Pistol brass catcher

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I am lookin to either build or buy a brass catcher. I will be using the thing for a pistol. It has to be very portable takeing up as little space as possible. (I would really like to be able to take it on a motorcycle) I want to be able to stand and shoot. Rather than reinventing the wheel has anyone make one of these things? I saw a company had one that fit on your hand and cought the brass in a little mesh bag that was held in front of the ejection port. Don't think they are available anymore but, if it worked would be perfect. I can't attach anything to the pistol.

Any ideas or has anyone seen anything like I am looking for?

 

[505Gibbs]

Check the Sportsman's Warehouse or Cheaper than Dirt. The one that fits your hand is called "Catch All"! Looks to me that MidWay also sells them.

 

[geddylee10002000]

I use a cardboard box off the bench. Offhand I use a cheap camera tripod with a cardboard box mounted to it using zip ties. Kind of jury rigged but works. Gets a bunch of looks.... I am anal about my slide brass.

 

[CGM]

I use this for matches...works well:
Champion's Choice - Detail1 - CCBC - CHAMPION'S CHOICE BRASS CATCHER - Champions Choice Products - Range Equipment - Safety Accessories - Champion's Choice

A lot of people make their own using this as a template using pvc tubing and a pool skimmer or, something similar.

 

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I could be searchin for the wrong word but Sportsman's doesen't seem to carry them and Midway discontinued them. I really don't think they are made anymore. I read the reviews and maybe there was a reason for it. LOL I have some plans in my head for makein one but thought if there was someone that had something like the cardboard box thing I would just steal the idea. LOL I am thinkin about either a net like either a butterfly net or fishing net think on a tripod. I also thought about a pvc thing. I was just hopein I could ride the bike to the range with the catcher. Oh well maybe not.

 

[Old Navy]

For $75 I will keep using the grandson. All he cost is soda & candybar.

 

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yeah that's what I was trying to think of a pool skimmer!

Funny today I went out to do a little shooting and took a pillow case and a dowel rod. Put the dowel in the pillow case and held it in my left had over the ejection port of the pistol. OK it did work. I put a sheet on the ground to catch the fallen brass and recovered all but two. I kind didn't pay attention to the pillow case and a couple of pieces of brass flew over it. Yea it worked but was a "little" awkward. Gotta get something better that I don't have to hold for sure.

 

[Road Rat]

If you are going to attempt to make one you might borrow some ideas from this one:

Akuna Brass Catcher

 

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I just got done makein my own. I kinda liked the one that is on or near the pistol. I made one out of a coat hanger and bent it to fit along side the grip. Of course I don't have a clue as to if it will work or not but will try to see tomorrow. I am usin a Zip lock bag to catch the brass, put some duct tape around the hanger where it would touch the grips so it won't mar. Can't wait to try it out. I can even take it on my motorcycle for some shootin at the range.
Hope it works.

 

[oldRoger]

Not really what you are looking for but I saw a guy with a umbrella on a stand, one of those you see sometimes at tables outside a restaurant, he stood so that the brass ejected inside the tilted umbrella. He had a towel on the ground under the edge of the umb. The brass rolled around in there and fell unto the towel.

 

[LoboGunLeather]

The first "brass catcher" that I am aware of was a wire cage mounted on a Colt 1911 pistol during WW1. Initially, airplanes were being used primarily for battlefield surveillance and were not equipped with weapons. Then pilots on opposing sides started shooting at each other with sidearms, and shotguns were also reported as being used (devastating against wood-frame and canvas-covered light aircraft). The "brass catcher" kept fired cases from falling inside the cockpit and fouling control cables.

Eventually, of course, both sides started mounting machineguns on airplanes and using aircraft as offensive and defensive weapons. Machineguns were connected to camshafts operated by the engines to permit firing between the propeller blades, allowing much better aiming by the pilots.

I wish that I could find one of those originals to add to my 1911 pistol collection! Interesting tidbit of history.

 

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I'll be headed out today to give this coat hanger thing a try. I may have to make a few tweaks to it but ya never know. For me the toughest part of a stand alone brass catcher is the stand. Getting something that is light, portable, easy to setup and low cost is the problem. I guess I could use a piece of PVC vertically with a hole in it to slide a smaller piece of PVC through the hole horizontally to make a cross. Then I could drape a tarp over it to stop the brass. The base is a bit harder. I have ideas but the thing starts to get a bit bulky. I hope my coat hanger thing works, easy, cheap, small and you can make it your self.
I really don't shoot hundreds of rounds at a time so a long setup is a waste.

 

[n4zov]

This isn't exactly what you want, but maybe it is worth taking a look at. By the way, it would be a lot cheaper to order a fine mesh seine net than to pay for the Brass Magnet IMHO.

Brass Magnet - Home

 

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Holly Cow!!!! Thats a heck of a lot of money for a tarp. I wonder if they sold any at all. Oh well

Hey got out to try the coat hanger catcher this afternoon. Worked like a charm. It's so much nicer to concentrate on your shooting and not where the brass is going. For the price of a coat hanger and one zip lock bag it's a keeper. Size, price and portability. I'm just glad it works.

By the way I'm sellin them for 60 bucks postage paid. LOL Just kidding.

 

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One Buck brass catcher

I went to the Dollar store this afternoon and right at the door where were these butterfly nets. Hummmmmmmmm Kinda just what I was looking for. I bought one, getting more tomorrow and went home to figure how to use it for a brass catcher. The clamp on the vertical 1x3 makes if completely adjustable. If you take a little dowel and pinch it between the bamboo net pole and the 1x3 you can hold the end of the new out to open the net to make it easier to catch the brass. I plan to use a cloths pin to attach the dowel to the end of the net. The little spring clamp is not needed.
The one I made out of a cloths hager works great also but you do have to hold it against the grip while you shoot. The good thing is its very portable and I can take it on the motorcycle but it is a little more natural to use the butterfly net.
Total cost was a buck. I had the wood and clamp. I used it today and it's great.
I tried to make it as basic and simple as possible.

 

[Dale53]

I prefer a much larger net. My net came from Bass Pro (be sure and get the fine meshed net). I shortened the handle of the dip net. I configured a base out of plastic and use an inexpensive tripod for versatility in use (when shooting over a bench or free standing beside the shooter):

I made a couple of folding spreaders out of Kydex to insure the net stays open while using.

Dale53

 

[SaberOne]

Would 'thenutwizard' dot-com be out of the question? Not sure if this reference violates the forum rules, but I'll give it a try nevertheless.

 

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No question thats a real nice brass catcher. Bigger is better but I'm cheap. It ain't pretty but it's a buck, and it works. LOL

I saw that cage thing before somewhere. My problem is I'm on grass. I don't think it would work as well on grass. I would think the grass would interfer with the brass pickup. I can be wrong though.

 

[EMT Edu]

Holly Cow!!!! Thats a heck of a lot of money for a tarp. I wonder if they sold any at all. Oh well

Hey got out to try the coat hanger catcher this afternoon. Worked like a charm. It's so much nicer to concentrate on your shooting and not where the brass is going. For the price of a coat hanger and one zip lock bag it's a keeper. Size, price and portability. I'm just glad it works.

By the way I'm sellin them for 60 bucks postage paid. LOL Just kidding.

I'd like to see a picture of this thing... I've been looking for something like this myself.

 

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Again it "ain't nothin fancy" but it works. I'll take a couple of picts and post them. I made it watchin tv notin measured just made it up by eye and fitted it to the pistol. Like I said it does require you to hold the hanger next to the grip so it's not exactly like you "normaly" shoot but it works fine for me and it catches brass. I just put some take around the hanger to keep it from maring the pistol. It really isn't a big deal. Again the cost was a Zip lock bag unless you want to include the cost of the coat hanger.