Page 1 2
Go | New | Find | Notify | Tools | Reply | |
teacher of history |
I had a great morning on the range until it became time to pick-up the brass. Is there any brand or type of device you prefer? | ||
|
| Member |
I’ll typically throw a tarp down to my right for ejected brass to land on. I’ve seen people use this nut picker upper at GSSF matches. Seems to work ok, but I’ve not used them myself. | |||
|
אַרְיֵה |
I have something similar, different brand, but same concept. Works fine. הרחפת שלי מלאה בצלופחים | |||
|
| Who Woulda Ever Thought? |
Yeah, it's a lot further down to the ground than it used to be isn't it? | |||
|
| teacher of history |
Actually or newest handgun only range is carpeted. Some hospital or giant office building got new carpet and we have the old stuff. It is much easier than trying to find it in the grass.
| |||
|
Truth Seeker |
I guess it depends on what gun you are shooting and how you are shooting at the range. For static range shooting with an AR-15, I have a “catcher” that attaches to the rifle to catch the ejected brass. It does a pretty good job. I have seen catcher setups for anything such as rifle or pistol that are on a stand next to you but have no experience with them. Obviously they only work if you are in a static spot shooting. When I pistol shoot at the range, I have to pickup brass after every mag before the range guy sweeps up my brass since I reload. I can tell them to not pickup my brass and they still try to. NRA Benefactor Life Member | |||
|
| Member |
Make a dustpan out of 1x2"s with a piece of hardware cloth for the bottom. Mini rake to sweep the brass in. Dirt and most small rocks fall through bottom. | |||
|
| Wild in Wyoming |
Take a grandchild to the range - they make great brass picker uppers............. PC | |||
|
| Looking at life thru a windshield  |
It's not that its further down, gravity has gotten stronger. | |||
|
semi-reformed sailor |
We used one of these at Portsmouth Armory where we had a complete concrete range…  I use a nut picker at the range where I shoot in TX, it works, but the deck is River rock and I get a lot of it too…meh gives me something to do "Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor.” Robert A. Heinlein “You may beat me, but you will never win.” sigmonkey-2020 “A single round of buckshot to the torso almost always results in an immediate change of behavior.” Chris Baker | |||
|
| teacher of history |
I seldom shoot my AR. It is mostly 9mm and 45. I am usually alone and there is no range guy. As I have gotten older stooping over has gotten more difficult. I shoot a lot of aluminum 9mm and that gets thrown in the recycle can.
| |||
|
| Member |
Amazon sells mesh tarps. The wind doesn’t affect them. If you shoot with a second person, it’s very easy to dump brass into a bucket. P226 9mm CT Springfield custom 1911 hardball Glock 21 Les Baer Special Tactical AR-15 | |||
|
| Just because something is legal to do doesn't mean it is the smart thing to do. |
If you are shooting off a cement surface a broom and a dust pan would make it easier for you. Integrity is doing the right thing, even when nobody is looking. | |||
|
| Member |
My outdoor range has the nut picker on a wooden decked pistol bays works great. On rifle ranges the benches sit on dirt so they don’t work as good. | |||
|
Optimistic Cynic |
Ranges near me used to have brooms and dust pans for brass pickup, but these were all abolished by some Govt. agency (OSHA, I think). If someone knows the reason they are considered taboo, I'd like to hear it. The RSO's I've queried don't know. They did not ban the rubber squeegee-type sweeps, just bristle brooms and pans. | |||
|
Member |
My guess would be that it has to do with lead contamination being kicked up into the air by the broom and then inhaled. I hadn't heard that rule though - the club I've been shooting at for years still has brooms and dust pans on all the cement-floored pistol and rifle ranges. | |||
|
Member |
We have one of these at our indoor range. Doesn't pick up .22 cases. _________________________________________________________________________ “A man’s treatment of a dog is no indication of the man’s nature, but his treatment of a cat is. It is the crucial test. None but the humane treat a cat well.” -- Mark Twain, 1902 | |||
|
"Member" |
The nut roller basket type work great on harder surfaces and compacted dirt. Work somewhat in the grass. Don't work well in the sand, it will bury as many as it picks up. You can use it somewhat if you angle it proper to the base, then "poke" it, but it's slow going. _____________________________________________________ Sliced bread, the greatest thing since the 1911. | |||
|
| Member |
We have the nut pick up things and brooms and shovels. A department close to me uses shop vacs. Yes on an outside mix of concrete and grass range. They say it works good. Until someone sucks up a rabbit carcass or something….. | |||
|
| Inject yourself! |
I’ve seen people use these, set a bucket on the ground to drop the brass in. Seems slow but no bending. https://www.harborfreight.com/...FXnderBoCjO4QAvD_BwE For an expensive option, $200, this is pretty sweet if you’re standing in the same spot. https://www.doublealpha.biz/us/ced-brass-chute Do not send me to a heaven where there are no dogs. Step Up or Stand Aside: Support the Troops ! Expectations are premeditated disappointments. | |||
|
| Powered by Social Strata | Page 1 2 |
 | Please Wait. Your request is being processed... |
|
© SIGforum 2024