't hit a square corner of a scope mount. I radiused and polished out the lip of the ejection port and a thick layer of tape behind the port (where the brass mark is) will work as a temporary buffer to minimize the dents.

[sublimaze41]

I zip strip a large thick piece of cardboard on the screen in my firing lane. I make sure it sticks out at least a foot and the ejection port is within 1 1/2 feet of the cardboard. This keeps the brass within a 15-20 foot area that is easier to search. I have had ejected brss penetrate thick screen!

As mentioned, tumble till real clean and inspect closely.

What makes fired PTR brass so hard to find is the amount of brass fouling. My cases are NASTY when they come out and they blend in with the gravel and grass.

Great gun!! Accurate and a blast to shoot!

[stubbicatt]

With a port buffer in place, my brass shows zero deformities, no dents or dings. Only the fluting marks.

Finding it is challenging sometimes. I bought one of those brass catchers from E&L for it. It is of hard plastic. The empties take a beating in there, and occasionally one will bounce back into the open action.

I've been thinking to modify it so as to remove the bottom of the box, and allow the empties to fall on the ground at my feet. I would also like to find some sort of material to glue inside the box to reduce the denting the box does to the case necks.