Brass Catcher

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Hey guys,

While I'm new to reloading I definitely understand it's a 'no brainer' to recover one's brass.

Looking for informed opinions on brass catchers if anyone has any experience with them

I've checked online for them and am seriously considering this product:

ht tp://vectortactical.com/

Thoughts?

Cheers!
 
Brass catchers are usually reliable to a point. For example...

1. An near full brass catcher will cause spent/ejected brass to re-enter the ejection port, possibly jamming it up. Even an empty catcher can bounce brass back into the ejection port. There is No visual indicator and the "Netting" versions that allow you to see the brass usually do not stand up well to the heat of a newly fired case, let alone dozens upon dozens of them.

2. If you do get one, I would recommend leaving the bottom open or removing the "encloure" velco/snaps/zippers so that all brass literally just falls straight down. The momentum of the case is heavily decreased by contact with the catcher and will not "fling" downwards and bounce excessively. You can get case deflectors that do this as well.
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yardie said:
I've checked online for them and am seriously considering this product:
ht tp://vectortactical.com/
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They are certainly better than the run-of-the-mill nylon mesh junk you usually see, but they aren't "Highest Quality Brass Catchers on the Market" as describe on the website.

These are:

http://www.3bucc.com/
 
acrashb said:
They are certainly better than the run-of-the-mill nylon mesh junk you usually see, but they aren't "Highest Quality Brass Catchers on the Market" as describe on the website.

These are:

http://www.3bucc.com/
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I do love their one page...
Save your used cartridges, prairie dogs have enough trouble dodging .223 fire and don't need to be worrying about tripping over spent brass!

Please don't risk a prairie rattler bite just for a few cartridges hiding in the grass, let the brass catching system avoid ruining your whole day.

Statistics show in excess of 18 prairie dogs die each year after having choked to death on used brass, this suffering can and should be eliminated.

Always remember, the northwest is famous for its grasslands, not its brasslands!
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Poor choking prairie dogs... :)
 
AB.boy said:
Try brasscatchers.com. I had one on a Mini-14 that worked really well.
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be aware that they are SOLID on the bottom,don't allow for a scope, and the one for the 45 is for right handed people only- it's kept on by the pressure in your web- last count i have 6 of them, and only the one for the ar works properly- that's b/c it's dead stock, the others would work for the m14, but i have a scope mount in place, and that space is used by their brasscatcher to tension over the receiver- as for the 45, i'm left handed, so there is no web pressure to keep it in place- i took my dremel and machined off the left side of the part that covers the receiver, and it sticks on there by means of heavy duty velcro for now- i also cut a hole in the bottom and mounted a shotgun shell carrier in there so i don't have to dismount the carrier when it's full- be aware also it throws the "balance" off to the right like about 10 degrees cant, and this gets worse as the box fills up- and they're NOISY- n short, you're better off putting down a garbage bag where the barss lands and policing it up that way- that was how the army used to do it
 
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