I was out shooting a couple of my pistols over the weekend. I set up a series of targets and was practicing moving and shooting.

 

My Sig has an "energetic" ejection and throws brass upto 25 feet away.

 

Well after I finished I was only able to find about 1/2 brass that I shot in the weed and gravel.

 

Any suggestions to improve the recovery rate?

Not sure how feasible this is, but could you like, hang a piece of paper, or somehow put something in the path of the ejection so that it slows them down, and they fall straight down? like a catch or something?

I was out shooting a couple of my pistols over the weekend. I set up a series of targets and was practicing moving and shooting.

 

My Sig has an "energetic" ejection and throws brass upto 25 feet away.

 

Well after I finished I was only able to find about 1/2 brass that I shot in the weed and gravel.

 

Any suggestions to improve the recovery rate?

HIre the range officer and the guy 2 or three stalls down from my stall this weekend. they were both pickin up my brass like it was thiers. If they had no problem findin mine and pickin it up, Im sure they will have no problem collecting yours

I pick-up as many as i shoot if not more on open fields. Even if you can't get all of yours, picking up other brass equals it out.

Get a cheap fish landing net at wallyworld. Restring with finer mesh if necessary. Fab up PVC stand. Position on range to eject into net opening.. GTG............

A roll of vinyl window screen unrolled in the area where your brass is landing. Pick up the screen and you'll have most of your brass.

I've seen guys set up what looks like a mosquito net to catch their brass.

Put a 4 x 8 tarP imthe area you oknow most of your brass is going to go then just Pick up the ends and most of it should roll to the middle

I use one of these, both at the bench and with a tripod when shooting pistol:

 

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/942827/ctk-precision-universal-brass-catcher

 

You can fab one pretty easily as suggested above. If making your own, I'd also recommend D&Ting it with 1/4-20 threads so you can mount it on a tripod.

I've only seen "brass catchers" as suggested above to catch brass. I've never seen anything placed on the ground at a range with other shooters around. It's not practical and is an accident waiting to happen.

I've only seen "brass catchers" as suggested above to catch brass. I've never seen anything placed on the ground at a range with other shooters around. It's not practical and is an accident waiting to happen.

 

Steel matches at both old bridge and central jersey use the method I describe in the pits but it is like a woven tarp with weights On the 4 corners

I guess it could be nylon window screen I went back and read the first pOst and he said he was moving And shooting I am guessing practicing uspsa in that case nothing is really going to work if he is moving all around just try to remember what points you shot from nd check in the range your gun ejects my range officer has an energetic ejection so I just try to look for a piece of the brass I am shooing and the rest will be in the same area ESP if I am practicing draw and shoot and moving around on the pit alot