irishlad
Contributing Member
I separate by headstamp and then weight. That way I can weigh my finished rounds.
You sort pistol brass by weight???? That's next level.I separate by headstamp and then weight. That way I can weigh my finished rounds.
Only 45-70 is certified for dinosaurs...
The lever gun was certified in jurassic park...Only if it's fired in handgun...
Rifle? Pistol? Both?I separate by headstamp and then weight. That way I can weigh my finished rounds.
I failed to address the actual scenario earlier…When you have 99 federal do you a. Leave the last spot empty. B. Put in a nickle federal case or c. Anything to fill the spot. It's an ocd nightmare.
Pistol.Rifle? Pistol? Both?
That’s what the all say but it’ll be too late.When laying on my death bed, I'm confided that I won't look back and regret not having spent time sorting handgun brass.
So what are you looking for and do you find it and stuff like that?Pistol.
Not too late for me, I started not sorting handgun brass over 50 years ago.That’s what the all say but it’ll be too late.
Good oneNot too late for me, I started not sorting handgun brass over 50 years ago.
I've always sorted but I wonder if it's worth it from a hunting pistol/revolver standpoint. What about pistol caliber carbines/single shots with a little longer range? Any accuracy advantage realized?
One of these things is sorting brass by headstamp.
When laying on my death bed, I'm confided that I won't look back and regret not having spent time sorting handgun brass.
So what are you looking for and do you find it and stuff like that?
If I end up doing this too I’ll blame you forever!
Darn it!! Sounds like a plan. I’m only loading by one or two 8 round magazines at a time now. All manual, so weighing is no big deal. Darn it again!!Peace of mind. I only load 50 or 100 pistol loads at a time. I weigh the brass and put them in groups within a gr. of each other. I weight the bullets, I use Hornady for 99% of my pistol rounds, so far I've never had to have different groups. I load each group, and then weigh the finished round. and case gauge them. This way I know if there are any double or 0 powder loads. I use a LCT for pistol loads. Rifle loads I use trays and visually check the powder load, and use a Rock Chucker. It doesn't take much time using a digital scale.
Well, now, I can tell you for a fact, when I was laying on the gurney watching the EKG readouts go flat - while I was still conscious - I did NOT even once think about whether or not I had sorted the brass I was leaving behind. It never even crossed my mind.When laying on my death bed, I'm confided that I won't look back and regret not having spent time sorting handgun brass.
Love this story it’s kind of nostalgic.Well, now, I can tell you for a fact, when I was laying on the gurney watching the EKG readouts go flat - while I was still conscious - I did NOT even once think about whether or not I had sorted the brass I was leaving behind. It never even crossed my mind.
What did cross my mind is, “I wonder how I’m still conscious when my heart’s not beating?” I asked the cardiac surgeon that question on the way to the Cath Lab but he was a little busy to answer right then. Forgot to ask later,
I sort 9mm by headstamp, but that'll all, seems like some brands are a little longer than others.