Caldwell Pic Rail Brass Catcher with Picatinny Mount and Heat Resistant Mesh

It works really well. The hardware is top notch and makes this device flexible to install on most AR configurations no matter the added options. It does not interfere with shooting. And since moving up to a larger caliber, it only makes sense to save the brass, even if it is only for selling to a scrap metal yard

I use this on an AR-15 hunting hogs and such at night. I've had the same one for over 6 years and have been hunting about 1,000 nights with it (I have many places nearby to hunt...it's easy to get out several nights a week if not nightly). The mount has worn and doesn't *click* into place anymore, it just slides on but it stays. It sometimes falls off when I lay the rifle next to a hog for a proof picture and I've had to walk back to find it (thank God). I've hung it crossing barbed wire fences but it's still in great shape. I reload so losing brass in fields isn't conducive to that; this is worth it's weight in gold. The quick on-off is great for stowing the rifle in my truck and not lying on a weird angle. I just bought a second one to rig up a day rifle...yeah, I like these catchers. I tried a velcro attached unit from Caldwell for awhile but I hated it...although a friend I hunt with likes his velcro unit just fine.

Was able to mount the picatinny rail mount without having to move the already mounted red dot. There's enough adjustment available to get the catcher positioned directly over the ejection port.

Great catcher, well made, but two things keep it from the fifth star. 1. This catcher would be "king of the hill" if it came with or additional mounts were offered/standard. On any given range day I'll have at least three rifles in various calibers, switching the mount between rifles isn't practical, which brings me to problem #2. The mounting fastener is EXTREMELY soft aluminum. They aren't rugged enough for constant changes, these need to be steel. Caldwell, are you listening? Steel fasteners and offer a minimum of three mounts. I'm here looking at buying the competitions product on the mount issue alone.

Works as advertized.

This is by far a better brass catcher than Caldwell's cheaper alternative, the main problem with the cheap one is that the way it's designed, the brass is more apt to bounce off the netting and back into the ejection portal causing jams, and more apt to snag and melt.This can still happen with this product, but less frequently. My solution was to buy some Kydex at a craft store and taking a small piece of Kydex about the size of a playing card. Heated it up with a torch (A BIC lighter works as well) then forming the Kydex to have a slight angle, then I used .99 cent fabric glue and a little two part epoxy to glue my Kydex insert to the inside of the bag directly opposite of the ejection port to deflect the rounds down into the bag.This also prevent the bag from getting burned as the Kydex deflector gives the round the split second it needs to slightly cool and less apt to melt.The best ammo catchers are normally always ridged and don't employ netting. But this slight modification that costs next to nothing allows at least one benefit of a ridged brass catcher, while still keeping the brass catcher light and maneuverable due to the netting being flexible and lightweight.As far as the brass catcher goes, the mounting mechanism is very good and it's low profile allows me to mount my Leupold scope or Eotech while still using the brass catcher. The brass catcher also is great that it can disconnect in seconds from the picatilly rail and should you want to put it back on, it goes on quickly.

The Caldwell Pic Rail Brass Catcher is an excellent gift/accessory for a reloader. I use it on my Sig 556xi. Every spent 5.56/.223 case is caught neatly in the mesh bag so that I can reload it again. No more bending over and hunting around in the grass for spent cases!Initially, I was worried that the metal frame of this brass catcher might dent the cases (they eject very vigorously from my Sig), but so far it hasn't been a problem. Out of every 100 rounds, perhaps five casings end up with noticeable dents (presumably from striking the wire frame that holds the mouth of the bag open), but the rest look fine.The included picatinny rail mount locks on solidly, but its edges are sharp. I was able to mount it forward of the charging handle area on my Sig, so it doesn't really get in the way of my hand/knuckles when operating the bolt. Nonetheless, I didn't like having such a sharp-cornered mount so to be safe, I rounded down the edges with a file. Of course, that removes the bluing, so you'll either need to touch it up afterward with some gun blue or just live with the exposed silver edges after filing it. Aside from that quibble, the mounting base is a nice idea, as you can leave it in place on the rail, and then simply slide the catcher bag on and off as desired.When shooting with this catcher in place, the spent cases collect neatly in the bag. It can hold a lot, but one thing to keep in mind is that after you empty a magazine and your bolt locks back, if you tilt the firearm sideways to lay it down on a bench, the casings can spill out of the bag back into the chamber. That means you'll need to clear them when you pick up the firearm to reinsert a magazine to resume shooting. Instead, I open the zipper on the bottom of the mesh bag and leave it open for my entire range session. That way, each spent casing gets ejected into the bag, gets caught and stopped by the mesh, and then drops straight down onto the benchtop where I'm shooting. This method makes it easy to collect all of my casings, without needing to periodically empty the bag or be annoyed by casings spilling back into the chamber when the Range Officer calls a cold condition and I have to lay the rifle down. So far, I find this the most convenient way to use this catcher.What more can I say? If you're a reloader and you want to eliminate the tedium or effort of bending over to look for and retrieve your spent brass, then BUY THIS CATCHER! If you're NOT a reloader, but you want to save your back from the strain of bending over repeatedly to clean up your spent brass at the range, then BUY THIS CATCHER!True, you could probably jury-rig something for less money, but this catcher is well made, attaches securely to the rail, detaches from the mounting base easily, and looks nicer than what most folks would be able to cobble together on the cheap. I think it's worth the price.Highly recommended!