jcwit
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I like the string idea, never thought of it. Will have to try it this week, will it work with heavy loads or should I use just light loads.
Policing brass?
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The Bushmaster
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The heavier the load the heavier the string...
You could try having your buddy stand next to you with a net to catch all the brass spitting out.
*seriously, I have shot revolver to avoid having to argue with the fellow handloader next to me before. What the hell, they need to be shot. (the revolvers, not the Handloaders)
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*seriously, I have shot revolver to avoid having to argue with the fellow handloader next to me before. What the hell, they need to be shot. (the revolvers, not the Handloaders)
LGB>
The Bushmaster
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Oh I don't know...Some reloaders might need to be shot...
ChuteTheMall
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Wear a low cut dress and a Wonderbra.
tribbles
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Kids are great for picking up loose brass - just give them gloves, they tend to complain about hot brass.
Beagle-zebub
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Betcha he shoots 10mm.
eng23ine
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Thanks for *most* of the replies guys!
I went by my local Home Depot and they are sold out of brass magnets, but they are running a special on rotor wash...bought 10gal.
Spent all afternoon tying string to some 30rd AR mags..think that might be the trick.
Asked the RO to go and cut the grass, She told me to kiss her a$$ ( I think I shouldn't ask her questions while she's washing dishes)
I guess I'm gonna have to just keep putting sheets down to catch spent brass...but some cases always seem to fall through the eye holes.
I went by my local Home Depot and they are sold out of brass magnets, but they are running a special on rotor wash...bought 10gal.
Spent all afternoon tying string to some 30rd AR mags..think that might be the trick.
Asked the RO to go and cut the grass, She told me to kiss her a$$ ( I think I shouldn't ask her questions while she's washing dishes)
I guess I'm gonna have to just keep putting sheets down to catch spent brass...but some cases always seem to fall through the eye holes.
I got a GOFER pick up tool. They are $10 at your local department store/pharmacy. You squeeze the handle to open the "jaws" (they look like two suction cups) pick up the brass and drop into a bucket. My bucket is a coffee can rivetted to a three foot handle. So no repeated bending and after a while I have gotten pretty quick at it. I pick up sand and blades of grass sometimes but I'd rather sift that out than bend over for all my brass (and the range brass).
The first idea is the best. I use a 10' x 20' tarp and stake it at the corners and middle with tent stakes. One breath of wind and the tarp flips up in the air and sends your brass flying like you bounced it off a trampoline. The tarp works great though. Now I can spend more time shooting. It takes about 20 seconds to pick up my brass after going through a magazine. The best thing is you can see the brass immediately. The bigger the better though with a tarp. My Ruger P90 tends to fling them about 12 feet, so I always set the tarp so I'm standing at the front corner.
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A couple of years ago I was shooting a 1911 as fast as I could put in fresh magazines. After a few minutes (and 150 or so rounds) I noticed some guy had been picking up my brass. When I asked him what he was doing he replied that he didn't think I was a reloader and didn't think I'd mind if he took my brass. You should have seen the look on his face when I told him (after the last round was picked up) I was and please put MY brass on the bench next to my shooting bag. I felt sorry for the guy for about 20 seconds.
rfwobbly
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"Kids and grandkids, that is the best of them all."
Paint your brass all different colors and tell the kids it's time for the "Easter brass" hunt !
Paint your brass all different colors and tell the kids it's time for the "Easter brass" hunt !
I'm lucky that all of my gun club's ranges are wide, flat bare dirt areas, several separate pistol and rifle ranges. They keep it scraped with a tractor and blade too, and spray the weeds they can't scrape off.
It's pretty easy to find my brass, and lots of extras that others seem to "forget". And the wind and rain always seem to uncover lots of old brass.
Since each range is essentially private because there's plenty of them and no need to "share", there's no question that you can have what you find. Ain't nobody else there.
I think there's a dozen like this one, from 25 to 100 yards, some narrow, some really wide for events/multiple shooters. Private club, very remote, usually pretty quiet and dead during the week. You can drive right down to the impact areas and setup/teardown/cleanup your targets and stands, and you can put the benches anywhere you want. I usually setup right near the left corner of my tailgate, and the brass plops down around the bench. I have access to ALL of the crap that I drag with me, I even bought a screened picnic tent thingie for shade in the summer.
It's pretty easy to find my brass, and lots of extras that others seem to "forget". And the wind and rain always seem to uncover lots of old brass.
Since each range is essentially private because there's plenty of them and no need to "share", there's no question that you can have what you find. Ain't nobody else there.
I think there's a dozen like this one, from 25 to 100 yards, some narrow, some really wide for events/multiple shooters. Private club, very remote, usually pretty quiet and dead during the week. You can drive right down to the impact areas and setup/teardown/cleanup your targets and stands, and you can put the benches anywhere you want. I usually setup right near the left corner of my tailgate, and the brass plops down around the bench. I have access to ALL of the crap that I drag with me, I even bought a screened picnic tent thingie for shade in the summer.
rickomatic
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Harbor Freight had a cheap one in their flyer last month, but the darned thing would only pick up Wolf cases.
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