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Kilroy08 · May 13, 2012, 10:28 PM

I've grown tired of losing brass in my back yard! I have a nice little range set up (one of the perks of living in a very rural area) and try to keep the grass cut extra short. It seems to be a losing battle trying to find all the brass. It doesn't help that my AK keeps trying to fling brass over the hedge and into the neighbor's property.

Has anybody fooled around with making a brass catcher/net?

I was thinking about trying a tarp set up like an L with the vertical part held up by a couple of old ten poles and a couple of guy ropes and the bottom half staked into the ground with tent pegs. Harbor Freight conveniently has all three things in stock and tarps are only $2 or $3 on sale this month.

In theory, the brass should bounce off the vertical portion and accumulate on the section of tarp on the ground.

Are there any other concepts or refinements to the original idea I should explore?

May 13, 2012, 10:28 PM	#1
Kilroy08 Senior Member Join Date: April 15, 2005 Posts: 168	Universal Brass Catcher I've grown tired of losing brass in my back yard! I have a nice little range set up (one of the perks of living in a very rural area) and try to keep the grass cut extra short. It seems to be a losing battle trying to find all the brass. It doesn't help that my AK keeps trying to fling brass over the hedge and into the neighbor's property. Has anybody fooled around with making a brass catcher/net? I was thinking about trying a tarp set up like an L with the vertical part held up by a couple of old ten poles and a couple of guy ropes and the bottom half staked into the ground with tent pegs. Harbor Freight conveniently has all three things in stock and tarps are only $2 or $3 on sale this month. In theory, the brass should bounce off the vertical portion and accumulate on the section of tarp on the ground. Are there any other concepts or refinements to the original idea I should explore?