tips on finding brass

[ratski]

You can get one of the nut-picker-upper-thingies.

I know that Dillon has started selling them.

http://www.dillonprecision.com/#/content/p/9/pid/25715/catid/32/Brass_Wand

I'm not sure where else sells them, but they were originally used to pick things like pecans off the ground without having to kill your back.

Dave

 

[Fyrtwuck]

I went shooting with a friend one day and he laid out a cheap blue nylon tarp that he had gotten at Harbor Freight or someplace like that. It seemed to work fine till we were finished shooting. We picked the tarp up and a bunch of the brass had melted through the tarp and we had o pick it up anyways.

 

[rickm]

i use a cheap queen size flat sheet that i picked up for a dollar easier to fold up and the hot cases wont burn thru

 

[Shriner]

The nut wizzder works best on grass or dirt ,on crushed rock not so good.

 

[RickN]

Check your shooting area after dark with a 6v lantern or other strong flashlight. The light will reflect off the brass making it easy to see.

 

[Honeybee]

A strong electro-magnet will pick up the primers along with the brass.
Needs to be 220 volt or it is not strong enough so not an option for most

There is a product called Brass Magnet that is a net specifically designed to catch brass
Best thing on the market and no burn throughs.
You can Google it but I believe it runs $125

 

[Blitzfike]

A net from a trampoline stretched out to the direction that the brass flies helps keep it localized, and a cheap metal detector finds most of the rest. I also use the bench mounted net on small pvc when shooting at the range.

 

[KilkennyArms]

I use the brass catcher and works extremely well once you figure out how to attach it. The only draw back is that shells sometimes are still smoking when in the catcher so it can impede your view. However it doesn't happen often.