Homemade Bullet Feeder Collator (Step 1)

This is the Collator I am making to add on to my Homemade Bullet Feeder for my Dillon XL650. This was designed specifically to feed Hollow Base Wadcutter Bullets which presented a challenge over the typical round nose bullet because both ends are flat. This is just the beginning of the collator and it will be a 2 step process because the collator feeds the bullets into the tube nose first. There will be another gadget to fill the bullets over after they enter the tube. Stay tuned for step 2.........

See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtcTGEkNtVE for the Bullet Feeder.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Bullet Feeder
• Dillon XL650
• Collator
• Reloading

[MrJpm383]

great vid can you tell me what size motor that you are using and were i can get one ive tryed to find one but every time i think i found the right one it is to weak to use

[HBRdesigns]

@MrJpm383 The motor I used came from allelectronics(dot)com CAT# DCM-276 It's not the most powerful motor so I really can load more than a hand full of bullets in it at a time but it works for me. You can look into other gearhead type motors though and you might find something with a bit more torque.

[faustgeist]

Love it... and I need one. :) Quick question... most, if not all, commercial units explain they only work with jacketed bullets... I would like to load lead for cowboy shooting. have any experience with .38 or .45 lead (but non wadcutter) rounds? What should a DIY feeder consider if going for that approach? Thanks a ton!

[HBRdesigns]

@faustgeist I think the only problem (or difference) when using lead is you would have to clean the unit periodically because of the lube/wax build up. I would look into the mrbulletfeeder I hear people run lead trough his without to many problems. (I don't own one though so that's just what I've heard/read) or if your trying to make your though own you can't beat his design either.

[rkizzle]

Any chance you can post a "how to" make one? I would love to make one for a lubrisizer.

[HBRdesigns]

There's really not much to it besides the bucket, a motor, and the collator plate (cut from a plastic cutting board. The only thing you can't see is a piece of Plexiglas that is under the plate that acts more or less as a spacer to help the bullets drop off the fingers. The design would have to be totally different if you were running standard bullets though.

[bauerm12]

what is that?

[TheYTViolation]

Really cool.

Necesssity is the mother of invention.