Question for 1050 hi-volume reloaders. Counter and Ammo catch

[davester00]

I'm brass processing and reloading on a 1050, Anyone have any ideas on how to incorporate a counter?

Also, i've found my blue bin too small and need suggestions on making a completed round/processed brass catch so that the completed product is collected and slides down a tube into a container underneath my bench.

Anyone have any pictures or ideas on how to implement these 2 features without breaking the bank?

Thanks in advance.

Pictures if you can

[Reinz]

Howdy Dave, I can't recall anything off hand. It seems most gadgets are geared for the 650.

You may have to just weigh your brass as far as the counting goes.

Good Luck

[razorfish]

Not endorsing this counter as I just googled it, but it looks like it would do the trick for a 1050.

http://www.pressmonitordevice.com/

[DougCarden]

Hi Dave.....if you are loading you will either tray the ammo at some point, or just count the primer boxes.....As far as a bigger container, putting a 3 gallon bucket on a chair or some shelf you can build will work fine. You really don't want to carry more than a 3 gallon bucket full of any ammo....

If you need counts, I would suggest getting a counting scale, got mine off ebay for about $120 bucks. weigh up about 30 pieces of whatever, hit the tare button, pull a couple out to confirm it is counting the individual ones correctly, and then dump it in the tray and count that way. Dillon used to make a counter that stuck through the hole on the crimp die, and some are still out there. A search on the forum yielded someone using a pedometer or something to measure strokes on the machine as well....Lots of options out there.

Good luck!

DougC

[jmorris]

Simple and cheap would be an old school manual counter like this one or if you want another battery on your machine search for pedometer round counter, there are quite a few folks have built them.

This one is on one of my casepros but just mount it so the lever gets hit once every cycle.

If that is not geewiz enough for you, you can setup a PLC to count cases, remaining primers and control the operation of the press completely. This way you can be doing something else with the rounds that fall into the little bin.

This one is a video click to play.

Edited October 18, 2013 by jmorris

[jmorris]

Counting scales are nice but you can get by with a regular scale if you weigh one of something and do a little math.

If you would like to know how many rounds of brass you have lying around, as I did, you can use the information below. If anyone wants to count them out to see how close my calculations are let me know what you find out.

9mm, 59.46gr/ea, 117.7cases/#, 8.5#/1000

38spl, 68.06gr/ea, 102.8cases/#, 9.7#/1000

40s&w, 70.1gr/ea, 99.9cases/#, 10#/1000

.357mag, 78.3gr/ea, 89.4cases/#, 11.2#/1000

.45acp, 89.58gr/ea, 78.1cases/#, 12.8#/1000

.223, 95.28gr/ea , 73.5cases/#, 13.6#/1000

.44mag, 114.38gr/ea, 61.2cases/#, 16.3#/1000

50bmg, 865.26gr/ea, 8.1cases/#, 123.5#/1000

All weights are uncleaned fired cases with the primer remaining.

Individual case weights were derived using an average of mixed brass weights (except 50bmg)

So, if you picked up 8#s of 45 brass: 8# X 78.1cases/# = 625 cases+/-

If you use 1gal ziploc freezer bags to store your brass, each (full) bag contains:

9mm, 15.6#, 1836cases

40s&w, 12.2#, 1219cases

45acp, 11.4#, 890cases

223, 11#, 809cases

If you use 5gal buckets each full one will have

9MM = 8500-9000 pieces

.40 S&W = 7000-7500 pieces

.45 ACP = 3800-4000 pieces

a few more

CASES per POUND:

.380: 145

.357 Sig: 96

.45 GAP: 86

.32: 168

10mm: 96

FN 5.7: 124

.25 acp: 260

.30 Luger: 120

.38 S&W: 120

.38 Super: 104

9mm MAK: 124

.45 Colt: 60

.30-M1: 100

.308: 40

.30-06: 35

7.62x39: 54

.50 AE: 48

.30-30: 52

[SD1]

When processing large volumes of brass.

I use a old Dillon round counter.

Look on ebay they are on there 30-40$

Mount to a powder die.

[GDIS46]

I know that this is an old thread but I'll throw in my thoughts here:

I am in the process of using my Dillon 1050 case feeder to move the brass and this counter/relay to do the counting.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/111105622248?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

(Omron DH48J Digital Counter/Relay)

By using a counter/relay you can enter a number (of cases) and it will count to that number then trip the relay (which could control the case feeder motor) and stop. And best of all, there is room to mount the counter/relay in the case feed hopper just below the motor so it looks like it was made to be there. I haven't decided how to trigger the counter: either by the case switch or by a separate prox detector on the case drop tube.

[Brassaholic13]

http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=189411