Like many, I've been looking for a brass catcher
for my Mini. Mine is set up with irons only so I've looked for
something that will work off of the rifle. I've got a
Caldwell Pic Rail Brass Catcher for my ARs that works like a dream I can't mount one on my Mini as it
will block the sights. Also, the velcro wrap around brass catchers
common for the ARs won't work with irons either because the strap blocks
the sights.
So, I looked for something to mount on the bench or
a tripod when shooting standing and mostly found fishing net style
catchers. Then I tried Caldwell and found a decently priced one. It's
called the
Caldwell Brass Trap and at $32, it's decently priced so I ordered one. It came in today
and I think it'll work out just fine. Folds down flat for storage and
travel yet opens to larger enough to be of use at the range.
I have a cheap
12" clamp I got at Harbor Freight to lock it to the bench at the range and it will mount to a tripod as
well. Yes, the screens don't hold up terribly well to the hot brass,
but I've found that laying a light towel inside the netting where the
brass lays avoids burning through. Now I won't have to chase my brass
in any of my semi-autos.