Brass Catcher

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Is a brass catcher a required piece of equipment at a match?

I have an open collar that does a good job at catching them. Nothing like “feeling the burn” to distract you in a timed fire string.

I shot a match Saturday next to a guy without a net. I caught three in the pocket, two down my open collar shirt and one behind my glasses. I did not bring my deflector to the match, but I suspect a number of those would have gone over the top of that and therefore having it would not have mattered.

It's worth it.

Are there any off the shelf​ brass deflectors available?

To me the trick was to work out the exact positioning during training/practice so at match time it was a non-issue.
As far as cost, it all boils down to what you're concerned with, what level you want to play at, and why you're on the line.
I know quite a few shooters that use match day as a relief for their spouses and excuse to meet the "guys", so the dollars may be a bigger issue to them than the brass.

For .22, I just close up the net extensions, turn it around as use it as a brass deflector.

james r chapman wrote:For .22, I just close up the net extensions, turn it around as use it as a brass deflector.

I do the same. I don't want to get hit with brass so I try to do the same for others.

I let both 22 and 45 go in. It's easy enough for me to dump it all in a bucket when I'm done. Real easy to shake out the 22 over the bucket as I fish out my 45.

I also catch the 22s as I have a cartridge sorter and the 22s end up in the bucket.  I keep brass I don't use to sell for scrap.  Don