Brass Broom: Picking up brass without breaking your back.

rjrivero · August 17, 2009, 08:20 AM

I shot the mi3gun match yesterday and met a guy from West Michigan who has a small online business.

He had some neat things and one in particular caught my attention.

He calls it the Brass Broom. It is a little cage that is made of strands of wire that pick up brass as it rolls over it. Then you put it over the "extractor" and give it a little twist to dump the brass into a 5 gallon bucket.

It sure beats the snot out of bending over and picking up brass by hand all day long.

I thought I'd share with you in case you're interested. I have no vested interest in this company, just a product I thought was worth sharing.

I bought the one he was using yesterday off of him at the range.

http://www.hitfactorshooting.com/pro...&categoryId=18

QBall45 · August 17, 2009, 08:32 AM

Looks like it would work great!

No way am I going to spend that kind of money at this time though. I got 4 2 legged brass brooms (aka kids) that also like to shoot. They earn their shooting time by helping me police the backyard range whenever I shoot. Its great. I get my brass picked up and they get to shoot. It works currently. Not sure hiw well it will work when their grown and gone. (Will I be able to get my wife to police brass? Maybe but unlikely)

rjrivero · August 17, 2009, 08:37 AM

I agree with you, it's kind of pricey. When I was at that match, virtually NO ONE ELSE was picking up brass. I ended up picking up maybe 2,000 pieces of .223 and who knows how many 9mm, 45ACP, and .40 S&W. It paid for itself that day in brass alone!!

jmorris · August 17, 2009, 09:12 AM

You can get them in several different sizes they all come from here http://www.holtsnutwizard.biz/ if you get at least 3 you can get a 10% discount. I modified a telescoping paint roller handle so mine will collapse from 5’ to less than 3’ in length, making it easier to haul around.

impalacustom · August 18, 2009, 02:14 AM

Jmorris, you beat me to it. My aunt uses one of these in Arizona to pick up pecans and when I was down there, I got the privledge to use one too. They work pretty well with nuts, I'd say about 90% success rate. Brass i'd say they'd work about as well but with a little less success and probably wouldn't work on a rocky ground though.

jmorris · August 18, 2009, 09:16 AM

They are no good in gravel. I like them as you can be selective about what you pick up and they work better than a Bag a Nut on uneven ground.

Before others ask this is a bag a nut and they work well and are very fast but you get more debris mixed with your brass than with the nut wizard.

shooter-55 · August 18, 2009, 03:42 PM

What's wrong with a good old flat spade shovel and some shoveling manure technique??? Been in the country too long. Sorry.

August 17, 2009, 08:20 AM	#1
rjrivero Senior Member Join Date: November 17, 2008 Location: NW Ohio Posts: 1,399	Brass Broom: Picking up brass without breaking your back. I shot the mi3gun match yesterday and met a guy from West Michigan who has a small online business. He had some neat things and one in particular caught my attention. He calls it the Brass Broom. It is a little cage that is made of strands of wire that pick up brass as it rolls over it. Then you put it over the "extractor" and give it a little twist to dump the brass into a 5 gallon bucket. It sure beats the snot out of bending over and picking up brass by hand all day long. I thought I'd share with you in case you're interested. I have no vested interest in this company, just a product I thought was worth sharing. I bought the one he was using yesterday off of him at the range. http://www.hitfactorshooting.com/pro...&categoryId=18

August 17, 2009, 08:32 AM	#2
QBall45 Senior Member Join Date: April 5, 2008 Location: South Central Minnesota Posts: 584	Looks like it would work great! No way am I going to spend that kind of money at this time though. I got 4 2 legged brass brooms (aka kids) that also like to shoot. They earn their shooting time by helping me police the backyard range whenever I shoot. Its great. I get my brass picked up and they get to shoot. It works currently. Not sure hiw well it will work when their grown and gone. (Will I be able to get my wife to police brass? Maybe but unlikely)

August 17, 2009, 08:37 AM	#3
rjrivero Senior Member Join Date: November 17, 2008 Location: NW Ohio Posts: 1,399	I agree with you, it's kind of pricey. When I was at that match, virtually NO ONE ELSE was picking up brass. I ended up picking up maybe 2,000 pieces of .223 and who knows how many 9mm, 45ACP, and .40 S&W. It paid for itself that day in brass alone!!

August 17, 2009, 09:12 AM	#4
jmorris Senior Member Join Date: November 22, 2006 Posts: 3,077	You can get them in several different sizes they all come from here http://www.holtsnutwizard.biz/ if you get at least 3 you can get a 10% discount. I modified a telescoping paint roller handle so mine will collapse from 5’ to less than 3’ in length, making it easier to haul around.

August 18, 2009, 02:14 AM	#5
impalacustom Senior Member Join Date: January 26, 2009 Posts: 492	Jmorris, you beat me to it. My aunt uses one of these in Arizona to pick up pecans and when I was down there, I got the privledge to use one too. They work pretty well with nuts, I'd say about 90% success rate. Brass i'd say they'd work about as well but with a little less success and probably wouldn't work on a rocky ground though.

August 18, 2009, 09:16 AM	#6
jmorris Senior Member Join Date: November 22, 2006 Posts: 3,077	They are no good in gravel. I like them as you can be selective about what you pick up and they work better than a Bag a Nut on uneven ground. Before others ask this is a bag a nut and they work well and are very fast but you get more debris mixed with your brass than with the nut wizard.

August 18, 2009, 03:42 PM	#7
shooter-55 Member Join Date: February 10, 2007 Location: Northern Ohio Posts: 35	What's wrong with a good old flat spade shovel and some shoveling manure technique??? Been in the country too long. Sorry.