Picking up brass

[earplug]

I'm used to shooting my moon clipped brass in a S&W 625. I'm working on my 1911 Springfield for a local match.
Brass is getting tossed all over the indoor range.
Is it ok to pick up my brass under a lady shooting next to me. I don't think I was distacting her.

 

[PO2Hammer]

As long as you don't look up her skirt. But seriously, it is distracting when people invade your space while shooting. Wait for her to finish a magazine or cylinder, then let her know what you're doing.
I hate it when people get within arms reach while I'm shooting.

 

[StrawHat]

Why are you changing shooting platforms? Is something wrong with the S&W?

 

[M2 Carbine]

Is it ok to pick up my brass under a lady shooting next to me.

I'm not sure what you mean by "under".

No, it's not OK to get close to people when they are shooting, especially a stranger. The shooter doesn't know what in the heck you are going to do and you don't really know what a stranger might do.

 

[kingpin008]

Yeah, I'd wait until there's a break in the shooting before hunting brass in other people's shooting space. Just good manners.

 

[JTQ]

I don't pick up brass until the range goes "cold".

 

[rcmodel]

+1

Very Bad mojo / socially unacceptable / safety issue to be picking up brass under an active shooter.

I'm surprised the RSO even allows it until a cease-fire has been declared and all guns are cleared.

It would get you booted off the range or disqualified from the match a lot of places I have shot.

rc

 

[BCRider]

Well, a lot of indoor ranges use electric target rails so there's never any cease fires.

But yeah, when I'm shooting my .45, the only one I pick up brass from, I'll wait until they are done and need to reload the magazines and then ask if I may pick up under their station. Just good manners.

 

[KBintheSLC]

If there is not a cease fire, just ask if it is ok while they break to reload. Ask if they will be collecting it or not before you start poaching. Nothing worse than someone collecting brass that you intended to keep.

 

[Ed Ames]

Ranges that run cease fires often have a "no go zone" around the benches. Stopping near a bench while a cease fire is in effect can get you kicked out... so the idea of policing brass during a cease fire is a non-starter at those ranges.

I will generally police brass every few magazines, and I expect a 50% loss rate for *my* (as in fired from my gun) brass.

 

[wolfman480]

I have used one of these, they don't hold a lot, but they work great!

http://www.thenutwizard.com

 

[Atroxus]

Okay, am I the only one that thinks that nutwizard thing looks awesome?! I think I may have to get one.

 

[Cayoot]

Okay, am I the only one that thinks that nutwizard thing looks awesome?! I think I may have to get one.

I must be missing something. I watched the video on the "ammo wizard" and it was designed for shotgun hulls, not brass casings.

Did I miss something?

 

[JTQ]

There are lots of those down here in the south in "pecan" country.

I've been to a few cowboy shoots and they are a pretty popular tool for picking up brass. They are not perfect, but they will pick up, and hold, pistol size brass. However, it may not work quite as well on 9MM and smaller auto brass.

 

[rcmodel]

http://www.uniquetek.com/site/696296/product/T1310

rc

 

[kanook]

Did I miss something?

Yes. Just under the shotgun one is the brass one

 

[Cayoot]

Yes. Just under the shotgun one is the brass one

Thank you!

 

[CoRoMo]

I don't think I was distracting her.

Assume otherwise, and you'll be fine.

 

[kle]

Use one of the brass catchers that the Bullseye Pistol shooters use--basically a net mounted to a sturdy base, and set up next to the ejection port. They'll catch about 90-95% of your spent brass and deflect the rest.

Or maybe you could get one of the full-length brass catchers (like this one).