Brass Catchers for auto loading handguns. They exist.

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Well after doing some little digging, I discovered that there are brass catchers for semi auto pistols. Handy for both reloaders and for those wanting to keep their ranges clean. Also it is being polite toward other shooters in the stall next to you so they don't pelted by your spent brass.

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1014986821
https://www.marineapproved.com/best-brass-catchers-review/
The one that is put on the wrist might be the best one as this doesn't take space and can be used with any pistol.

So what do you use?
 
I do need to buy one myself like the discontinued one you showed form midway. It is the kink that the others are using.
 
I sort of looked into a brass catcher for my guns, but didn't really like any of the options. I shoot outdoors at a big uncrowded range so the best I've come up with is to spread a tarp with a low free standing net I made for the back to catch those rounds that fly farther since I usually shoot several different guns each trip. I'll bet I retrieve 95% of my brass.

I have a piece of small PVC pipe attached along one edge of the tarp which makes it easier to roll up and helps with the wind wanting to pick it up.
 
Tarp? Not here.

We've got (outdoors) maybe five feet of lane for walking behind shooters with a wood wall behind that, and a tarp creates a trip hazard for everyone passing both directions behind the shooter.
 
The Midway product appears to be something that could be replicated with an appropriate sized aquarium net. These are usually a fairly stiff plastic coated wire so bendable/moldable to a degree.
 
Anything attached to my handgun or wrist would drive me nuts. I would have to opt for something freestanding or else just pick up my brass off the ground.
Unfortunately at the club I'm a member of, a few people think some of us reloaders want all of their spent brass so they just kind of half a$$ push it into a pile on the ground next to their bench.
Luckily 95% of my shooting can be done at my back yard range so I don't have to deal with other people's messes.
 
Hikingman said:
Tarp? Not here.

We've got (outdoors) maybe five feet of lane for walking behind shooters with a wood wall behind that, and a tarp creates a trip hazard for everyone passing both directions behind the shooter.
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Buy a clear shower curtain and make a rack of PVC pipe for it; the brass hits the curtain and simply drops to the ground right there. Being clear lets everyone quickly glance either way for safety
 
Dunross said:
The Midway product appears to be something that could be replicated with an appropriate sized aquarium net. These are usually a fairly stiff plastic coated wire so bendable/moldable to a degree.
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Tomorrow, trying out my new Caldwell Brass Catcher. It's freestanding, and the metal stand was in the box!

This net/ stand does not touch the rifle- it simply catches.
 
drband said:
I have not ordered the following, but I AM tempted!

https://www.gracomodels.com/bigcatcher.html
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I keep looking at something like that and wondering if it might be better than the tarp I use now. The tarp is kind of hard to get positioned right when I shoot with my son who is considerably taller than I, and we shoot several different guns that throw brass different directions and distances. Something like that would be easier to reposition, but I think it would still be hard to set to catch everything. I have a Shield 9 that likes to throw brass almost directly over my head so that net couldn't be set to catch that I don't think.

mcb said:
I have found the ground to be an excellent brass catcher, rarely misses.
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The problem for me is that the grass is sometimes pretty long and brass hides there quite well on one of the ranges, and if it's rained recently one of the others tends to be bit muddy so I'd prefer not having to pick cases up out of the goop.

I really don't think I'd want something that is attached to the gun.
 
I have considered the tarp but I find one problem with it. Carrying the bricks to hold it down so the wind doesn't blow it away would get tiresome quickly. :thumbdown:
 
mmb617 said:
The problem for me is that the grass is sometimes pretty long and brass hides there quite well on one of the ranges, and if it's rained recently one of the others tends to be bit muddy so I'd prefer not having to pick cases up out of the goop.
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Is it your property? Mow before shooting. A tarp over tall grass works too.


doubleh said:
I have considered the tarp but I find one problem with it. Carrying the bricks to hold it down so the wind doesn't blow it away would get tiresome quickly. :thumbdown:
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Landscaping spikes are lighter. Get some short 6" ones is usually sufficient to keep a tarp from blowing.
 
I always irritate the people I shoot with outdoors (free range) with a 15-30 minute clean-up.

I've tried variations on the tarp, but there is no perfect solution. I drill and move when I shoot outdoors. Also wouldn't want to use any attachment, unless it were weightless and invisible.
 
The brass picker-upper gadgets are great for improved surfaces but in the grass/gravel I have always just got down on my hands and knees and starting picking.
 
(Landscaping spikes are lighter. Get some short 6" ones is usually sufficient to keep a tarp from blowing.)

You haven't seen my range. It has a very thin layer of dirt over caliche rock. Driving something into it isn't going to work. That's why I mentioned bricks.
 
Brass catchers were all the rage in the 80s. Like ontarget said, they drove me nuts on the few pistols I tried with them.

I see from the examples posted that they have not changed. No thanks, I’ll pass.

Now I never tried the ones for rifles, they may not skew the feel of the gun as bad as the pistol ones do.
 
I don't find the brass catching nets very relevant to hand guns. I have some handguns that toss the brass way out in front of me and others that toss it behind me over my head. The best I have come up with is I put a line in the dirt when I get to my shooting spot then always shoot from that line. The brass tends to group into separate piles depending on the hand gun this way. I seem to retrieve more brass than when I just shoot from where ever at my favorite shooting spot.
 
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