For those of us with ejectors - this is driving me crazy yet I know it does not make sense.

Have you seen those sporting clay shooters that open their shotgun barrels and catch their shells in mid air - - then non-chalantely stuff the empties in their vest?

I have been trying to do this with my 470 and so far have not pulled it off. I can get one but not both. Can anyone else do it?

If you practice that enough you should get good at it and train your self to react...... then when the buff charges you shoot and catch the two ejected cartridges and put them in your pocket............

But if you don't ever hunt DG it would be fun to perfect that.

Empty shotgun shells are a lot lighter and move much slower then brass coming out of my double.

If you are trying to catch the rounds for the practicle purpose, it is easy to open the lever with the thumb while stopping the brass from ejecting. Or it can be done with the opposite hand.

I'f your trying for style then I don't have an answer.

JPK

If you practice it enough........ you'll for sure defect a couple of the cases into your stock for some terrific dings (been there done that with my shotguns ).

Kyler

I once had a hunter for brown bear who had a bad habbit of reaching down and picking up his brass before he cycled the bolt and took a fallow up shot. After the third time of that I slapped his hand and told him to leave the *0/-*ing brass alone.

Don't teach yourself bad habbits let the trap guy's catch their emptys in flight.

The guy who tought me how to fly a super cub in the bush told me to make every landing as if you only have 150 feet to get stopped. That way when you really do have that short of a strip your prepared for it. Treat your double the same way because it will be up to the job when it comes.

Your right though I was on the range today and it's hard to open the gun and get your hand in front of the brass if the rifle is still a little stiff in opening. You have to use both hands to open and the brass flys out over your shoulder before you realize the ejectors have gone

Good points from everyone and they give me a good excuse to stop trying this before it gets any more frustrating.

The closest I ever got to pulling it off was to hold the rifle bbls. down at an angle such that the brass would fly straight up and then try to grab them on their way down.

Snap caps can be caught occasionally but the empty brass takes someone with faster hands than me.

It's a classic on the French sporting clays courses, bang-bang, click to open the action and the spent shells into your left hand and the trash bucket, all in a single motion. I love to do it. Sometimes I actually break a couple of clays by accident but that is much less important than looking like you know what you are doing. If you are having a hard time with your DR it may be that the ejectors aren't properly timed. Otherwise, a boy around 12 years old who stands behind and catches is also classy for those who are used to having a caddy.

Excellent idea about a caddy boy Wink. It just would not do for we DRSS members to be caught looking less than classy.

I wonder if a water boy could be trained to do this in the killing fields?

Yes!

My Dirk Schimmel .470 has very strong, perfectly timed ejectors (can't say the same for my Purdeys)....My 6 year old kid gets a big laugh when I eject the cases a couple of feet into the air and snatch them up! (one handed).

Very easy to do.

JW

I don't know if I could do it or not, but I doubt I could. The main reason is because i generally have at least one round in my hand for a quick reload, after the first shot. I think that would interfere with my catching them, or it.
I do usually eject so as to not loose my brass, however. I do this be tilting the rifle to the left. and break it open. This lets the brass hit me in the belly, or chest, and fall at my feet, as I'm more interested in getting the rifle re-loaded, than saveing brass. Things like catching the ejected brass in one hand looks good, but I see no real value in doing it!

All my ejector rifles eject up and to the right. If I had to try and catch them in the air I would need to let go with my right hand. Probably drop the rifle.

My Alex Henry drops both shells within 3 inches of each other every time.

When shooting my 2 ejector doubles IF I am not under duress I simply pause slightly after I slightly break the gun open, rotate my hand over the breach and open the gun up. The shells "spit" out into my hand, I put them in my back pocket and then reload, either off of my belt or off the rifle buttstock shell carrier, depending on how much "not under duress" I am.

I have been known [and filmed] putting empty brass in my pocket when chasing giraffe... shooting elephant at 6 yards... reloading about 25 yards from a downed buff when he is trying to get back up... and a few yards from a giraffe that is about to fall on me....

My system has worked for me SO FAR....


WARNING.... WARNING.... WARNING....

I have BAD HABITS...

The best plan is to have extra ammo on your belt and on your gunstock [Murray Leather] and always quickly reload from the buttstock shell carrier.... then if not under duress refill the buttstock shell carrier.

Let the brass hit the ground.

Train yourself to do this it could save your life.

I'd like to see them catch them out of my 470. It has very strong ejectors.

505ED

Why would you want to catch them?

465H&H

Most of the time when I've hunted in Africa I had a game scout or a tracker right there with me.
Since I would rather carry my own rifle anyway maybe I'll bring a fine mesh fish net with me the next time and arm the tracker with that so he can catch my brass as it ejects behind me.

Would'nt that look good in the video.

I only do it to entertain my buddies / kids....I leave it on the ground when hunting for damn sure!

JW

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Originally posted by Akshooter:
Most of the time when I've hunted in Africa I had a game scout or a tracker right there with me.
Since I would rather carry my own rifle anyway maybe I'll bring a fine mesh fish net with me the next time and arm the tracker with that so he can catch my brass as it ejects behind me.

Would'nt that look good in the video.

They already have the nets. There for catching TseTse Flies.