Clovishound
Blackhawk
I would have to say, get one.
I'm a natural born cheapskate. I thought a $2 Wally World colander would work just as well. I've had lots of problems with media still in the cases. Not to mention the fact that it's messy turning the cases over and over by hand trying to get the media out, especially with deep cases like .38 and .357.
SWMBO wanted to know if I wanted something reloading related for Father's Day. I thought about another powder measure, but I would actually need 2 more in order to cover all three pistol calibers I routinely reload. I got to thinking about a media separator. LGS had one cheaper than I could get off of Amazon, without the wait.
I sneaked it out to the shop tonight to test it. WOW, just a little slow cranking of the handle and the cases came out completely empty. No dirty hands, no extended hand turning of cases, and no more cases with media still in them. If it holds up long term, I'll be completely sold.
I got the Lyman one. Basket is a little flimsy, but should hold up with a little care. The outside case is fairly sturdy. The biggest down side is that it is a bit bulky for storage. Still, seems well worth it to me.
I'm a natural born cheapskate. I thought a $2 Wally World colander would work just as well. I've had lots of problems with media still in the cases. Not to mention the fact that it's messy turning the cases over and over by hand trying to get the media out, especially with deep cases like .38 and .357.
SWMBO wanted to know if I wanted something reloading related for Father's Day. I thought about another powder measure, but I would actually need 2 more in order to cover all three pistol calibers I routinely reload. I got to thinking about a media separator. LGS had one cheaper than I could get off of Amazon, without the wait.
I sneaked it out to the shop tonight to test it. WOW, just a little slow cranking of the handle and the cases came out completely empty. No dirty hands, no extended hand turning of cases, and no more cases with media still in them. If it holds up long term, I'll be completely sold.
I got the Lyman one. Basket is a little flimsy, but should hold up with a little care. The outside case is fairly sturdy. The biggest down side is that it is a bit bulky for storage. Still, seems well worth it to me.