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Old 03-04-2011, 09:35 PM
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....I HATE looking for and picking up brass out of the snow!

I knew there was a reason I own more revolvers than bottom-feeders.
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Just use a brass magnet Gordy !!! Don't worry my friend, a few more months and maybe it will stop snowing here in New York ! Shoo
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Old 03-04-2011, 09:50 PM
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You can always wait 'till spring to look. Wheelguns have a definite advantage.
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....I HATE looking for and picking up brass out of the snow!

I knew there was a reason I own more revolvers than bottom-feeders.
There is a good solution to your problem.

DO not pick the brass up. I can honestly say I have not picked up a single piece of brass from any of my 1911 guns and I have shot over 3,000 rounds this yr out of it. The range can have it to reload.

Buy new, shoot with confidence. Since we only pass this way once, we should do so in a Cadillac. It only takes a little more to go first class.

Seriously, figuring in the time for reloading (contrary to popular belief, your time is worth something), the cost of the equipment, the bullets, the powder, the primers, the brass and a few other things, personally I tried to figure a way of justifying reloading and cannot do so. I am still considering it and may do so one day but for now, catching ammo on sale and buying it in large bulk amounts is cheaper for me.

I do not fish, play golf, bowl, drink often, go on vacations and sadly too old to chase women very far. I shoot and shoot often. I buy ammo in term of thousands of rounds at a time and negotiate some really good prices. Some ammo distributors have even given me free ammon on occasion.
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....I HATE looking for and picking up brass out of the snow!

I knew there was a reason I own more revolvers than bottom-feeders.
That, and the guy standing next to you doesn't get a hot shell case down his collar.
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Oldman,
I don't want to hijack this thread, but your reply intrigued me. I have reloaded for years, but often wonder about the actual savings, especially when I factor in my time.
Could you share the names of some of the ammo suppliers you have used? What "threshold" of ammo do you need to cross before you get the legitimate discounts.

As I approach 60, I do shoot my 625 with the full moon clips more and more often.......no bending, hunting and picking up brass.

Thanks.
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You miss the # 1 reason to reload, creating the best, most accurate load to fit the particular gun and situation at hand. Straight factory ammo is fine for plinking and normal self defense. If you are into any kind of competitive shooting, you tailor your ammo to the particular task at hand. Besides, I am just 11days shy of my 70th birthday, and I have more time to reload now than when I was working. What else do you do on those cold winter days when you can't get out to shoot.
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Thanks for the link, wuluf.

I was aware of the various types of brass catchers. I used to have one of those when I was reloading .223/5.56 for a Mini-14.

I probably wouldn't get one for a 1911, though.

I can just shoot guns that don't throw brass until the snow goes away.

But, I had some custom work done on a Springfield stainless Mil-Spec and I couldn't wait to try it out any longer (I got it back from my 'smith months ago).
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Most 1911's throw the brass to more or less the same spot. I've seen highly tuned guns that would almost put all the brass in a 5 gal bucket properly placed.

My point is that an old sheet or bedspread will catch 95% of the brass from most guns. A cheap plastic tarp works, but the brass rolls less on the softer cloths. When you still have snow, walk the cloth into a bowl shape. I mash the middle down in the thick pasture grass.
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That is why I love my Model 25-2. I think the .40 S&W is Gods way of punishing people who reload .45 ACP.
I always figure a good day at the range is when I come home with more brass then I shot. There is one range I always try to go to on a Monday, it is crowded on weekends. A lot of the shooters are not reloaders. Sometimes I don't get my first shot off for an hour.
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.......bending, hunting and picking up brass.

That's why grandsons are built close to the ground...


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I saw this product in a YouTube video, and it seems to work well for picking up brass:

Holt's Nut Wizard nut harvesting tool: nut picker Douglas GA
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I saw this product in a YouTube video, and it seems to work well for picking up brass:

Holt's Nut Wizard nut harvesting tool: nut picker Douglas GA
I have had one for years and it works well.... when I remember to pack it in the truck!!

I cut the handle down to fit me better.
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Most 1911's throw the brass to more or less the same spot. I've seen highly tuned guns that would almost put all the brass in a 5 gal bucket properly placed.

My point is that an old sheet or bedspread will catch 95% of the brass from most guns. A cheap plastic tarp works, but the brass rolls less on the softer cloths. When you still have snow, walk the cloth into a bowl shape. I mash the middle down in the thick pasture grass.
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Hmmmm.....
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As a handgun cartridge reloader, I don't reload any auto pistol rounds. I only reload revolver rounds. The reason is I'm too lazy to bend over and pick up the auto rounds, plus I never can find all the brass I carried to the range when I'm shooting the auto loaders. 48 out of 50 don't get it in my book. There's always some missing............
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You mean you guys can't wait a couple hours for the snow to melt like we do here?
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As a handgun cartridge reloader, I don't reload any auto pistol rounds. I only reload revolver rounds. The reason is I'm too lazy to bend over and pick up the auto rounds, plus I never can find all the brass I carried to the range when I'm shooting the auto loaders. 48 out of 50 don't get it in my book. There's always some missing............
I am only happy if I came home more brass than rounds I fired! Bob
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