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Looking for a brass catcher...

nr123

for an AR, 6.5 Grendel. I have a thermal scope mounted and want to use the brass catcher in the field while hunting. I prefer a smaller, light weight unit if possible. Also, my fore end is round carbon fiber with no attachment rails. Appreciate any help.
 
Tactical Brass Recovery...

Easily the best there is.

I’ve used different ones and there’s nothing even close.

Edit: reading comprehension failure.. just saw you said it’s a round carbon handguard... tactical brass recovery needs rails on handguard so either drill or you just use the Caldwell setup.
 

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I have a Caldwell that straps on the forearm. It's ok to shoot off the bench, but I wouldn't think of hunting with it. With larger scpes it's a PITA to get on/off, impossible to get tight enogh to stay in one spot, and causes the occasional jam with a case not fully ejected. I would definitely go with a quality picatiny unit.
 
I have a UTG the straps on with velcro. It works well enough
to catch my match sorted brass from banging around on the
concrete. Other then that, It's all I use it for. I would not use it
for hunting, just bench work.
 
dantiff2 said:
I have this one and swap it between guns and love it! Nothing bounces back into the action jamming the gun like some other catchers out there.

www.midwayusa.com

Caldwell Picatinny Rail AR-15 Brass Catcher Nylon Mesh Black

The Caldwell Picatinny Rail Brass Catcher offers a convenient, consistent and easy to use method of collecting brass while shooting at the range. Unlike...
www.midwayusa.com www.midwayusa.com

Dan
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I have one of these. Not a fan of all things Caldwell but it works fine. Only caveat is that the scope can't sit too close to the rail as this has to slide underneath it.
 
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Problem with most is the Nylon bag, hot brass melts and sticks leaving pieces stuck to the brass. I have the Caldwell also best available with a good mounting system.
 
I followed itchyTF's advice and ordered one. It looks to be a very good unit, no nylon mesh to deal with. I have it mounted on my rifle, but haven't taken it to the field yet. I also ordered an extra bracket to use on another gun.
 
dantiff2 said:
I have this one and swap it between guns and love it! Nothing bounces back into the action jamming the gun like some other catchers out there.

www.midwayusa.com

Caldwell Picatinny Rail AR-15 Brass Catcher Nylon Mesh Black

The Caldwell Picatinny Rail Brass Catcher offers a convenient, consistent and easy to use method of collecting brass while shooting at the range. Unlike...
www.midwayusa.com www.midwayusa.com

Dan
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I have this also, and works great. I bought an extra picatiny mount so I can put the bag on either of my uppers.
 
nr123 said:
for an AR, 6.5 Grendel. I have a thermal scope mounted and want to use the brass catcher in the field while hunting. I prefer a smaller, light weight unit if possible. Also, my fore end is round carbon fiber with no attachment rails. Appreciate any help.
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Caldwell Just my two cents Tommy Mc
 
I have tried about six different catchers, including the soft bags and hard plastic models. The best "compromise" I found is the Caldwell unit that has a mount on the picatinny rail - and which slides onto that mount. NOT to be confused with the strap-on Caldwell unit that is waaaay down the list. This version of the Caldwell also allows for the purchase of separate receivers for the picatinny rail of additional rifles - so you can rotate the bag from rifle to rifle. The only downside to the bag is that if you run slow burning powder - you can end up with brass hot enough to melt holes in the nylon mesh. This was fixed by lining the back of the bag where the shells hit with a piece of leather. You can also get an old pair of jeans and cut a piece to overlay the exterior and glue it on using "Plumber's Goop" adhesive from Home Depot. That was how I patched my bags until I put a leather insert inside all the bags. The plus of the Caldwell picatinny rail mount model is very rapid on-off, high shell capacity, has wire frame to hold the top of the bag up, zipper bottom for quick dump, quick move from rifle-to-rifle, forms against gun pretty well so you don't get shells missing the bag. If the bag were made from a more heat-resistant mesh, it would be 5 stars from me.
 
Just received a Gloryfire brass catcher. Haven’t mounted it yet - because I can’t. The mount (although advertised to be picatinny) actually appears to be designed for a Weaver mount. Some judicious grinding on the catcher mount should take care of the issue but I’m not impressed. Sad thing is that one flaw ruins what appears to be an otherwise good product.
 
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I use a 3Bucc catcher. I purchased extra mounts so I can switch the bag among the various rifles I have - 5.56, 300 BO, 224 Valkyrie, 22 Nosler, 6.5 Grendel, 7.62x39. It works without any ejection interference for all. I just make certrain the bag is fully extended. It dumps from the bottom (velcro closure) so you don't have to remove the bag from the mount to empty the spent cases. Below is a link to Amazon, but it's available factory direct, Brownells and other suppliers.

Amazon.com : 3Bucc Brass-Savr Brass Catching System Front Flattop Mount : Gun Ammunition And Magazine Pouches : Sports & Outdoors

Amazon.com : 3Bucc Brass-Savr Brass Catching System Front Flattop Mount : Gun Ammunition And Magazine Pouches : Sports & Outdoors
www.amazon.com

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