Sorting 223 brass

Lilswede1 · February 23, 2009, 11:42 PM

Which is more important for accuracy?
All brass is LC.
Should I sort by weight or by year?
What is a good weight to sort by - .001 or more?

Sixer · February 24, 2009, 04:34 AM

That's way to much effort... if you have a pile of .223 cases and they are all brass, I would think you'd be done with the sorting process.

cgaengineer · February 24, 2009, 06:37 AM

No more sorting needed in my opinion.

DiscoRacing · February 24, 2009, 06:51 AM

i just spent all of four days sorting/polishing over 5,000 rds... sorted all mine by stamp is all

firewrench044 · February 24, 2009, 06:56 AM

Eliminate as many diferances as posible

I sort by manufcturer, year made,weight, and number of times fired
(after all case prep is done)
My brass is stored in 1 grain groups, and when I get enough for a batch
with .5 grain diferance I load them
Batch size varys with what you will be doing with them ( kids 50-100rds, grandkids 50-100rds, plinking 50-100rds, practice for a match50-100rds, or match ammo as many as needed for match(80+sighting rds+5rds extra))
(number of rds needed for a match varys as to what type of match)
( for anything but a match, I use odds and ends, small groups saveing the best batches for the match)

MaineColt · February 24, 2009, 10:01 AM

I used to think that if they are all in usable condition, then they are sorted.

Just loaded up 50 rounds for a friend over the weekend and ran into trouble with the brass he provided. They were different lengths. Different lengths from the rim to the shoulder. All brass were stamped Winchester and sized by me in the same die. I have never come across this before.

Sixer · February 24, 2009, 12:46 PM

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They were different lengths. Different lengths from the rim to the shoulder. All brass were stamped Winchester and sized by me in the same die. I have never come across this before.

Im just a newb, but it sounds like it might be time to trim some brass...

PCJim · February 24, 2009, 12:51 PM

I'm not shooting match. My 223 never gets sorted, unless I'm working up a new load. In that case, I pick out enough like cases with equal firings to have a brass standard from which to work with.

Oberg · February 24, 2009, 08:21 PM

Are you shooting a accurate gun? If not don't worry about it. If it is go by case volume. (how much water each one holds) seems to be the best way if you are really serious about taking a small group and making it smaller

February 23, 2009, 11:42 PM	#1
Lilswede1 Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2008 Location: NW Wash State Posts: 216	Sorting 223 brass Which is more important for accuracy? All brass is LC. Should I sort by weight or by year? What is a good weight to sort by - .001 or more?

February 24, 2009, 04:34 AM	#2
Sixer Senior Member Join Date: April 16, 2008 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,891	That's way to much effort... if you have a pile of .223 cases and they are all brass, I would think you'd be done with the sorting process.

February 24, 2009, 06:37 AM	#3
cgaengineer Senior Member Join Date: November 6, 2008 Posts: 264	No more sorting needed in my opinion.

February 24, 2009, 06:51 AM	#4
DiscoRacing Senior Member Join Date: December 19, 2008 Location: milton, wv Posts: 3,640	i just spent all of four days sorting/polishing over 5,000 rds... sorted all mine by stamp is all

February 24, 2009, 06:56 AM	#5
firewrench044 Senior Member Join Date: July 9, 2007 Location: Fort Pierce, Florida Posts: 381	Eliminate as many diferances as posible I sort by manufcturer, year made,weight, and number of times fired (after all case prep is done) My brass is stored in 1 grain groups, and when I get enough for a batch with .5 grain diferance I load them Batch size varys with what you will be doing with them ( kids 50-100rds, grandkids 50-100rds, plinking 50-100rds, practice for a match50-100rds, or match ammo as many as needed for match(80+sighting rds+5rds extra)) (number of rds needed for a match varys as to what type of match) ( for anything but a match, I use odds and ends, small groups saveing the best batches for the match)

February 24, 2009, 10:01 AM	#6
MaineColt Senior Member Join Date: November 2, 2007 Location: Maine Posts: 222	I used to think that if they are all in usable condition, then they are sorted. Just loaded up 50 rounds for a friend over the weekend and ran into trouble with the brass he provided. They were different lengths. Different lengths from the rim to the shoulder. All brass were stamped Winchester and sized by me in the same die. I have never come across this before.

February 24, 2009, 12:51 PM	#8
PCJim Senior Member Join Date: July 11, 2008 Location: FL Posts: 570	I'm not shooting match. My 223 never gets sorted, unless I'm working up a new load. In that case, I pick out enough like cases with equal firings to have a brass standard from which to work with.

February 24, 2009, 08:21 PM	#9
Oberg Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2008 Location: Minn Posts: 212	Are you shooting a accurate gun? If not don't worry about it. If it is go by case volume. (how much water each one holds) seems to be the best way if you are really serious about taking a small group and making it smaller