Brass Wizard or Brass Mower

[jduff8505]

http://www.brassmower.com/

http://www.uniquetek.com/site/696296/product/T1310

These are the hamster cage looking things that go on the end of a pole and are supposed to pick up brass. Has anyone had any experience good or bad with these items? I am having a hard time bending over and picking up brass. Any guidance would be great. Thanks.

Jeff

 

[oneof79]

I have never used one but I would think they would work ok on a flat surface. Deep grass not so much. I think a broom and a dust pan would work better.
Another idea would be taking a kid shooting.
Let them shoot a box of .22 if they pick up your brass.
Get a revolver and a bolt action rifle.

 

[Fyrtwuck]

My lower back gives me fits at the range. I use a cheap pick up tool that I bought at Walmart. Ace hardware also has some tools, but they cost a bit more.

 

[dennishoddy]

I use the pick up tool at ace hardware as well, and have a minnow net on another pole.
Just pick up the brass and drop it into the net. After a couple of dozen rounds, drop the net load into a bucket. Never lean over again.

 

[fatcpa]

I have a similar tool that I bought from Dillon a couple years ago. I think the idea started a long time ago and was originally used to pick up pecans and other nuts. I think the cage openings were made closer together when they started using them for brass pickup. After years of abuse, my back protests when I pick up brass, so I use the tool a lot. It works really well for 45 brass. It does have problems with rough surfaces and rocks. All-in-all, it'd buy it again. I haven't tried dennishoddy's method with the minnow net, but I will.

 

[bboswell]

Mine came from Uniquetek. Works well for 45 but disappointing overall. Probably best for flat hard ground. I would not buy again.

 

[swampratt]

I know of a guy that made his own.
I think it was made from 2 frisbies and a slinky.. or 2 plastic lids and a slinky...either way you get the idea
and cheap ..worked in grass also

 

[zombiegirl]

I have one that I use sometimes. If it's on a hard surface then it works pretty well---otherwise in the grass it's pretty worthless.

 

[Revived]

I’ve used the #1 version of this for a few years… www.bubca.com doesn’t catch 100% but that’s more my fault… better on your back, looks cool and good or bad - you get a lot of attention/questions at the range - ranks as one of my all-time slap my forehead “why didn’t I think of that” shooting products… lol

 

[GlockCop]

Ive not tried this but I heard some guys talking one day and they were talking of using a shop-vac to get their brass? Have no idea if it works or not.