Homemade Brass Catcher

[edmo01]

For those of us who reload and find ourselves chasing brass from semi-auto rifles off the bench, here is my $12 solution.

Materials list..

1/2" PVC from Home Despot & laundry bag from Wally World

- 3 x 24" sections of pipe (they sell them in these precut sections)
- 2 x 90 degree elbows
- 4 x T joints
- 4 x end caps
- 12 x tie wraps (had these already)
- 1 laundry bag (24” W x 36” L)

Take two of the 24” pipes and cut in the follow lengths: 14", 7", and you will have 3"ish sections left over. The two 7” sections will be the vertical sides of the catch window and the 14” sections will be the top/bottom. The 3” left overs go from the catch window down to the base.

For the base I cut the third pipe as follows... Two 4” sections and two 7” sections. The 4” pieces are the front of the base and 7” pieces are the back under the bag.

The laundry bag was cut down about halfway to shed excess material.

No glue was used and I can take the legs off for transport. Rattle can color of choice.

Enjoy...

Edmo

 

[someguy2800]

Another way to skin the same cat

 

[someguy2800]

I do like the mesh net though, bigger opening and it can’t bounce back out as it does from time to time with my tote

 

[edmo01]

Someguy, your tote solution really follows the KISS principle. Well done!!

As an added bonus, you can carry stuff in it as well.

Edmo

 

[Walkalong]

Very nicely done.

 

[HankC]

Not all laundry bags are equal! I have the same design and I first tried with laundry bag from Dollar Store, the mesh melted! Seems like 223 brass does that and 308 is fine. I googled and found polyester is more temperature resistant and I found polyester mesh at fabric store and it is doing fine.
I also use pipe foam insulator to cover the pipe frame, helps when brass hits the frames.

 

[GunnyUSMC]

I bought my brass catcher for less then $5. It works pretty good .

 

[someguy2800]

Someguy, your tote solution really follows the KISS principle. Well done!!

As an added bonus, you can carry stuff in it as well.

Edmo

 

[someguy2800]

I bought my brass catcher for less then $5. It works pretty good .
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You could also use that for a bottom ejecting shotgun. Do they make a handgun model?

 

[ar-newbie]

to the OP, you have excellent taste in beer, that's my all time favorite.

 

[GunnyUSMC]

You could also use that for a bottom ejecting shotgun. Do they make a handgun model?

It’s a little tricky with handguns. But if you have a buddy that’s willing to run around and use it to catch the brass in the air it gets the job done.

 

[edmo01]

to the OP, you have excellent taste in beer, that's my all time favorite.

I needed something for scale and it was handy. One of my favorites also!

Edmo

 

[Legionnaire]

Great ideas. I wonder if they could be combined? Just hang the laundry bag in the mouth of a tote? I'm thinking a trip to WalMart may be in order ...

 

[ontarget]

It’s a little tricky with handguns. But if you have a buddy that’s willing to run around and use it to catch the brass in the air it gets the job done.

That's the fun part. And you get that recommend exercise. Sounds cool when the brass hits the metal bucket too.