Sorting brass

I stand them all mouth up together in a cardboard flat. The short ones jump out at you like that. And i can shine a light and inspect inside all at once. I find rocks, mud, even the occasional snakeyes staring up at me. That sadistic bastage who invented the 380 also thought it would be nice to use berdan primers in brass 9mm.

ETA the long ones are easy to spot that way too. Someone at my club has a 9x21.
 
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Who in their right mind invented the 380? What a pain in the a$$ separating them. And then find out there are 9mm brass that’s the same size as the 380. I tak er that back. They are not in their right mind. Grrrrr
And mix in some 9mm Makarov and have fun as well.
 
I understand the brass sorting trays work well, and there's a 380 plate for them.

I grab out the .380 I see, catch a few on the press still. Have shot a couple loaded with 9mm charges at 9mm length no issue, won't ever make it to the match pile, but doesn't scare me.
 
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I understand the brass sorting trays work well, and there's a 380 plate for them.

I grab out the .380 I see, catch a few on the press still. Have shot a couple loaded with 9mm charges at 9mm length no issue, won't ever make it to the match pile, but doesn't scare me.
I have the sorting trays and use the optional 380 plate - faster sorting, but still a pain.

I also use the method in this video, except I use the flip-top MTM 45acp cases. The 380 and 9Mak cases can be spotted quickly due to the shorter height, viewed from the side. I can look down into the cases, searching for those pesky stepped cases, then I close the lid, flip the case over, and open it again to inspect the headstamps, sorting out the NATO headstamps and crimped primers.

 
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The sorting trays with the 380 plate were a game changer for me. Plus if a 380 slips through I can tell when it goes to the resizing die its way to easy of an upstroke.
 
I've been using the method in the video above that @Toprudder shared and it works marvelous for me and those few 380's i've culled were easy-peasy to spot.
 
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