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tumbler media
need a little help, getting into reloading and wondering the best media for cleaning brass in a tumbler! thnx guys
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Re: tumbler media
I use corn cob and polishing liquid but I have heard of people using walnut shells. I highly recommend the Frankford Arsenal Tumbler Kit, it comes with everything you need and is very cheap and very quiet.
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Re: tumbler media
can u use anything else like a light grit powder?
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Re: tumbler media
Probably, but if your tumbler has a plastic bowl you might not want to use anything too overly abrasive as it will start to "sand" down the plastic. If you don't have a tumbler or don't want to spring for one yet, there are ways of "washing" brass. There are multiple YouTube videos showing how. Also, you don't want anything that can eat into the brass, you just want something that can clean the old powder residue off and slightly polish it for ease of resizing and loading. And to make them pretty
Re: tumbler media
There is a lady at the gun show (coming this weekend BTW) that sells large zip lock bags of walnut and corn cob. They both do a great job and last a long time from my experience. I think she asks $8 per bag.
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Re: tumbler media
I bought a 15 pound bag of walnut shell kitty litter for about 10 bucks at the pet store...
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Re: tumbler media
Wet tumble with stainless pins.
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Re: tumbler media
thnx for all the help guys, im just borrowing a buddies little tumbler so the walnut shell should work great. Also thnx for reminding me the gunshow is this weekend
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Re: tumbler media
I have used a few different ones. The corn cob doesn't last long. The best I have used was the Lyman red but it doesn't last long either and leaves residue as it gets older. I now use walnut that I get at the pet store that is labeled lizard litter. The corn cob gave the best polish but also gets stuck in the flash hole. The walnut cleans well it just doesn't have a super polish on it. My tumbler is the Cabela's label tumbler. It is really a Berry's and even has the warranty card in the package from Berry's.
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Re: tumbler media
boarderwayne wrote:Wet tumble with stainless pins.
+1^^^
Been using pins for a couple years now. Punch the primers first, and the pins will clean the primer pockets as well. Then I tumble in corn media once loaded to clean all the oils off and dry the rounds off real well before storage. Better than a factory finish!