slavex Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 so I finally had it, I broke a ton of primer punches last week due to .22 cases being in my 9mm cases when running the 1050. Never had such a bad run of luck with .22 cases. I guess that's what happens when you have people shooting .22 on your Skills and Drills nights and you just sweep up the brass and take it home. So what did I do? well I attacked my Midway brass separator (you know the thing that you use to get rid of the media after tumbling) and opened up all the slots to about 7mm. Now when I get home with brass and quickly run it through the separator to get rid of all the dust and wood and crap, the .22 cases fall out as well. Did a test run by dumping in a known amount of .22 cases and within 10 revolutions all were in the bottom of the bucket. my Dremeling job looks a bit rough, as I tried a few different bits, but it works and it works great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandormen Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Great tip! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JThompson Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 That is a great idea. Now if I could find a way to get those damn .380 out as well. I'm getting tired of digging them out of my case feeder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maineshootah Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 That is a great idea. Now if I could find a way to get those damn .380 out as well. I'm getting tired of digging them out of my case feeder. +1,000 HELL YEAH! WHen I am cranking along with the 650, the only way I notice those darn .380s is that the KISS doesn't drop a bullet on the case. Great idea on the dremel tool... I might be looking into that today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dajarrel Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Sounds like a pretty good Idea!!!! dj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidball Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 How about a picture of the rough Dremeling job? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhunter Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 I feel the same way about 9mm and .40 getting inside my .45's GOD I hate that!! I too am low on de-capping pins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slavex Posted August 1, 2007 Author Share Posted August 1, 2007 I'll post a pic when I get home next week. At the Canadian IPSC Nats this week and am staying at a friends to avoid the rush hour drive in the morning. But it's almost emarassing how rough the Dremel job is. My Dremel Foo is weak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief7700 Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 I'll post a pic when I get home next week. At the Canadian IPSC Nats this week and am staying at a friends to avoid the rush hour drive in the morning. But it's almost emarassing how rough the Dremel job is. My Dremel Foo is weak. Take a cardboard box with low sides dump the cleaned brass into it and shake it once the .45ACP brass will be up right and you can look in to the case mouth and see if you have picked up s stow-a-way. Chief-7700 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLM Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 I feel the same way about 9mm and .40 getting inside my .45'sGOD I hate that!! I too am low on de-capping pins My favorite is a 9mm inside a .40 inside a .45!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dickwholliday Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 i sort and sell a bunch of brass and i wanted to get the 22's and dirt out of my mix so i took a router to my Dillon Large Media separator so now they fall out through the larger holes i made........D I C K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slavex Posted September 7, 2007 Author Share Posted September 7, 2007 good job! bet it's nicer than the job I did. I'll try and get pics tomorrow so you can all laugh. my buddy had a good one today, .40 case in a .44 mag. that made him really happy when he was reloading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chills1994 Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 My favorite is a 9mm inside a .40 inside a .45!! Well, my favorite is when you have a 9 stuck inside two 40's at the same time, or a 40 stuck inside two 45's simultaneously. It's like a chinese finger puzzle, the larger cases are mouth to mouth. Argggh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganShootist Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 Here's a closely related question...................... Does anyone have a great idea on how to recycle (for a profit) the .22 cases???????? I shoot at an indoor range that often throws 5 gallon buckets full into the trash. In this period of expensive reloading materials.. there should be a way I can salvage them for a few bucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 sell them as scrap brass. its got a good going rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chills1994 Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 Corbin swage press, the correct dies, and some lead wire, with an accurate wire cutter and you can make 55 grain, IIRC, FMJ like projectiles for your AR with all those .22 LR cases. There was a recent article in one of the "gunzines" about it. Otherwise sell it to a scrap yard/recycling center. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobotech Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 My rcbs media separator has slots that are just big enough for the 22 shells to fall though from the factory. (first post here, looks like an informative place) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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