Buckshot Blaine Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 what is good to use for the basket for brass/shell pickup to go along with the grabber? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 A small bucket with a short rope tied to the bail. A small shrimp / minnow net attached to a longer handle. Avoid the metal kitchen strainers attached to a long handle. They tend to get bent easily because people like to lean on them 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Blaine Posted September 8 Author Share Posted September 8 Thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badlands Bob #61228 Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 The absolute best brass pickup tool is an energetic 12 year old. 10 2 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slow poke gear Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 8 minutes ago, Badlands Bob #61228 said: The absolute best brass pickup tool is an energetic 12 year old. That's the main posse job for my two kids 11 and 13. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Duncan Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 15 hours ago, Buckshot Blaine said: what is good to use for the basket for brass/shell pickup to go along with the grabber? I use a tin cup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chili Pepper Kid, SASS #60463 Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 I got this small milk can from Hobby Lobby. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Sackett Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 A #10 metal can fastened to a stick. Cheap and easily replaceable. Sam Sackett 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TN Mongo, SASS #61450 Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 A small fishing net works great. Jackalope showed me "the light" years ago. We now have many local converts. https://www.amazon.com/Frabill-Wooden-Premium-D-Shaped-Minnow/dp/B000EZ09SY/ref=sr_1_15?crid=2Y90UPBCN8O2Q&keywords=small+fishing+net&qid=1694183447&sprefix=small+fishing+net%2Caps%2C93&sr=8-15 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Lead Pepper Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 15 minutes ago, TN Mongo, SASS #61450 said: A small fishing net works great. Jackalope showed me "the light" years ago. We now have many local converts. https://www.amazon.com/Frabill-Wooden-Premium-D-Shaped-Minnow/dp/B000EZ09SY/ref=sr_1_15?crid=2Y90UPBCN8O2Q&keywords=small+fishing+net&qid=1694183447&sprefix=small+fishing+net%2Caps%2C93&sr=8-15 I use a similar fish net I got at Walmart for $5. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choctaw Jack Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 Cup is still usable as a drinking cup, if the vendor still gives free refills! Choctaw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyliefoxEsquire Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 https://arcmate.com/ezreacher-pro.aspx They will replace no charge if it breaks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 17 hours ago, Sedalia Dave said: A small bucket with a short rope tied to the bail. I hate those A small shrimp / minnow net attached to a longer handle. I hate those Avoid the metal kitchen strainers attached to a long handle. They tend to get bent easily because people like to lean on them I love these. Skyhawk Hans has one that I use when I spell him as brass picker. It is a thick mesh, has never bent, is easy to turn to dump brass onto table or into another brass cup if more than one picker, etc. So, there is obviously some personal preference and YMMV to this. 4 hours ago, Matthew Duncan said: I use a tin cup. This is what I've used for years (actually a small boy scout cook pot). I pick it up and set it down on the ground with the picker. Move it around on the ground so it is sitting close to the empties. Easy to set it on the ground forward of the firing line when reaching over fences or out of windows for those Marlin shooters. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Possum Stu Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 I use either a tin cup, or a telescoping fish net, the sort you use to get fish out of a fish tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Coffinmaker Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts. Either work really well. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 i have an old thrown away kitchen strainer attached to an old thrown away swiffer handle and i dont lean on it its lasted over 15 years now , along with one of those pickers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
German Jim Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 I use a french fry basket (from Amazon) that I attached to a cut-off metal broom handle. Stuffed the basket handle into the end of the broom handle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade Roper Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 21 hours ago, Badlands Bob #61228 said: The absolute best brass pickup tool is an energetic 12 year old. And where would one find such a creature? Amazon? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Maverick Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 5 hours ago, Renegade Roper said: And where would one find such a creature? Amazon? Your local skateboard park. TM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Rick Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 I prefer containers that have a screen or mesh-type bottom to allow water, dirt and other debris to fall out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 me too , for all those reasons , but given the option ill pay a 12 year old to do the job long as they do it well , 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rance - SASS # 54090 Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 (edited) I use a big tea strainer mounted to the bottom of an old cane.. I mounted it up on the shaft so when I lean on the cane the basket doesn’t touch.. Two perverbial uses.. Edited September 10 by Rance - SASS # 54090 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tequila Shooter Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 IMHO no matter what is used it has to have a perforated bottom. So many times I’m at the ULT trying to get off the table before the next shooter gets there and when the brass shows up it’s all mixed up with rocks and debris. Personally I use the bucket and string method, it will sit on the floor. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 i agree - i kinda like the cane yoiu can lean on and side mounted basket - i see a new project in the winters agenda , i have both canes and baskets to work with these days , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingSnake Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 I have a pencil basket from office max that I mounted to a handle. Drilled extra holes in the bottom. A few shakes and most of the dirt and rocks fall out. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 8 hours ago, KingSnake said: I have a pencil basket from office max that I mounted to a handle. Drilled extra holes in the bottom. A few shakes and most of the dirt and rocks fall out. Same, except screwed to an old cane. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bart Slade Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 Does anyone have any solutions that at least LOOK like they're from the 1880's? I have an old ore sifting pan that I use to hold the cases, but my pick-up-stick is just a modern thing - way too modern looking. But I ain't gonna bend over, I'm not built for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assassin Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 I use my hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 (edited) For those that have youngsters picking up brass. Be sure they are taking all the necessary precautions to prevent lead poisoning. Handling spent brass and then eating or drinking without washing your hands will significantly increase the levels of lead in your system. Edited September 13 by Sedalia Dave 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 The Scouts we've had, wear disposable gloves mostly, some wear work gloves. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idaho Gunslinger Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 I was going to say the same thing about kids and lead. My understanding is that lead is much harder on the health of children than it is on the health of adults. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Snorter Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 You might look into the scale of the original study that caused the furor. Caution: the "science" may have been adjusted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 20 minutes ago, Rip Snorter said: You might look into the scale of the original study that caused the furor. Caution: the "science" may have been adjusted. Everyone reacts differently to lead exposure. Some people's bodies do not adsorb it and other people adsorb it like a sponge. Most people fall in between. the two extremes. Children are especially susceptible to damage from lead exposure. Several years ago a shooter here posted about his young child being sick. Skin lesions and other serious problems. Took some sleuthing by the doctors but eventually they determined it was lead poisoning. After some detective work they traced it to picking up spent brass for other shooters. Primers contain lead styphnate which contaminates the outside of the brass via blowby. Was transferred to his hands and onto the snacks and water bottles he used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Snorter Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 22 minutes ago, Sedalia Dave said: Everyone reacts differently to lead exposure. Some people's bodies do not adsorb it and other people adsorb it like a sponge. Most people fall in between. the two extremes. Children are especially susceptible to damage from lead exposure. Several years ago a shooter here posted about his young child being sick. Skin lesions and other serious problems. Took some sleuthing by the doctors but eventually they determined it was lead poisoning. After some detective work they traced it to picking up spent brass for other shooters. Primers contain lead styphnate which contaminates the outside of the brass via blowby. Was transferred to his hands and onto the snacks and water bottles he used. Can recall chewing lead split shot as a boy while fishing. No idea why, but never a bad lead test. I also had a bottle of mercury I used to play with. Washed my hands, no issues. We played in mud, drank from hoses, rode bicycles with no thought of helmets, on and on, living life and we are still here. Life is tough. People raised to be tough beat the snot out of hothouse flowers. 2 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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