10mm, just wondering?

My Glock 29 likes to throw the cases a long way as well. I found that with a lot of practice I can recover upwards of 95% of the brass though. It usually depends on how much I have shot that week, how much dry fire, and what kind of shooting I am doing. With a good grip and finger placement on the trigger, I can get the brass to land in a relatively small area maybe six feet back around 5:00. That's practicing (relatively) slow fire and checking grip/finger between each shot. Putting the brass in the same area has become almost as much of a challenge while doing drills as putting the bullets in the bullseye. I have also found that the two are closely related.

All three of mine do this. It’s just a factor of the long case.

My Glock 20 sure does toss em but I tend to recover 95% nevertheless thanks to them pooling up against the wall behind my range shooting positions. I imagine with no wall to assist me I'd lose at least half because they sure fly.

My Glock 20SF usually keeps them around 15 feet. The Witness started at 45-50 and even horribly heavy recoil springs still had them at 30-35. ATLDave advised me correctly to shorten the ejector. Now they land at 15 feet or so also=without the mongo recoil spring.

I have several 10mm pistols. The S&W 1006 has the mildest ejection, only throws empties about 20-25 feet.

Glock 20 used to do that so I purchased a Wolff recoil spring pack and went to the heaviest weight I could and still maintain cycle functioning. Now brass only goes 5-10 feet away.

"Putting the brass in the same area has become almost as much of a challenge while doing drills as putting the bullets in the bullseye."

Set up two bullseyes, twice the shooting pleasure.
All I can say is you guys who have ranges to go to are way better off than me in rural oregon.
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HisSoldier said:

Set up two bullseyes, twice the shooting pleasure.

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We have a brass bucket. It's the bystanders job to get IT in the right place lol. We don't even bother with the Glocks. They have a rather large beaten zone.

Some of you guys would be absolutely apoplectic at a USPSA or IDPA match were you're running around and you're brass is getting flung all over the place and people are even stepping on it too. Don't get me wrong I like to save my brass too, but if I loose a few pieces that is just the price of having fun. Buy once-fired in bulk and don't sweat a few lost pieces.

mcb said:

A S&W 610 does nicely leave your brass in little piles of 6.

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This is also my solution to 10mm cases getting sprayed to the four winds under ejection. Moon clips keep the cases in a nice tidy package.

Depending on what you can do at your range, ground cloths or portable brass catcher panels may be your best option for capturing cases.

As mcb said, a heavier recoil spring may help limit the distance cases are tossed from the firearm.

I have several semi-auto firearms that tend to spray cases to the four winds and i tend to not shoot them as much as other firearms. It is just a pain to grovel on the ground looking for the cases.

In some respects, it is the cost of doing business with a semi-auto firearm.

M610 is my solution as well.

cfullgraf said:

This is also my solution to 10mm cases getting sprayed to the four winds under ejection. Moon clips keep the cases in a nice tidy package.

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ms6852 said:

Was just wondering if any one that shoots a 10mm handgun have the same issue I have with mine.
The gun is a 6" long slide Springfield 10mm TRP which I recently purchased and love shooting this. The problem is that it ejects the spent brass way way out at least 2 to 3 lanes over from where I am. I am limited at the range to shoot at 20 yards and closer because if I shoot at 25 yards the brass lands on the roof where shade is provided for the shooters. I lose about 20% of the brass for reloading as I can not locate it. Luckily I have plenty of factory ammo but was hoping to reload this caliber sooner than later.

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There is a wide range of power available for the 10mm Auto, and unfortunately, most guns are sprung from the factory for the lighter end. Most of the 10mms come with the same spring weights as the .45 version, which isn't enough spring for full power 10mm operating at 14000 PSI higher operating pressure than +P .45 ACP. I replaced the factory 17 pound in my Gen III Glock 20 with a 20 pound ISMI on a stainless guide rod and found that in addition to lowering slide velocity enough to keep my brass from low earth orbit, it also smoothed out the recoil impulse, making it not so snappy. Keep in mind when you increase recoil spring strength, you increase the recoil but also increase the impulse time, so it ends up feeling like more of a push than a shove.

Try a 20 to 22 pound recoil spring and see if your problems persist.

My Colt Delta Elite launches the empty cases almost as far as the bullets. (Ok, maybe a slight exaggeration) Still, it's pretty enthusiastic. I've managed to recover most of my brass though. When shooting indoors I ask them to assign me the lane closest to the wall on the right side. That way the brass rebounds back.

I have a Kimber Custom TLE II. It is Gov't length and it really chucks the brass as well at least it is consistent and the casings are in the same area. I don't reload for my 10mm but police my brass just in case. Mostly out of habit instilled from years of helping my dad police his brass. Now my boys help me pick mine up.

Call Wolf Gunsprings . Tell them what it does . They will talk you though it . Recoil springs are not that expensive. You should be able to get brass to land about 6 feet away . And the gun will feel smoother .