kevin c Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Picked up some more once fired S&B 9mm brass after a local match and found two steel cases, but noticed that they looked older (still once fired, as shown by the primer sealant) and had a plain 9mm-luger-S&B head stamp, whereas the other, all brass S&B cases have a new style head stamp that includes the last two digits of the year of manufacture. Perhaps this is another way of differentiating the steel cases from the all brass ones (tho the magnet is faster). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shooter.860 Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 I toss them, too many crushed primers wasted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outbreak Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 I have a growing stack of S&B .380s. They prime just fine in my 650. The problem is I don't load .380. I just suck at sorting it out of my 9mm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin c Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 I have a growing stack of S&B .380s. They prime just fine in my 650. The problem is I don't load .380. I just suck at sorting it out of my 9mm. If you frequently get a lot of mixed caliber brass, consider getting a Shell Sorter. The set of slotted bins will separate 45 from 40 from 9mm from 380. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outbreak Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 I have the shell sorter. It does not separate 9mm from .380. Works great for .45-.40-9 though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBBB Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 I have the shell sorter. It does not separate 9mm from .380. Works great for .45-.40-9 though. There is an extra aluminum plate you can buy that will allow you to separate 9mm from 380 with the shell sorter. It's not cheap but worth it in my opinion if you pickup 9mm on a range where there a significant number of 380's on the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip_E Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 No problem reloading the 9mm S&B, maybe other calibers are different. Gearing up for 2012, found a GREAT source for once fired....http://crownbullet.com I bought 6K pieces of their cleaned and polished brass. Looks beautiful inside and out. Hard to tell it's not new brass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin c Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Picked up some more once fired S&B 9mm brass after a local match and found two steel cases, but noticed that they looked older (still once fired, as shown by the primer sealant) and had a plain 9mm-luger-S&B head stamp, whereas the other, all brass S&B cases have a new style head stamp that includes the last two digits of the year of manufacture. Perhaps this is another way of differentiating the steel cases from the all brass ones (tho the magnet is faster). Update: found a recent vintage S&B steel case with the same headstamp year-of-manufacture markings as their real brass cases. So my proposal that steel vs nonsteel can be separated on this basis (old vs new headstamp) doesn't hold up. The magnet is still a must. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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