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Brass catcher for lever rifles?

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Brass catcher for lever rifles?

Post by fortyshooter » Sun Feb 23, 2020 7:59 pm

I want a bit of freedom to enjoy my lever rifle without having to keep an eye on where my brass is falling.
Yes a tarp can work if you stay within it's confines and you weigh down the edges so the wind don't carry it away and have done that.

So for a huge investment of 12 bucks I ordered up a Caldwell catcher that looks to be somewhat universal with a Velcro strap and
wire frame. Got it fitted on my Big Boy .357 and had to bend down the wire at the wrap edge to keep it below my rear sight.
Loaded an empty case into the chamber and it landed in the bag when lever was cycled...promising...and will give it a run next time at the range.
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Re: Brass catcher for lever rifles?

Post by krunchnik » Sun Feb 23, 2020 8:02 pm

I have that same catcher I use on my AR's-best thing ever to save brass-it gets expensive if your a reloader and lose half your brass every range trip.
That's a good idea-I think I will try that on my Henry's as well
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Re: Brass catcher for lever rifles?

Post by RanchRoper » Sun Feb 23, 2020 9:00 pm

My Henry top ejects and most of them end up on my hat brim... :)
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Re: Brass catcher for lever rifles?

Post by Mistered » Sun Feb 23, 2020 10:17 pm

Ever chased jack rabbits (or any other running game) with ANYTHING that ejects shell cases?

If so forget collecting your brass!
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Re: Brass catcher for lever rifles?

Post by Cofisher » Mon Feb 24, 2020 12:35 am

Ugly as sin...but, maybe a good idea. I hate chasing brass. Every time I run the action, I am distracted by where is my brass going. Hmmm
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Re: Brass catcher for lever rifles?

Post by John E Davies » Mon Feb 24, 2020 6:10 am

This it? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004SKCUME/? ... _lig_dp_it

Thanks for the idea. I will be interested to see if it works decently.

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Re: Brass catcher for lever rifles?

Post by PT7 » Mon Feb 24, 2020 7:28 am

RanchRoper wrote:
Sun Feb 23, 2020 9:00 pm
My Henry top ejects and most of them end up on my hat brim... :)
That's using your head :!:
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Re: Brass catcher for lever rifles?

Post by Mistered » Mon Feb 24, 2020 9:04 am

With levers on a bench its not so much a problem.

I typically just slowly eject the fired case, grab it an put it in a bag.

Levers in general are not bad as they dont send brass flying like semi autos.
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Re: Brass catcher for lever rifles?

Post by Ojaileveraction » Mon Feb 24, 2020 10:19 am

The 45-70 cases are like picking up loose 50 cent coins, the 25-20 cases like quarters.
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Re: Brass catcher for lever rifles?

Post by JEBar » Mon Feb 24, 2020 10:45 am

interesting .... I've seen them on AR's and semi automatic shotguns but not on lever actions .... at first look, I tend to believe one wouldn't work on our Henry rifles because of the scopes we've mounted on them
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