Collecting-up Spent Brass Casings - Page 2 - The Firearms Forum

ares338 · 03-24-2012, 06:12 AM

I am lucky that my wife and I also have about 24 acres we live on. An older pond on the back of our property was at a perfect elevation to use as a back stop for a home pistol range. We put out gravel at the shooting spot and compacted it making it easy to collect the brass, especially when the grandkids visit nd we make a game out of picking up the shiny things..lol. 😜

03-24-2012, 12:26 PM

Don't laugh but we used to use a NUT GRABBER. http://www.nutwizard.com/

http://www.brassmower.com/

Little Rooster · 03-31-2012, 04:43 AM

I use a Nut grabber also, I use a poly tarp also to stand or lay on.

ryan42 · 04-07-2012, 12:36 PM

didnt know they had such a thing i want to order one is there any stores local that have these ie local gun shops or do I need to order from website?

Alpo · 04-07-2012, 02:16 PM

ryan, if you're asking about the nut-grabber, they are made for picking up nuts that fall from the trees. They sell them in a couple of hardware stores, around here, since we got lots of pecan trees in this area.

Or you could go here.
http://www.nutwizard.com/

yetiman · 04-15-2012, 08:12 AM

Has anyone ever used the "ammo wizzard"? A friend of mine said his dad bought one and it picks the grass clean. I think they were originally used for walnuts but have been designed for smaller brass hulls.

http://www.ceddaa.com/Tools/Ammo-Brass-Wizard.html

langenc · 07-03-2012, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by BETH

what do u guys get a pound for scrap brass?

Right around $2.

Lapua Kid · 07-06-2012, 11:02 AM

Yes i'm lucky i can shoot on my property as well even hunt which i do . I shoot competetion grade rifles and pistols . I spend a great deal of time more than most weighing out brass ,trimming the neck diameter and length . I try to get my brass and every reloading componet the same as close as possible . I take great care of my brass not allowing it to just fling out .On some guns i have had the builder disable the extractor where it just dribbles out the brass to catch on a towel or leather mat . yes i know this is extreme but I enjoy tiny tiny groups .

JUNKKING · 07-11-2012, 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Alpo

When shooting in the field - at a gravel pit or a dump or just an open area in the woods - it's quite easy to lose your brass. It just seems to disappear into the pine needles or the sand and rocks. Something that is helpful is to get one of them blue plastic tarps and put it down. The brass shows up pretty good on that.

When at the club I try and get the farthest bench right and lay a tarp down too. pull the corners together and slide them into a box or bucket. I dont even reload yet possibility I never will. Sent JLA a bunch of brass and have tons more but havent been shooting in awhile due to my shoulder.

jack404 · 07-11-2012, 12:30 AM

When i was a kid and w just moved down from the bush to the west of Sydney the old range at pitt town had a semi tamed magpie who'd pick up a shell fly to the bucket , drop the shell in and then get old erny would give it a seed or bit of mince

when erny became too ill they just put out the seed in a bowl next to the bucket and the bird helped himself but still collected all the shells casings , a two day break would see the bucket full , the bin full of shells too and the seed bowl empty and not a shell on the range

birds been dead 30 years now , earny 35 the range at pitt town gone now 20 or more ,

much prefer the old days eh ..

03-24-2012, 06:12 AM	#26
ares338 Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 11	Re: Collecting-up Spent Brass Casings I am lucky that my wife and I also have about 24 acres we live on. An older pond on the back of our property was at a perfect elevation to use as a back stop for a home pistol range. We put out gravel at the shooting spot and compacted it making it easy to collect the brass, especially when the grandkids visit nd we make a game out of picking up the shiny things..lol. 😜

03-24-2012, 12:26 PM	#27
cpttango30 Adnanced Senior Member Posts: n/a	Re: Collecting-up Spent Brass Casings Don't laugh but we used to use a NUT GRABBER. http://www.nutwizard.com/ http://www.brassmower.com/

03-31-2012, 04:43 AM	#28
Little Rooster Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Old Dominion Posts: 564	Re: Collecting-up Spent Brass Casings I use a Nut grabber also, I use a poly tarp also to stand or lay on. __________________ "Far better it is to dare mighty things, than to take rank with those poor, timid spirits who know Victory Nor Defeat" Teddy Roosevelt

04-07-2012, 12:36 PM	#29
ryan42 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: marion indiana Contributor Posts: 1,589	Re: Collecting-up Spent Brass Casings didnt know they had such a thing i want to order one is there any stores local that have these ie local gun shops or do I need to order from website?

04-07-2012, 02:16 PM	#30
Alpo Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: NW Florida Posts: 8,772	Re: Collecting-up Spent Brass Casings ryan, if you're asking about the nut-grabber, they are made for picking up nuts that fall from the trees. They sell them in a couple of hardware stores, around here, since we got lots of pecan trees in this area. Or you could go here. http://www.nutwizard.com/ __________________ Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy, and taste good with catsup - George of Lod, Year of Our Lord 297 I always take precautions. Beware the Evil Bullet Fairies.

04-15-2012, 08:12 AM	#31
yetiman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Martin, Tn Contributor Posts: 501	Re: Collecting-up Spent Brass Casings Has anyone ever used the "ammo wizzard"? A friend of mine said his dad bought one and it picks the grass clean. I think they were originally used for walnuts but have been designed for smaller brass hulls. http://www.ceddaa.com/Tools/Ammo-Brass-Wizard.html

07-06-2012, 11:02 AM	#33
Lapua Kid V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: In the USA , VA Posts: 74	Re: Collecting-up Spent Brass Casings Yes i'm lucky i can shoot on my property as well even hunt which i do . I shoot competetion grade rifles and pistols . I spend a great deal of time more than most weighing out brass ,trimming the neck diameter and length . I try to get my brass and every reloading componet the same as close as possible . I take great care of my brass not allowing it to just fling out .On some guns i have had the builder disable the extractor where it just dribbles out the brass to catch on a towel or leather mat . yes i know this is extreme but I enjoy tiny tiny groups . Attached Images Last edited by Lapua Kid; 07-06-2012 at 11:06 AM..

07-11-2012, 12:30 AM	#35
jack404 Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Australia Contributor Posts: 17,622	Re: Collecting-up Spent Brass Casings When i was a kid and w just moved down from the bush to the west of Sydney the old range at pitt town had a semi tamed magpie who'd pick up a shell fly to the bucket , drop the shell in and then get old erny would give it a seed or bit of mince when erny became too ill they just put out the seed in a bowl next to the bucket and the bird helped himself but still collected all the shells casings , a two day break would see the bucket full , the bin full of shells too and the seed bowl empty and not a shell on the range birds been dead 30 years now , earny 35 the range at pitt town gone now 20 or more , much prefer the old days eh ..