wyliefoxEsquire Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 I need to replace the basket used for picking brass. Post photo of the perfect basket Include details of where to got the basket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
August West, SASS #45079 Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 https://www.amazon.com/Winco-Steel-Round-Basket-8-Inch/dp/B00BY3S4HS/ref=sr_1_13?crid=37I7Q22DMUL79&keywords=small+fryer+basket+with+handle&qid=1677022367&sprefix=small+fryer+basket%2Caps%2C157&sr=8-13 Straighten handle, duct tape to stick. Viola, yer in business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Duncan Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 I use a tin cup. Place it with the grabber I use to pickup brass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 I'm with Matthew. I've been using a boy scout cook pot for over 20 years. I've thought about drilling holes in the bottom for the dirt to fall out, but a lot of the clubs around here now have little strainer holders attached to the sides of the unloading tables. I set it down on the ground by the brass and move it around with the picker. Skyhawk Hans has a nice mesh strainer on the end of a golf club shaft (?) that is pretty nice that I've used at times. A couple months ago I shot with Alsey Miller, whom I hadn't seen in over 20 years. He is still using the exact same coffee mug for his brass that he was using back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyliefoxEsquire Posted February 22, 2023 Author Share Posted February 22, 2023 39 minutes ago, August West, SASS #45079 said: https://www.amazon.com/Winco-Steel-Round-Basket-8-Inch/dp/B00BY3S4HS/ref=sr_1_13?crid=37I7Q22DMUL79&keywords=small+fryer+basket+with+handle&qid=1677022367&sprefix=small+fryer+basket%2Caps%2C157&sr=8-13 Straighten handle, duct tape to stick. Viola, yer in business. Ah... Fry basket I like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photo Shooter Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 This works well. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0007REVX8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Too Tall Bob Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 Or, you can have some fun and find something unique at the 2nd had store and attach it to an old cane. (In this case - a flour sifter). Now you can lean on the cane when you’re not picking brass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 i made mine up from a flower sifter and a handle from a swiffer , both found at a garage sale , its really light weight and fits on my minimalist gun cart really well , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Spade Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 I find the baskets from home deep fryers at the thrift and good will stores all the time for $2-$3. I also had my wife make me some brass bags with a mesh bottom so I can just give it a shake and all the dirt and debris falls out the bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Rich Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 13 hours ago, wyliefoxEsquire said: I need to replace the basket used for picking brass. Post photo of the perfect basket Include details of where to got the basket Just make sure that you get something Nevada Star likes really well and you're all set. kR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assassin Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 I use my hand. Bend over and pick up that brass. It's the quickest method. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 Ellie picked up a black mesh pencil cup from a stationary store, I screwed it to an old cane. Looks nice. Being mesh, the dirt falls thru. Pebbles, not so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Snorter Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 Various companies, including Caldwell make long handled rolling brass retrievers. Cost a bit, but work well and save a lot of bending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totes Magoats Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 Flour sifter, long wooden dowel and some heat shrink tubing. customize the length of pull as needed. Totes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyliefoxEsquire Posted February 22, 2023 Author Share Posted February 22, 2023 3 hours ago, Kid Rich said: Just make sure that you get something Nevada Star likes really well and you're all set. kR KR, you are right-on my friend. Starr has worn out the existing basket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G W Wade Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 Have used several . But my favorite is the small pail that misquito repellant candles come in. Had grill from cumputer fan that just fit. One on a golf club handle and the other on a leather shoe lace. Coil the lace in the bucket to save room . GW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Devil Dale Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 3 hours ago, Assassin said: I use my hand. Bend over and pick up that brass. It's the quickest method. For us old guys, getting back up can be a problem with holsters. One club I shot at had spotter staffs (broom handles) instead of flags --great help in bending down and getting back upright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TN Mongo, SASS #61450 Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 +1 for Photo Shooter. I've used a small fishing net for years after seeing Jackalope with one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chili Pepper Kid, SASS #60463 Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 This is what I use from Hobby Lobby. Milk Can https://www.hobbylobby.com/Home-Decor-Frames/Decor-Pillows/Jars-Vases/Embossed-Galvanized-Metal-Milk-Can/p/80855211 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison Bud Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 I have to agree with TN Mongo in that a smallish fishing or even butterfly type net has been very effective for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knucky McPee Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 1 hour ago, Bison Bud said: I have to agree with TN Mongo in that a smallish fishing or even butterfly type net has been very effective for me! I agree with both TN Mongo and Bison Bud. This is what I use. Small and collapsable and helps sift out the dirt. https://www.basspro.com/shop/en/ranger-folding-net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky R. K. Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 Do you think the mesh nets would hold up to hot black powder brass? Lucky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knucky McPee Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 11 minutes ago, Lucky R. K. said: Do you think the mesh nets would hold up to hot black powder brass? Lucky Yes. Been picking my darksider pards for many moons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky R. K. Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 31 minutes ago, Knucky McPee said: Yes. Been picking my darksider pards for many moons. Thanks, good to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anvil Al #59168 Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 I prefer just a bucket on a string. And have left and lost more brass buckets at ranges all the place than I can count. The one we have now is a pink plastic bucket. Have had it for YEARS. For some reason. That pink bucket seems to find its way back to me every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutmeg Ryder, SASS # 74966 Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 I attached a pencil holder to an old umbrella shaft, drilled some holes in the bottom for sand to pass thru. A grabber with rubber cups. Small light, and fits nicely on the cart. I drilled a hole through the rubber cups on the grabber, and installed small stainless steel bolts with lock nuts so they do not fall off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
German Jim Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 I've been using a small french-fry basket that I got from Amazon. I cut the business end off of an old metal broom handle and stuffed the fry handle up the hole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangler Bob Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 Being frugal, I went to a local thrift store and found a metal basket, an old very well used golf club. Maybe $2.00 and about a half hour of time. This is what I use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Catorce Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 On 2/21/2023 at 5:56 PM, Abilene, SASS # 27489 said: I'm with Matthew. I've been using a boy scout cook pot for over 20 years. I've thought about drilling holes in the bottom for the dirt to fall out, but a lot of the clubs around here now have little strainer holders attached to the sides of the unloading tables. I set it down on the ground by the brass and move it around with the picker. Skyhawk Hans has a nice mesh strainer on the end of a golf club shaft (?) that is pretty nice that I've used at times. A couple months ago I shot with Alsey Miller, whom I hadn't seen in over 20 years. He is still using the exact same coffee mug for his brass that he was using back then. Could you, might you of shot with Alsey Miller at the renowned Gunfight at Gamble Gulch?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 56 minutes ago, El Catorce said: Could you, might you of shot with Alsey Miller at the renowned Gunfight at Gamble Gulch?! Actually, I shot with him at the Dec.31 match at the Tx Riviera Pistoleros. He and El Malo taught the 1st (?) RO class in Texas and I hadn't seen since then so I was happy to know he was still around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michigan Slim Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 My favorite basket for brass is the one some young kid is using to pick up brass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 28 minutes ago, Michigan Slim said: My favorite basket for brass is the one some young kid is using to pick up brass. That's why we bring in the Boy Scouts at a few state shoots here. They do an excellent job. Many get to play after the day of shooting and some parents get to see the real truth about guns and shooters. Most Cowpoke donate around $10 a day and the Scouts take abt. $1000 back to the troop for their scouting adventures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michigan Slim Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 1 hour ago, Eyesa Horg said: That's why we bring in the Boy Scouts at a few state shoots here. They do an excellent job. Many get to play after the day of shooting and some parents get to see the real truth about guns and shooters. Most Cowpoke donate around $10 a day and the Scouts take abt. $1000 back to the troop for their scouting adventures. Absolutely. We used a church group in the past too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadwood Miner, SASS # 45575 Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 On 2/22/2023 at 7:30 AM, Assassin said: I use my hand. Bend over and pick up that brass. It's the quickest method. Yea, I am 20 days from 93 and I don't bend to well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assassin Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 1 hour ago, Deadwood Miner, SASS # 45575 said: Yea, I am 20 days from 93 and I don't bend to well. I wouldn't expect you to pick brass. Appreciate you coming out to shooting events, my dad's 94. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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