Swimming in Brass

[Solus]

Sometimes I feel I'm on the verge of going OCD on collecting my brass.  

For years I've tried to keep them in lots of 100 and become very upset when I lose one of them because I either have to replace it with one not in the lot or leave an empty spot in my ammo case!!!!!  And if there was any justice in the world, they would all split or stretch on the exact same firing cycle...but NOOOOOO.....

I've tried all kinds of brass catchers, but they just don't do a very good job unless specifically designed for a particular firearm...and most firearms don't  have them available.

My last "Flight of Fancy" was to envision using some type of enclosure, like those "shower tents" with a fully attached bottom and set it up at the range and shoot out of it, thus keeping all the brass in the enclosure.  Then  you just fold it up and take it all home.

Common Sense has prevented me from implemented that idea....or maybe it was not being able to find a suitable enclosure with an attached floor  

[tombogan03884]

Make one.
A PVC frame with a tent type enclosure.
Open rear, front and left side. full right side
Remember weights on windy days.

[Solus]

I really needed to  have my psychosis encouraged....

It would have to be completely enclosed.  They would bounce out, ricochet  off the PVC supports, some firearms eject somewhat forward and some pretty far to the rear and high too.  Still would have to have a bottom.  Left side would have to have two overlapping partial covers...maybe 3/4 with the inside being unattached at the bottom but long.  Only the front would have a small opening for shooting and sighting through.

See what you did!!!

[tombogan03884]

Be enclosed will lower the noise signature some what as well.
Did you REALLY expect any of us to say, "Oh, thats a terrible idea" ?
Have you looked at those collapsible Bob Houses for Ice fishing ?
Get one of those and cut a hole in the back .

[PegLeg45]

20 years ago at the first club/range that I was a member of, there was an older gentleman that came out every Saturday afternoon and used the far end shooting position (we left it for him anyway). First order of business for him was to spread a king-sized bed sheet on the ground (with the majority of the sheet to his right side). If it was windy, he had four bricks in his trunk to hold the corners. At the end of his session, 99% of the brass was on the sheet, so he just gathered the corners, picked it all up in the sheet, and dropped it into a bucket....... still in the sheet.

I have done the same thing at home, shooting handguns and also for shotgun shells when shooting skeet.

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[billt]

I still scrounge for brass when it is avaliable. But I also look for Internet deals. I just bought 2,500 rounds of .223 / 5.56 MM from Brassman Brass out of Las Vegas for only $90.00 including shipping USPS. It was all once fired, but range pick up brass that was dirty. Mel ran it through the dishwasher in zippered mesh bags we use to wash our shotgun hulls in. They came out clean as a whistle. I'll process them later on before reloading them.  Bill T.

[TAB]

wait, your wife actually ran something thru the dishwasher?

around these parts I have to wait til shes gone before I can do that.


Pretty much every women I've ever met would kill if stuff was ran thru the dishwasher other then dishes.

[billt]

When we shot trap we washed all our hulls in the dishwasher. Usually around 400 a week. They come out spotless, and you don't gunk up your crimping die. Washing brass before resizing allows the expander plug to pass through much easier.  Bill T.

[TAB]

The dish washer works great on motor parts too...   

[alfsauve]

For about 10pounds of mixed brass, one of the outdoor ranges I visit will let me shoot free for the day.

And I hit a small jackpot this week.   Somebody left 20 rounds of 45LC.   I bet they were tying out a Taurus Judge.  Now if I can just get them to leave me the other 30 rounds.