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Ultimate Sorter
- Thread starter Johnnyb44
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I'm a home reloader not a commercial one so this works well for me.
http://m.dillonprecision.com/mcontent/p/9/pid/25434/catid/8/Shell_Sorter
http://m.dillonprecision.com/mcontent/p/9/pid/25434/catid/8/Shell_Sorter
Www.ultimatesorter.com for those too lazy to lookup.
Seems nifty, price is too steep for most home loaders
Seems nifty, price is too steep for most home loaders
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I use these as well. The Ultimate Sorter apparently used to sell for closer to $300-$400 a few years back - at that price I may have bought.
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1200 bucks!! hell, i'm old school, i just tumble one caliber at a time, no need to sort
Boris
Son of Kalashnikov
Just hire a bunch of mexicans. It's not illegal to be one more felonious.
You comrades realize that this is basically two bars that let brass drop along the way. I.e. you can easily build shit yourself for under 100$
You comrades realize that this is basically two bars that let brass drop along the way. I.e. you can easily build shit yourself for under 100$
I have the colored bins. They work okay, but I was wondering if others had put together something more substantial.
I've see some ideas on youtube. I was just hoping to find a solution that worked for you.
For the record, I'm a home reloader too. Although I have been tossing around the idea of considering going the commercial route.
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I've see some ideas on youtube. I was just hoping to find a solution that worked for you.
For the record, I'm a home reloader too. Although I have been tossing around the idea of considering going the commercial route.
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I get a lot of range brass, all different calibers. I just sit at my bench with Netflix playing on my computer and 6-8 small bread pans in front of me. I pour the brass into an old cake pan and sort it out into the bread pans while I watch a movie...the only ones I have a problem with and I have to be a bit more careful sorting is 9mm and 380acp. The brass looks almost identical, the 380 being ever so slightly shorter
Works for me...YMMV
Works for me...YMMV
I have an Ultimate Sorter it does make a lot of noise.
It works pretty well - there are several steps needed to sort - first trays separates into three bins - 9mm, .380 and 38super / .40, 357Sig 38Sp, 357 / 44, 45.
Next tray/step separates the .380 from the 9mm + 38 super - you need to hand sort between 9mm and 38 Super.
Another tray separates the 40+357sig and 38spl + 357 - you need to hand sort the 40 and 357Sig as well as the 38spl and 357.
Another tray separates the 45 and 44 and 50 I think.
I think the trick is to not put a lot in the top section at one time. I saw a guy online that had fabricated an electric feed hopper that slowly feed brass into the top section - this allows time to separate the cases that are together.
If anyone is seriously interested I could show you the unit.
It works pretty well - there are several steps needed to sort - first trays separates into three bins - 9mm, .380 and 38super / .40, 357Sig 38Sp, 357 / 44, 45.
Next tray/step separates the .380 from the 9mm + 38 super - you need to hand sort between 9mm and 38 Super.
Another tray separates the 40+357sig and 38spl + 357 - you need to hand sort the 40 and 357Sig as well as the 38spl and 357.
Another tray separates the 45 and 44 and 50 I think.
I think the trick is to not put a lot in the top section at one time. I saw a guy online that had fabricated an electric feed hopper that slowly feed brass into the top section - this allows time to separate the cases that are together.
If anyone is seriously interested I could show you the unit.
I know I'll get yelled at, but:
you have to inspect each case any way, so inspect and sort at the same time.
You spend $1200 on a great sorter, and, as far as I'm concerned, you STILL have to inspect each case. You can inspect before you load or after you load.
you have to inspect each case any way, so inspect and sort at the same time.
You spend $1200 on a great sorter, and, as far as I'm concerned, you STILL have to inspect each case. You can inspect before you load or after you load.
I use the three tray system which cost me about $30 and has worked just fine for several years. No way I am going to pay all that $$$ for an automated solution to a problem I have yet to encounter. Getting the brass separated from the media is another matter altogether. I am open to suggestions in this area. I have found the rotary drums less than perfect and have gone back to a sifter lid.
Yup. It's a time-consuming tedious task, but if you want to do it right, you need to do it.
What problem were you having with the rotary separators? The RCBS one I have has been awesome. The only complaint I have is that it's not big enough. I have the large Dillon separator, but without a cover you need to go slow.
For small batches of brass I use the three tray system - but for larger quantities the Ultimate Sorter has worked well.
My motivation to get the sorter was when I had over 2,000 pounds of brass to sort - It's by no means a perfect solution but is much quicker than by hand or the three tray system.
Here's a short video:
https://youtu.be/F-b_Fs407Po
My motivation to get the sorter was when I had over 2,000 pounds of brass to sort - It's by no means a perfect solution but is much quicker than by hand or the three tray system.
Here's a short video:
https://youtu.be/F-b_Fs407Po
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I take my separator outside to use it - don't want the lead laden dust in the house.
Same here, but without the cover, you still have to go slow. The media spills out when you go fast even if you're outside.
