Speeding Up The Reloading Process

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I have always looked at every opportunity to speed up reloading processes outside of operating the press. Trimming and brass sorting is very time consuming. After getting my trimming process down I started to look at brass sorting, there just had to be a better way. Low and behold there sure is.
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Mr.Revolverguy said:
I have always looked at every opportunity to speed up reloading processes outside of operating the press. Trimming and brass sorting is very time consuming. After getting my trimming process down I started to look at brass sorting, there just had to be a better way. Low and behold there sure is.

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now thats neat...id actually collect range brass if i could get one of these...and well, if it sorted out rocks....
 
This is why the sorter comes in handy, I am halfway through this mixed bucket in 6 minutes.
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This is a sort with the 45ACP/44Magnum/50AE&500S&W tray. I can only see 1 piece of brass in the wrong bucket.
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I am always open to learning :)
This is the finished product from only completing a quarter of one bucket. Clean 38special & 357Magnum Brass
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I built an automatic case annealing machine and my own tumbler. But I think if I ever want a brass sorter I will leave it to these guys! Thanks for the share Mr.Revolvererguy. Oh and Merry Christmas.lol
 
Bandit67 said:
Mr. Morris will be along shortly to show you how the pro's do it. Lol
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Did make me wonder how many passes it takes when you can only sort into 3 different bins.



This is the sorter project I want to get back to. Not much out there like it. With a collator and 3 passes through the machine, one would have brass sorted to the tenth of a grain.

 
it's expensive but cost is relative to your income. what may seem expensive to me may seem like pennies to someone else. i enjoy my toys.
 
Did the UPS guy really leave a $1,000+ box on the pourch?
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I have had good luck with UPS and reloading equipment, but a while back I ordered a new system board and CPU and spare power supply. $$$
The UPS guy thought he was clever and stuck it behind a bush in the flowerbed by the front door.
Great plan except for something called automatic sprinklers.....

UPS and SNAFU go well together....

The case sorter is a neat toy, out of my budget, but still :cool:
 
I enjoy the opportunity to closely inspect the range brass in the calibers I keep when sorting. That said, looks like it works well. As for your nut/bolt fix, there's a reason it uses rivets. You might want to consider putting rivets in.
 
For safety sake I do to. I feel like it is added safety to inspect cases after they are cleaned, I could be wrong but thats what makes me more comfortable. I feel like it more splits, nicks and dings are visible on a clean case so that happens before they go into my clean bin.
 
Mr.Revolverguy said:
I try to leave all the rocks on the range where they belong
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Not really an option where we shoot unless you really put time in, everyone kinda wonders all over and it gets ground into the gravel. I generally go pick up what i REALLY dont want to lose as soon as I shoot it.

jmorris said:
Did make me wonder how many passes it takes when you can only sort into 3 different bins.



This is the sorter project I want to get back to. Not much out there like it. With a collator and 3 passes through the machine, one would have brass sorted to the tenth of a grain.

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Make me one that gets rid of rocks! :p
 
The little pieces of gravel will fall into the first bin of that machine.

If you are using a device that can pick up rocks like these.

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In places that have rocks, you are in for some extra work sorting them out.

I did build a brass vacuum that is based on a leaf blower that I can adjust the speed on so it won’t pick up rocks but the lighter cases will be sucked up into the manifold where they will drop into the bucket, while lighter things like dirt, grass and such won’t fall out of suspension and pass right on through.

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It’s also excellent for pecans when they happen to fall off with the leaves. Mulch the leaves while you pickup the pecans.
 
jmorris said:
The little pieces of gravel will fall into the first bin of that machine.

If you are using a device that can pick up rocks like these.

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In places that have rocks, you are in for some extra work sorting them out.

I did build a brass vacuum that is based on a leaf blower that I can adjust the speed on so it won’t pick up rocks but the lighter cases will be sucked up into the manifold where they will drop into the bucket, while lighter things like dirt, grass and such won’t fall out of suspension and pass right on through.

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It’s also excellent for pecans when they happen to fall off with the leaves. Mulch the leaves while you pickup the pecans.
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......of course you did........:D



and why is that not a radioflyer........
 
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