Sort brass by headstamp?

[Fire_Medic]

Sorry if this is a silly question, but should the brass be sorted and loaded to batches of all from the same manufacturer, or does it not make a difference?

I sorted my brass a few days ago to eliminate brass that was in bad shape, and brands that are not recommended for reloading, but now I'm wondering that it's all getting tumbled and cleaned, does it matter if the headstamps are mixed or not?

Thanks

[Steve Koski]

Pistol or rifle brass FM? What caliber(s)?

[Fire_Medic]

Pistol or rifle brass FM? What caliber(s)?

Oh damn yeah that would help. :yikes:

It's all 9mm pistol brass. :)

[ept000]

I sort out the WIN brass in 9mm for load development. After that it all goes in one pile. Of course I cull AMERC. I also at leat look at the head stamps to sort out any crimped primers so I can deal with those seperately.

[BigSlick]

Not really needed with for range loads, just cull out the crimps and deal with em later ;)

Here's a good 9mm headstamp reference just in case you might be wondering about some things you might run across in dealing with 9x19

http://www.cartridgecollectors.org/intro9mm/

[Steve Koski]

FM: In 9mm, I sort by headstamp. Usually:

Win
R-P
FC
Crimped stuff and AMERC (to scrap bucket)
Everything else (I load it)
Sorting 9mm brass like this probably isn't necessary, but I'm a bit uptight. Sorting brass takes some time, but prevents problems down the road. Kind of a mini-inspection.

Koski

[Fire_Medic]

FM: In 9mm, I sort by headstamp. Usually:

Win
R-P
FC
Crimped stuff and AMERC (to scrap bucket)
Everything else (I load it)

Sorting 9mm brass like this probably isn't necessary, but I'm a bit uptight. Sorting brass takes some time, but prevents problems down the road. Kind of a mini-inspection.

Koski

So you don't load winchester, remington, or federal 9mm?

[Steve Koski]

Sorry, bad writing.

I load everything except for crimped and AMERC. I really like Win, R-P and FC. I keep them to load together in their own batches.

Koski

[Fire_Medic]

Sorry, bad writing.

I load everything except for crimped and AMERC. I really like Win, R-P and FC. I keep them to load together in their own batches.

Koski

Oh ok, I misunderstood then. My question is more of if there are issues if I load a batch of let's say 100 rounds and the head stamps are mixed and not all the same?

[Glooooock]

The .45 guys say brass makes little difference , under 40 yds . They get picky for match ammo at 50 yds . Most of us cant hold a gun well enough to see the difference at 50 .

[Steve Koski]

what he said.

[Fire_Medic]

Thanks a lot guys that answers my question. Will save me a lot of time also, lol. :biggrinjester:

[AdamN]

The .45 guys say brass makes little difference , under 40 yds . They get picky for match ammo at 50 yds . Most of us cant hold a gun well enough to see the difference at 50 .


Dont seem to matter at 50 yards in a 45, The guys that shoot 9 in a match do say that the brass matters (bullseye match)

Probably a case volume/pressure thing. A little difference means a lot in 9mm, not so much in 45.

Ive never sorted 9mm

[thorn]

I'm just like EPT. For load development, I use WIN simply because I know it's very consistent, very good brass and it's one variable that is easy to eliminate. Different brass can give different OAL, and the bullets themselves already have a variance.

Once a load is done and put into standard use, I'll use whatever unsorted brass I have. I used to sort headstamps for all use, but i don't think I'm a good enough marksman yet to notice a difference.

thorn

[craig110]

I pitch all the S&Bs, which are easy to spot with their red sealant around the primer. Some of their 9mm brass is truly brass, but some of the "brass" is actually brass-plated steel which is much harder to work. Since they all look alike, I just get rid of them all. (Which might sound like overkill since a magnet would separate the steel ones, but 9mm is too plentiful to have to deal with their often very tight primer pockets.)

[Fire_Medic]

I pitch all the S&Bs, which are easy to spot with their red sealant around the primer. Some of their 9mm brass is truly brass, but some of the "brass" is actually brass-plated steel which is much harder to work. Since they all look alike, I just get rid of them all. (Which might sound like overkill since a magnet would separate the steel ones, but 9mm is too plentiful to have to deal with their often very tight primer pockets.)

Yeah I already went through all my brass the other night and tossed out all the S&B and AMERC brass, then just started to tumble it in batches of 500.

Most of my brass that's left is split pretty evenly between Winchester, R-P, Blazer Brass, and Federal 9mm.

[Pitmaster]

I sort my brass by caliber and clean/dirty and inspect for cracks when loading.

[creophus]

I do like many have already stated. I seperate the crimped primers and the Amerc and load the rest.

I'll load them when I feel like removing the crimp.

If you did get into competition shooting, just go through your loaded ammo and collect brass by headstamp after the fact.

[Gashira]

I gave up sorting pistol brass a long time ago, although I do try to separate them by the number of times they've been reloaded.