Hand Sorting Brass Syndrome?

[aas5f6]

Do you have Hand Sorting Brass Syndrome? My blog recently reviewed the Shell Sorter.

Double Tap Outdoors Shell Sorter Review (http://doubletapoutdoors.wordpress.com/2012/06/09/shellsorter/#)

Feel free to leave comments on the blog. I am not in any way affiliated with Shell Sorter.com. Just like their product and decided to do a review

[W.R.Buchanan]

I have been using this system for the last three years.

I pickup brass after my IDPA shoots and as you know there is 9MM, 40 S&W, and .45 ACP brass to contend with as well as a few .38's and 10mms thrown in for flavor.

These graduated seives sort the brass perfectly, and they also cull out .30 cal and larger rifle cases and .223's too.

They are well made of a heavy plastic that will last a long time.

This simple brass classifier system will pay for itself in the first few usages.

Mine really paid for itself on the first usage. I went to a local indoor range owned by a friend and asked if I could pick out some .45 ACP brass. I sorted thru one 5 gallon bucket in 20 minutes that had everything from .22 rimfire brass to 12 ga shotshells as well as a bunch of dirt and ammo boxes

That 20 minutes yeilded right at 1000 .45 ACP cases as well as a few .44 magnum cases. Virtually all of the 9mm and .40 S&W brass went thru the seive back into the bucket, the exceptions being the ones lodged inside other cases.

For $40 you can't go wrong and it will streamline your brass classfication immensely.

I got mine direct from Shellsorter, however Dillon and Midway USA are now selling the product.

The other brass recovery tool you need is the Brass Wizard which is how you pick up the brass off the ground without bending over. It is $50 and paid for itself in the first few uses too.

Randy

[Mike Kerr]

I recently bought a "shell sorter system" from Midway. Works fine, I saved about a half hour of time sorting about 40% of a 5 gallon bucket of 45, 40, 9mm, 380, with some 357 and 38 spl cases thrown in. I think it will save about 1.5 hr to 2 hrs on a 5 gal bucket full of mixed brass - especially as my technique improves. So recovery of the initial cost will/should be quickly recognized in time savings.

regards,

:smile::smile::smile:

[jmorris]

I built some of those but they were too slow and I wound up with this.

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o213/jmorrismetal/reloading/sorter.jpg


This is how it worked on the first run.

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o213/jmorrismetal/th_sorterhopper.jpg (http://s121.photobucket.com/albums/o213/jmorrismetal/?action=view&current=sorterhopper.mp4)

[pergoman]

That is A SWEET SET-UP.
Junior is home from college for the summer and guess who will be playing "machinist" after he watches the video. Gotta keep these kids busy. The shutters only need painting every few years and he already changed the oil in 4 vehicles today. He needs a new project.

[btroj]

That is a pretty neat setup. You must sort a huge amount of brass to justify the hassle of building that and getting it to work just right.

[mold maker]

Do you have Hand Sorting Brass Syndrome? My blog recently reviewed the Shell Sorter.

Double Tap Outdoors Shell Sorter Review (http://doubletapoutdoors.wordpress.com/2012/06/09/shellsorter/#)

Feel free to leave comments on the blog. I am not in any way affiliated with Shell Sorter.com. Just like their product and decided to do a review

One of the best investments I've made to save time, and my aching back. Now how do you separate those pesky small primer 45s?:smile:

[jmorris]

That is a pretty neat setup. You must sort a huge amount of brass to justify the hassle of building that and getting it to work just right. As far as machines go, the sorting part is simple. Two counter rotating shafts that are on a taper, wherever the brass falls out rivet in a divider.

[Longwood]

A simple one could be made with some recycled parts and dowel or pvc.
A hand fed one would be a huge time-saver.

[dragon813gt]

Where was this invention tonight. I spent well over three hours hand sorting about 8 different cartridges. This really would have saved me time.


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[jmorris]

A simple one could be made with some recycled parts and dowel or pvc. Well, I guess it's not that simple. The rollers do have to be straight (but not parallel) without runout. To sort 38 super from 9x19 from 380 the difference is only a few thousands, if your rollers have more run out than the difference all of them will just dump out in the same bin.