I don't own a double and probably will never be able to afford one either. So as far as doubles go I am ignorant.

I think chasing brass in the hunting field is an easy (and bad) habit to get into. This was demonstrated on our recent trip where our guest (who has only ever been spotlighting for pest control) would have his head down after the first shot looking for the empty when he should have still been shooting his target or the next cull animal. We told him not to look for it (it was my brass anyway) but he was in the habit of doing so and couldn't stop himself. Most of my brass is still out there but I will admit with some rare calibres I go back looking for it and do get a percentage back.

As I live Africa vicariously through DVD's these days you see a lot of clients do the same thing. Compared to the animal, the cost saving or importance of finding brass in the field is negligable. I don't have any problem recovering brass at a range.