Range brass pick up

[ScouT6a]

Anyone else use a metal detector to locate hard to find brass on the home Range?
I was at a second hand store a few years ago and picked up a metal detector for $20 (talked the guy down from $30)
It is actually quite enjoyable looking for the empties in the grass and my recovery rate is near 100%

 

[BehindBlueI's]

Nah, I just use my brass magnet.

 

[ROLEXrifleman]

I'm lazy, I go for the easy to find brass

 

[EyeCarry]

Yup, I do. Cheap Harbor Freight unit. Comes in handy finding stuff in the yard and gravel driveway too (like a missing bolt/nut off of the lawnmower etc.) It is kind of relaxing, isn't it?

 

[ScouT6a]

I am not too worried about finding every piece of 9mm or 45 ACP but .45 Colt or 6.5 Grendel is a different story. if I know I am going to be shooting, I'll at least run the mower over the range first.

 

[AmmoManAaron]

When I'm shooting on private property, I put down a tarp. It's not 100%, but it sure does help. I have a very nice White's Spectrum metal detector and have considered using it to find the really rare brass that didn't land on the tarp, but just haven't drug it along yet. You don't want to lose a single .41 AE or .35 WSL case if you can help it, and at about $1 each for empties, it wouldn't take long to pay for a cheap metal detector like what you describe. And I'm sure it would be easy pickings compared to regular metal detecting.