mwx40x40 Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Anybody have any experience with the plastic bucket brass sorters as advertised in Dillon Blue Press? Do they work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSMITH Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 I bought a set and loaned them to a buddy, and then another buddy, and everyone that has tried them has bought a set. They work well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoofy Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 They work good for me. I find that is best to separate at the range after a practice session. Gets kinda loud in a confined space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerba Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 I use them. Works great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adweisbe Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 I just got a set. I bought the set of three and an extra one in .45. I can use the set of 3 at the range and the .45 one in the reloading room to weed out wrong caliber brass before putting it in the case feeder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay6 Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 I have a set and they work great. The range also has a set which is used to sort each squads brass at the end of a match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWLAZS Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 (edited) I like it they it makes sorting the .40 and the 9 real easy. It paid for itself the day I got it. I had a bunch of brass sitting around needing to be sorted for a couple of years. presto a half hour later I had it all separated. Edited August 26, 2008 by AWLAZS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwx40x40 Posted August 26, 2008 Author Share Posted August 26, 2008 Thanks guys, I think I will order one today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EZ Bagger Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 I'd like them more if Hoofy would leave his at the clubhouse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Lord Gomer Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 (edited) Thanks guys, I think I will order one today Order 2 sets and I'll split the shipping with you. Edited August 26, 2008 by High Lord Gomer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin c Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Being a generous and trusting soul, I bought a set and leave it (PROMINENTLY LABELLED WITH MY NAME;-)) at the club. Makes sorting the brass really quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raz-0 Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 I have had a set for a while now. They feel like they don't work so hot until you actually clock yourself. They don't decrease the tedium, just the time spent engaged in it. As a workflow, I find the following is most efficient for me, you need at least one 5 gallon bucket, and some other storage. : 1) pick up all the brass I can scrounge and store it until it is cleaning time. 2) over a 5 gallon bucket, sort the dirty brass one or two handfulls at a time (any more, and the plastic sorters don't work so hot. 2 handfulls is about the best volume to speed ratio). 3) take sorted dirty brass and clean one caliber at a time. 4) separate cleaned 9mm from 38 super/comp 5) inspect cleaned brass. This helps keep your media cleaner and gets rid of more rocks and junk. It also keeps media from causing 9/40, 40/45, 9/45 from wedging together with media. Which saves a lot more time than you would think. Hand sorting was about 45 minutes a tumbler full. Sorting after tumbling with the plastic separators was about 20-25 minutes. Sorting before tumbling with teh separators is about 10-15 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrpp Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 They work pretty well. Better than expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn-rgr Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 They work great. I bought mine with the blue (40) and yellow (45) trays. What is the black one I saw in the blue press for? My set didnt have that option when I bought it a year ago. Can I buy jsut the black tray? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin c Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 (edited) They work great. I bought mine with the blue (40) and yellow (45) trays. What is the black one I saw in the blue press for? My set didnt have that option when I bought it a year ago. Can I buy jsut the black tray? The black is used after the yellow (45) and blue(40) sorters. It sorts the 9mm variants, letting 380, 25 acp, .22's and dirt fall through. Probably worth while if you have swept up brass from an indoor public range. Less useful, except to get rid of some of fine dirt and gravel, if the brass is competition calibers from out of door ranges. I think shell sorter has some sort of update deal where you can get the third sorter if you want. Dunno what it costs, though... Edited August 27, 2008 by kevin c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIXXgun Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 They wouldn't be in the Blue Press if they didn't work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adweisbe Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 I used it last night on the range brass bucket. I found that you really need a second or even a third bucket on hand. In the third bucket you put the crap you have no interest in that is caught up with the stuff you want (shotgun hulls, rifle cartridges, revolver cartridges, aluminum cases) that way you don't have to resort through it when using the smaller sorters. The second bucket is where the things that fall through go since you don't want to put it back in the bucket you are taking brass out of in the first place. Maybe I am thick and there is a better way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aristotle Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 Finally ordered one last night, getting shipped out today. I've spent more on stupider things, figure buying back my time sorting through the buckets of brass in my basement will pay for itself in the first sift through. Top notch operation, fast repsonse via email and friendly customer service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerba Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 It sorts the 9mm variants, letting 380, 25 acp, .22's and dirt fall through. It won't let .380 go through. .380 is the same dia. as 9mm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dillon Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 The following chart shows some of those calibers and the sorter pan that they end up in. Yellow Blue Black Bucket 45ACP 40 S&W 9mm 22 rimfire 45 GAP 10mm 380 ACP 17 rimfire 44 Mag 357 Mag 38 Super gravel 50 AE 38 Special .223 32 ACP 243 Win Tumbling Media 308 Win 25 ACP 7.62x39 45 Colt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin c Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 It sorts the 9mm variants, letting 380, 25 acp, .22's and dirt fall through. It won't let .380 go through. .380 is the same dia. as 9mm. My bad. A double handful is what I also found works well. A (clean!) kitty litter pan is just the right size to catch the fall through stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Boudrie Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 I hate manually sorting brass, and hate manually sorting dirty brass even more. Even though this gadget only groups by sets of calibers, it looks like I'll be able to pre-sort brass and end up with sets that don't next inside each other in the tumbler. I only wish Dillon had thought of this earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmorris Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 It won't let .380 go through. .380 is the same dia. as 9mm. You are correct the shell sorter won’t let 380 go through; however, it is not the same size as 9mm. .374 OD (380) vs. .394 OD (9X19). I built a machine that will sort 380 from 9mm as well as 38 super (.406 OD) but it’s not as simple as the shell sorter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Orr Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Shell Sorter has just released a new plate that seperates the .380 from the 9mm.. I love these guys... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjm103 Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Cheaper through Midway USA.They work great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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