Hoping someone has a suggestion for a product that picks up brass at my outdoor range.
I envision something on wheels with some kind of "fingers" that picks up brass and catches it in a "hopper".
Anyone have a line on a product like this?
or another suggestion?

https://www.botach.com/ammo-up...istol-brass-pick-up/
We have one of these at the Sheriff's range. Works great on Concrete. Never tried it on dirt but I think it would be fine. Probably not so much on gravel.

Small children are good for this, and it teaches them something useful.

Dave,
Have you looked at the rolling wheel basket from Caldwell?

https://youtu.be/IUdy040L5aY

Grass rake and shovel with a bucket, some empty the bucket on a strainer of some sort..I just pick them out of the bucket, saves bending over and that's the tough part.

A broom and long handled dust pan?? roger

Thanks everyone for all of the suggestions.
I'll probably go with Teds suggestion, I think it fits my situation best of anything suggested so far.
Tom, over the years I have dished out plenty of character building chores for my boys, they are bigger now and I find them more useful on larger projects where they can use their strength and skills, but great suggestion.

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Originally posted by bartsche:
A broom and long handled dust pan?? roger

Dave's range is mostly sand

Nut Wizard, Caldwell copied them

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Originally posted by bartsche:
A broom and long handled dust pan?? roger

Dave's range is mostly sand

and grass, with an ocassional weed and cactus thrown in to keep you on your toes...

No shit, but a doggy poop scoop with fingers on the front works great for this.

I couldn't help the really bad pun, but I use one at a range I shoot at. Works very well. I also use it for my dog, but not the same one.

Jeremy

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Originally posted by Snellstrom:
Tom, over the years I have dished out plenty of character building chores for my boys, they are bigger now and I find them more useful on larger projects where they can use their strength and skills, but great suggestion.

I know; grandson like video games and girls now, fortunately my back hasn't given out altogether and I can still gather a little brass now and then. Cheers.

I don't know what caliber brass you are trying to pick up, but for 45acp I have used a pecan picker upper. It is a wire round basket that you just roll along the ground and it picks it right up. Might work for you. Just visit your local farm store.
Phil

Thanks Phil good idea.
Our local Farm store won't have it, not a Pecan tree within 500 miles of here.
The brass I want to pick up is varied .223, 7.62x39, .308, .380, 9mm, .45 ACP, 44 mag etc. Anything shot with bolt action doesn't leave the bench it's mostly semi auto and various revolvers dumps at the pistol range I'd like to get.

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Originally posted by Snellstrom:
Thanks Phil good idea.
Our local Farm store won't have it, not a Pecan tree within 500 miles of here.
The brass I want to pick up is varied .223, 7.62x39, .308, .380, 9mm, .45 ACP, 44 mag etc. Anything shot with bolt action doesn't leave the bench it's mostly semi auto and various revolvers dumps at the pistol range I'd like to get.

I'd order one of these off the net. It'd keep the little one busy when he doesn't want to do his school homework.

I've used the wire basket type on a cement floor at our indoor range, doesn't work well next to walls. Might as well just use a dust pan and broom. On sand I'd use the dust pan an dump into a sifter like they have for 5 gal buckets or just skip the dust pan and use the sifter directly. Or find a dust pan with slits or holes in it.

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Originally posted by richj:
I've used the wire basket type on a cement floor at our indoor range, doesn't work well next to walls. Might as well just use a dust pan and broom. On sand I'd use the dust pan an dump into a sifter like they have for 5 gal buckets or just skip the dust pan and use the sifter directly. Or find a dust pan with slits or holes in it.

roger

Do a google search for a "nut harvester"... you can get them on Amazon, Ace Hardware, Frankford arsenal, and a hose of other places for as little as 25 bucks..

Dillon lists them in the Blue Book catalog.
Don't recall the price, seems like $30, maybe less.

With a three place back fusion if a case hits the ground or floor that's just about where it'll stay these days.

George

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Originally posted by Fury01:
https://www.botach.com/ammo-up...istol-brass-pick-up/
We have one of these at the Sheriff's range. Works great on Concrete. Never tried it on dirt but I think it would be fine. Probably not so much on gravel.

I used to shoot a police range that had those. Great on concrete, pretty good on grass.

I would never buy from Botach.