Lugers that eject brass into the next county

Major Tom · 02-28-2023, 10:21 AM

I enjoy shooting my 30 cal. luger at our outdoor range.
Thing is, the brass goes flying off to never never land! My store of brass is dwindling.
Is there any way besides some sort of brass catcher to lessen the ejection of brass?
Just curious.

DonVoigt · 02-28-2023, 10:42 AM

Is there any way besides some sort of brass catcher to lessen the ejection of brass?
Just curious.

Not without screwing up the function of the pistol.

Figure out which direction the brass goes, you may need a spotter; then put down a tarp or sheet in that area.

GT had a supply of brass in the past, you may want to see if he has more and buy some.
His price was quite reasonable.

G.T. · 02-28-2023, 02:04 PM

do a search on this thread: WTS, virgin primed .30 Luger brass
offer still stands! Best, GT...

Karl · 03-01-2023, 10:11 AM

Tom,

Ejecting brass into the next county could be a sign of a weak recoil spring or a hot load.

My experience has been that wherever you put down the tarp, that is the one place the brass won't land (Murphy's Law).

KFS

DonVoigt · 03-01-2023, 03:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Karl

Tom,

Ejecting brass into the next county could be a sign of a weak recoil spring or a hot load.

My experience has been that wherever you put down the tarp, that is the one place the brass won't land (Murphy's Law).

KFS

Get a bigger tarp !

Major Tom · 03-02-2023, 01:20 PM

It's a long walk to the next county to place the tarp! Brass never lands in a nice neat pile. a 20 foot diameter tarp would be needed.
All my reloads are just stout enough to insure critical functions of the P08, no hot loads

Karl · 03-02-2023, 04:14 PM

At my range the firing line is covered by a metal shed roof. The Luger ejects straight up, the case ricochets off the roof and then bounces off of my bald head. Sometimes a case goes down the front of my shirt - boy are they hot.

KFS

ithacaartist · 03-03-2023, 10:37 PM

I made a kind of screened-in enclosure by repurposing some screen door panels for wide sliding doors because I had so much brass loss in the grass--tarp or no tarp. The screens were good because they didn't contain the pressure wave/noise within the structure. I mounted the thing on wheels, so it was handier to roll out and stand under it while shooting than spreading out a tarp. But danged if plenty of the brass didn't find its way to oblivion nonetheless.

Major Tom · 03-04-2023, 02:26 PM

I need a brass magnet!

LU1900 · 03-04-2023, 06:47 PM

Just have a roof with foam insulation over your head

Vlim · 03-05-2023, 01:36 PM

My empty brass always launched up on top of the ceiling of the shooting point. Once a range officer came running to me, saying my pistol did not eject, because he saw no brass falling.

big open · 02-27-2024, 06:08 PM

I and a friend of mine and his son were shooting my shooter luger at a range one day. The son's pants were low enough to show his plumbers crack when he was squatted down shooting.
An empty case from the luger went over his head, down his back and into the gap between shirt and pants just in the right spot. He came straight up, did about 4 or 5 quick steps with sounds of pain. So be sure everything is well covered when shooting the luger pistols.

wlyon · 02-27-2024, 07:04 PM

Now that's a crack up. Bill

Padre Dan · 02-27-2024, 09:25 PM

wife found out nothing low cut or lands in her cleavage

jeb111 · 02-29-2024, 10:12 AM

Just say “NO to Crack”
Jim

big open · 04-05-2024, 01:48 PM

One advantage my shooter P.38 has over my shooter lugers is that the empty brass always falls in a close by area to my left. There is no searching around for maybe 1/2 the fired cases (that can be found in the county) from the luger. My first gun love are lugers but P.38's are a close second.

velodog455~ · 04-06-2024, 10:36 AM

I shoot with a buddy. He stands to the side and holds a medium size piece of cardboard over the top of the pistol, as close to the pistol as possible without disturbing the sight picture. The rounds usually land close to my feet. Then, I hold the cardboard for him. I will usually recover over 45 cases out of a box of 50.
-Bob

Kiwi · 04-06-2024, 03:26 PM

The true beauty of a revolver

STEINBVG · 04-10-2024, 02:16 PM

My Russian InTerarms Mauser ejects about 25 feet up and it seems it takes 2 seconds for them to land. I have discovered some shells in the gutters...

02-28-2023, 10:21 AM	#1
Major Tom User Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: S.E. Iowa Posts: 484 Thanks: 533 Thanked 227 Times in 124 Posts	Lugers that eject brass into the next county I enjoy shooting my 30 cal. luger at our outdoor range. Thing is, the brass goes flying off to never never land! My store of brass is dwindling. Is there any way besides some sort of brass catcher to lessen the ejection of brass? Just curious. __________________ I Build Custom Pistol Boxes

02-28-2023, 10:42 AM	#2
DonVoigt User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: near Charlotte NC Posts: 4,681 Thanks: 1,441 Thanked 4,350 Times in 2,040 Posts	Is there any way besides some sort of brass catcher to lessen the ejection of brass? Just curious. Not without screwing up the function of the pistol. Figure out which direction the brass goes, you may need a spotter; then put down a tarp or sheet in that area. GT had a supply of brass in the past, you may want to see if he has more and buy some. His price was quite reasonable. __________________ 03man(Don Voigt); Luger student and collector. Looking for DWM side plate: 69 ; Dreyse 1907 pistol K.S. Gendarmerie

02-28-2023, 02:04 PM	#3
G.T. Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chandler Arizona Posts: 3,507 Thanks: 1,318 Thanked 3,653 Times in 1,004 Posts	Hi Maj Tom do a search on this thread: WTS, virgin primed .30 Luger brass offer still stands! Best, GT...

03-02-2023, 01:20 PM	#6
Major Tom User Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: S.E. Iowa Posts: 484 Thanks: 533 Thanked 227 Times in 124 Posts	It's a long walk to the next county to place the tarp! Brass never lands in a nice neat pile. a 20 foot diameter tarp would be needed. All my reloads are just stout enough to insure critical functions of the P08, no hot loads __________________ I Build Custom Pistol Boxes

03-03-2023, 10:37 PM	#8
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,342 Thanks: 7,264 Thanked 2,569 Times in 1,363 Posts	I made a kind of screened-in enclosure by repurposing some screen door panels for wide sliding doors because I had so much brass loss in the grass--tarp or no tarp. The screens were good because they didn't contain the pressure wave/noise within the structure. I mounted the thing on wheels, so it was handier to roll out and stand under it while shooting than spreading out a tarp. But danged if plenty of the brass didn't find its way to oblivion nonetheless. __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894

03-01-2023, 10:11 AM	#4
Karl Lifer - Twice Over Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Savannah Posts: 520 Thanks: 0 Thanked 266 Times in 116 Posts	Tom, Ejecting brass into the next county could be a sign of a weak recoil spring or a hot load. My experience has been that wherever you put down the tarp, that is the one place the brass won't land (Murphy's Law). KFS

03-02-2023, 04:14 PM	#7
Karl Lifer - Twice Over Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Savannah Posts: 520 Thanks: 0 Thanked 266 Times in 116 Posts	At my range the firing line is covered by a metal shed roof. The Luger ejects straight up, the case ricochets off the roof and then bounces off of my bald head. Sometimes a case goes down the front of my shirt - boy are they hot. KFS

03-04-2023, 02:26 PM	#9
Major Tom User Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: S.E. Iowa Posts: 484 Thanks: 533 Thanked 227 Times in 124 Posts	I need a brass magnet! __________________ I Build Custom Pistol Boxes

03-04-2023, 06:47 PM	#10
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03-05-2023, 01:36 PM	#11
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,988 Times in 1,205 Posts	My empty brass always launched up on top of the ceiling of the shooting point. Once a range officer came running to me, saying my pistol did not eject, because he saw no brass falling.

02-27-2024, 06:08 PM	#12
big open Banned Join Date: Feb 2024 Location: northwest Montana in a remote area. Posts: 96 Thanks: 0 Thanked 66 Times in 27 Posts	I and a friend of mine and his son were shooting my shooter luger at a range one day. The son's pants were low enough to show his plumbers crack when he was squatted down shooting. An empty case from the luger went over his head, down his back and into the gap between shirt and pants just in the right spot. He came straight up, did about 4 or 5 quick steps with sounds of pain. So be sure everything is well covered when shooting the luger pistols.

02-27-2024, 07:04 PM	#13
wlyon Lifer 2X Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere in Montana Posts: 2,635 Thanks: 3,174 Thanked 2,555 Times in 954 Posts	Now that's a crack up. Bill __________________ Bill Lyon

02-27-2024, 09:25 PM	#14
Padre Dan User Join Date: Oct 2023 Location: louisiana formly the republic of texas Posts: 44 Thanks: 243 Thanked 37 Times in 18 Posts	wife found out nothing low cut or lands in her cleavage

02-29-2024, 10:12 AM	#15
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04-05-2024, 01:48 PM	#16
big open Banned Join Date: Feb 2024 Location: northwest Montana in a remote area. Posts: 96 Thanks: 0 Thanked 66 Times in 27 Posts	One advantage my shooter P.38 has over my shooter lugers is that the empty brass always falls in a close by area to my left. There is no searching around for maybe 1/2 the fired cases (that can be found in the county) from the luger. My first gun love are lugers but P.38's are a close second.

04-06-2024, 10:36 AM	#17
velodog455~ User Join Date: Aug 2023 Posts: 76 Thanks: 18 Thanked 58 Times in 35 Posts	I shoot with a buddy. He stands to the side and holds a medium size piece of cardboard over the top of the pistol, as close to the pistol as possible without disturbing the sight picture. The rounds usually land close to my feet. Then, I hold the cardboard for him. I will usually recover over 45 cases out of a box of 50. -Bob

04-06-2024, 03:26 PM	#18
Kiwi User Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Wrong side of the Delaware river Posts: 305 Thanks: 215 Thanked 434 Times in 171 Posts	The true beauty of a revolver

04-10-2024, 02:16 PM	#19
STEINBVG User Join Date: Jan 2021 Location: NEW JERSEY Posts: 143 Thanks: 117 Thanked 176 Times in 70 Posts	My Russian InTerarms Mauser ejects about 25 feet up and it seems it takes 2 seconds for them to land. I have discovered some shells in the gutters... __________________ Happy to have found the Gevarm and Voere.