Brass catcher for pistols?

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Has anyone tried or used a brass catcher for handheld pistols?

I have a Springfield Armory 911 in .380, and that little guy throws brass all over the place! In the indoor range, it might land and roll 20' in front of the firing line, or maybe 15 feet behind me. It bounces off the walls, and I spend almost as much time trying to locate my brass as I do shooting. My wife's S&W M&P EZ deposits her brass in a nice pile almost at her feet. Same ammo, different gun. My .45 acp doesn't seem to fling brass like that little 911.

I was thinking of trying to somehow fasten a "fish net" for tropical fish to some sort of bracelet on my right arm to try to catch the brass. I have a small butterfly net that I tried setting up in a PVC stand next to the gun, but the brass was being thrown UP and OVER, not OUT into the net.

Was just wondering if anyone ever tried to catch pistol brass...
 
I made one like this and have it mounted to a used tripod for studio lighting. I put a brake rotor on the base of the tripod when I go to the outdoor range to keep the wind from knocking it down.

 
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I’ve got a Caldwell brass catcher. The rods that make up the loops are brittle and broke, a very common complaint. I replaced them with the smallest size PEX tubing.

Using any kind of net depends on the gun ejecting the brass in a consistent direction.
 
I doubt that the indoor range will let you do it, but a towel or piece of canvas drop-cloth hanging to your right would keep the brass from bouncing off the wall and going everywhere.
 
I made one like this and have it mounted to a used tripod for studio lighting. I put a brake rotor on the base of the tripod when I go to the outdoor range to keep the wind from knocking it down.


This is pretty much what I tried using the small butterfly net with its handle stuck in a PVC stand. It caught a few of them, but missed a lot. I saw a commercially manufactured one that was bent from the right side, OVER the top, to form an upside-down "scoop" to catch everything. It seemed to be more effective, but I thought it might interfere with shooting the gun.




I’ve got a Caldwell brass catcher. The rods that make up the loops are brittle and broke, a very common complaint. I replaced them with the smallest size PEX tubing.

Using any kind of net depends on the gun ejecting the brass in a consistent direction.

...and therein lies the problem with the little 911. It throws brass EVERYWHERE!




I doubt that the indoor range will let you do it, but a towel or piece of canvas drop-cloth hanging to your right would keep the brass from bouncing off the wall and going everywhere.
...Hmmmm... That might not be such a bad idea. A thick towel hung over a clothes hanger, or like a calendar towel might absorb a lot of the energy from the flying brass... Never thought of that...
 
I doubt that the indoor range will let you do it, but a towel or piece of canvas drop-cloth hanging to your right would keep the brass from bouncing off the wall and going everywhere.
I've used my brass catcher at the local indoor range. The first time I set it up, it seemed to draw the attention of the RSOs, I think they had a quick discussion to decide whether to allow it or not. It has never seemed to bother them since then.
 
Has anyone tried or used a brass catcher for handheld pistols?

I have a Springfield Armory 911 in .380, and that little guy throws brass all over the place! In the indoor range, it might land and roll 20' in front of the firing line, or maybe 15 feet behind me. It bounces off the walls, and I spend almost as much time trying to locate my brass as I do shooting. My wife's S&W M&P EZ deposits her brass in a nice pile almost at her feet. Same ammo, different gun. My .45 acp doesn't seem to fling brass like that little 911.

I was thinking of trying to somehow fasten a "fish net" for tropical fish to some sort of bracelet on my right arm to try to catch the brass. I have a small butterfly net that I tried setting up in a PVC stand next to the gun, but the brass was being thrown UP and OVER, not OUT into the net.

Was just wondering if anyone ever tried to catch pistol brass...

Maybe this?

https://www.amazon.com/Graco-Models...44249&sr=8-22&tag=googhydr-20#customerReviews
 
That thing has to be a gag...I'd love to see someone at the range with that. LOL. It looks like someone taped a crown royal bag to the side of their gun.

Definitely not the prettiest thing but got decent reviews. Looks like the plastic part may have been created with a 3D printer.
 
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That's kinda what I had in mind with the "fish net" idea. Some of my pistols don't have rails, so that's the problem. The attachment clamp does look flimsy on that one. I saw one that actually scooped over the top of the gun to catch those that are ejected upward as well as outward. I don't know if there exists the "perfect" brass catcher, but I'd really like to get something so I don't have to concentrate on where my brass is landing instead of where by bullets are hitting.
 
That's kinda what I had in mind with the "fish net" idea. Some of my pistols don't have rails, so that's the problem. The attachment clamp does look flimsy on that one. I saw one that actually scooped over the top of the gun to catch those that are ejected upward as well as outward. I don't know if there exists the "perfect" brass catcher, but I'd really like to get something so I don't have to concentrate on where my brass is landing instead of where by bullets are hitting.

This one seems more "universal." Same company. Straps on your hand.

https://www.gracomodels.com/catcher.html

I'm gonna attempt to make one myself. I have some rebar tie wire which I'll use for the frame. I think a sleeve from an old t-shirt would work well for the basket. Just gotta figure out how to attach it to my hand. It'll be all one long piece of tie wire. Thinking of making a handle and wrapping it in some cloth or electrical tape and forming it around my hand. How hard can it be? Won't look great but it'll serve it's purpose.
 
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When my wife wears a low cut shirt to the range that inevitably becomes a brass catcher of sorts.
 
This one seems more "universal." Same company. Straps on your hand.

https://www.gracomodels.com/catcher.html

I'm gonna attempt to make one myself. I have some rebar tie wire which I'll use for the frame. I think a sleeve from an old t-shirt would work well for the basket. Just gotta figure out how to attach it to my hand. It'll be all one long piece of tie wire. Thinking of making a handle and wrapping it in some cloth or electrical tape and forming it around my hand. How hard can it be? Won't look great but it'll serve it's purpose.

This is what I had in mind. Let me know if you make one and how well it works...





This is what the bullseye folks use. I bought one with a short stem for shooting sitting on the bench and a tall stem for bullseye shooting which I have yet to do since the Kung Flu.

http://www.cm-machine.com/Ultimate-Brass-Catcher-optional-20-stem-_p_50.html

I like this one too, but it's a little too rich for my wallet. I might try to build something like this...
 
So, um, who gets to retrieve that caught brass???
Whoever grabs the fastest gets the most? I suspect that person is going to be the lady who's waving a gun around doing the brass boogie, but if your brave enough to dive in I say go for it.
 
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