JDIllon Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Is anyone using the 3 plastic trays and the aluminum plate for 380s?? How do they work and are they worth the cost? and/or is there anything better? Thanks. JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertTortoise Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 They work great! I have not tried the 380 tray though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 I am very happy with them. They work very well once you perfect the technique. I understand the 380 plate works fine but I hand sort for headstamp so I find them by hand while doing 9mm so I don't use the plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewbeck Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 They’re the best affordable option for brass sorting and they work well. I try to only sort brass one painful weekend per year and I take the bowl off a big vibe tumbler and mount a 5 gal bucket to it and it’ll sort 30 gallons of brass pretty quick and easy but it’s dusty and requires respirator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiteTheBullet Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 I have not used the plate but I take a 40 S&W 100 round cartridge case and dump my mixed 9 mm and 380 in it then pull out the short ones which are 380. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiteTheBullet Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 I also use the Cabela's Rotary Brass/Media Separator I find it faster than the 3 trays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadShot Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 I like mine. I use the 3 plastic trays and the aluminum for .380. Kind of noisy and dusty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustygun Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 2 hours ago, BiteTheBullet said: I have not used the plate but I take a 40 S&W 100 round cartridge case and dump my mixed 9 mm and 380 in it then pull out the short ones which are 380. I do do exactly the same thing with a 50 round plastic cartridge case. I use a small needle nose pliers and pick the evil .380’s out as they are very easy to see but hard to remove with fat fingers. The rest get dumped into the 9mm bucket. I can also see into each case and pick out the stepped brass. And you can get a pretty close count of the amount of empties added to the bucket as every tray has right at 50 cases. I average 4-5 of the 380’s in every hundred from the 9 mm tray which is just enough to break the rythum when we get to the 550. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oteroman Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Works greatThe 380 blows chunks IMOSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewbeck Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 3 hours ago, BiteTheBullet said: I also use the Cabela's Rotary Brass/Media Separator I find it faster than the 3 trays Does this actually sort case type or are you just talking about separating the media? If it’s a shorter, please share link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDIllon Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, drewbeck said: Does this actually sort case type or are you just talking about separating the media? If it’s a shorter, please share link https://smile.amazon.com/Shell-Sorter-380ACP-3pc-set/dp/B00BFN5TTI/ref=pd_bxgy_200_2/144-0958254-5410856?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00BFN5TTI&pd_rd_r=7595b0dc-33f1-11e9-8475-a331a0e2e9dd&pd_rd_w=R7ck0&pd_rd_wg=tehWb&pf_rd_p=6725dbd6-9917-451d-beba-16af7874e407&pf_rd_r=B5HEVAS3DCN823CZSTVC&psc=1&refRID=B5HEVAS3DCN823CZSTVC https://smile.amazon.com/Shell-Sorter-380ACP-3pc-set/dp/B00BFN5TTI/ref=pd_bxgy_200_2/144-0958254-5410856?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00BFN5TTI&pd_rd_r=7595b0dc-33f1-11e9-8475-a331a0e2e9dd&pd_rd_w=R7ck0&pd_rd_wg=tehWb&pf_rd_p=6725dbd6-9917-451d-beba-16af7874e407&pf_rd_r=B5HEVAS3DCN823CZSTVC&psc=1&refRID=B5HEVAS3DCN823CZSTVC This is what we are talking about!! it sorts calibers!! 45-40-9mm-380 JD Edited February 19, 2019 by JDIllon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewbeck Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 24 minutes ago, JDIllon said: https://smile.amazon.com/Shell-Sorter-380ACP-3pc-set/dp/B00BFN5TTI/ref=pd_bxgy_200_2/144-0958254-5410856?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00BFN5TTI&pd_rd_r=7595b0dc-33f1-11e9-8475-a331a0e2e9dd&pd_rd_w=R7ck0&pd_rd_wg=tehWb&pf_rd_p=6725dbd6-9917-451d-beba-16af7874e407&pf_rd_r=B5HEVAS3DCN823CZSTVC&psc=1&refRID=B5HEVAS3DCN823CZSTVC https://smile.amazon.com/Shell-Sorter-380ACP-3pc-set/dp/B00BFN5TTI/ref=pd_bxgy_200_2/144-0958254-5410856?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00BFN5TTI&pd_rd_r=7595b0dc-33f1-11e9-8475-a331a0e2e9dd&pd_rd_w=R7ck0&pd_rd_wg=tehWb&pf_rd_p=6725dbd6-9917-451d-beba-16af7874e407&pf_rd_r=B5HEVAS3DCN823CZSTVC&psc=1&refRID=B5HEVAS3DCN823CZSTVC This is what we are talking about!! it sorts calibers!! 45-40-9mm-380 JD Ya, this is the set I have and the what this thread is about. I was asking about the Cabelas Media Separator that BiteTheBullet had referenced and was wondering if there is another option for sorting or if he was purely talking about separating media in his post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RePete Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 (edited) I used one for 2 years and ended up giving it away. I could sort everything quicker by han. The problem was 380 fit 9mm, 9 fits 40 and 40 fits 45. You still have to sort through it again. IMO it's waste of coin. Edited February 19, 2019 by RePete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregJ Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Funny how experiences range both ways. I have been very pleased with mine. Much, much, faster than doing by hand. I use a old media vibrating tumbler on mine. But for my next sorting session, I will be adding spacers and fixing the 380 plate to the bottom of the black tray. Like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MemphisMechanic Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 40 minutes ago, RePete said: I used one for 2 years and ended up giving it away. I could sort everything quicker by han. The problem was 380 fit 9mm, 9 fits 40 and 40 fits 45. You still have to sort through it again. IMO it's waste of coin. Completely disagree. My experience has been totally flawless and the system works great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RePete Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 14 minutes ago, MemphisMechanic said: Completely disagree. My experience has been totally flawless and the system works great. I don't have a problem with you disagreeing with me.. It works for you but didn't for me. Each to his own opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHI Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 found that smaller amounts at a time in each tray works better especially the .380 tray. got an extra yellow (.45 ) pan to fasten the .380 plate in , removed the middle grades and ground down the diameter of the plate . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MemphisMechanic Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 1 hour ago, RePete said: I don't have a problem with you disagreeing with me.. It works for you but didn't for me. Each to his own opinion. Why would we expect you to have a problem with someone having a contrasting experience? All good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeti Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Have been using those for years and it saves time. Works well. Never got the .380 plate, but sorting the modest amount out of the 9mm isn't bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDIllon Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 Thanks to all of you that have responded!! As usual great info on the forum. And thanks for the video GregJ, that was great!! Note: I did check Cabela's website on the media/cal. sorter, and it says that it does both. Based on most of the comments here, I have ordered the 3 pcs set and the 380 plate, it seems that most of you are pretty happy with that setup and it is just a case of working out what works best for you. In any case it seems to be better than hand sorting. Which is a total pain, and I still end up with lots of 380s, old eye's. Thanks again for all of the feed back!!! JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Watson Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 I have the outfit, it works fine. Still need a magnet for steel cases and eyeball for aluminum, Berdan, and .45 Small. Berry's has a rotary media separator that also has adjustable slot width to sort brass. https://www.berrysmfg.com/item/rotary-brass-sorter Looks good but it only makes one cut at a time; video shows .45 retained, all other sizes and media passing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RePete Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 43 minutes ago, MemphisMechanic said: Why would we expect you to have a problem with someone having a contrasting experience? All good. Some people would have a problem when you disagree with them. I ain't one of them. Seen it too often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MemphisMechanic Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 I wish they sold just the 9mm tray and 380 plate. The 380 plate alone was worth the price paid, however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDIllon Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, MemphisMechanic said: I wish they sold just the 9mm tray and 380 plate. The 380 plate alone was worth the price paid, however. This site sells them individually. https://dawsonprecision.com/shell-sorter-set-for-9mm-40s-w-45acp/ also the Shell Sorter site sells them for $14.00 each plus shipping. https://www.shellsorter.com/products/shell-sorter?variant=51408502789 And there site is less than Amazon for all of the pcs including the 380 plate. JD Edited February 19, 2019 by JDIllon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiteTheBullet Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Here is the link https://www.cabelas.com/product/CABELAS-ROTARY-BRASS-MEDIA-SEPARATOR/2195139.uts I have sorted thousands of cases with it. You just have to re adjust by turning a knob to let the smallest out first then larger and larger. It just wont separate 380 from 9mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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