DIY .22 Brass catcher

[bewsher500]

I shoot a lot of rabbits on golf courses and always try to keep my empty brass.
Its a pain with a bolt action as I have to half open the bolt and hand retrieve each one, bit of a faff.
Then I saw some DIY brass catchers on another site and thought I would give it whirl

Ingredients:
coat hanger
mesh bag (in my case a bag that some googles came in)
2 magnets (left over from my shooting sticks build
black tape/black thread

Bend frame, thread through bag where drawstring was, slip in magnets, stitch into place, attach.
have since pulled the bag in at the base so it doesnt stick out as much


Wire frame with extended tips to hold bag open

"borrowed" Goggle Bag

2x 2kg magnets

semi finished bag

bag on rifle

in use (one handed bolt cycling is tricky with the rifle skitting around on the sideboard!)

 

[DazT]

Nice! Could do with one of those for my SIG522 seeing as i've just got a 50 round drum mag

Daz

 

[karlbird]

I could do with one of these for my semi-auto 12g as I have the same problem leaving carts when shooting from the top of a vehicle.

Might knock a couple up.

Where did you get the magnets out of interest?

 

[bewsher500]

I could do with one of these for my semi-auto 12g as I have the same problem leaving carts when shooting from the top of a vehicle.

Might knock a couple up.

Where did you get the magnets out of interest?

ebay
cheap as chips, think it was a tenner posted for 15 of them
​They have a 2kg straight pull rating

 

[pipe man]

Good idea and cheap too.

 

[welshwarrior]

I found a washing tablet bag works well on mine again a coat hanger frame but held in place with elastic

 

[Apache]

Why not just let then fall?

 

[welshwarrior]

Golf courses imparticular get a bit shirty if you do and I don't like to leave brass or any rubbish anywhere.

 

[ukmole]

great idea

 

[The Singing Stalker]

Horsey owners are not too keen with them left in the paddocks either. Neat idea. I will have to rig up something similar for my 10/22.

 

[davebeds]

Great idea. Golf club I shoot also don't like brass cases left lying around. we always collect them but its a pain.

 

[nevilleblack]

This is brilliant, love it. wonder would it work for a 243.

 

[AREA]

excellent idea

 

[urx]

for those too lazy to make their own ones I imported a batch made by I think it was UTG from USA.
zip bottom anda velcro fastening.
It was designed for AR15 semi autos but I found didnt work so easily on my v22 as the bolt is so close to the ejection port.
might work ok on some of the more recent m4geries

 

[scrumbag]

And if you shoot a Browning SA.22, it bottom ejects the casings right down your shirt cuffs....

 

[Simjim33]

for those too lazy to make their own ones I imported a batch made by I think it was UTG from USA. zip bottom anda velcro fastening. It was designed for AR15 semi autos but I found didnt work so easily on my v22 as the bolt is so close to the ejection port. might work ok on some of the more recent m4geries

Any chance of a picture? And how much?
I have a remmy 597 22wmr semi auto!
Inspired by brewshers. I looked into doing one.
Bunny doom will tell you it's not fun if your the port side and the rifle is ejecting hot brass!
But the bolt is a problem. I now have no time to spend on these fun little projects!

 

[The Singing Stalker]

Any chance of a picture? And how much?
I have a remmy 597 22wmr semi auto!
Inspired by brewshers. I looked into doing one.
Bunny doom will tell you it's not fun if your the port side and the rifle is ejecting hot brass!
But the bolt is a problem. I now have no time to spend on these fun little projects!

+1 and a link would be better and if it will fit my ruger even better still.

 

[pbear94]

a very good idea, will be adding one to my 1022 and my 12 bore