media tumblers
#1
Fork Horn
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Cheeseland
Posts: 155
media tumblers
Well I bit the bullet and bought a tumbler today.
Besides emptying and checking inside for left over media, anything else I should watch for????
A couple weeks ago someone posted that they spin each shell and polish with Flitz. Wow what a difference!!! Guess what I've been doing for the last hour.[&:]
Besides emptying and checking inside for left over media, anything else I should watch for????
A couple weeks ago someone posted that they spin each shell and polish with Flitz. Wow what a difference!!! Guess what I've been doing for the last hour.[&:]
#2
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RE: media tumblers
Man, Years ago, I used to tumble everytimeI reload. But I hate going thru and getting out the corncob or walnut media. And after doing it, it only stays shiney for a few months, and gets a duel finish, I think its oil from the media.
But anyway sounds like your doing everything right.
But anyway sounds like your doing everything right.
#4
RE: media tumblers
I don't bother to resize before tumbling as the media really doesn't do much for cleaning the flashhole anyway. Secondly, the cleaner your brass is, the easier and better it will size in your dies. However, I do take the polished cases and pour them out in an old Tee shirt and give them a good roll-around to clean the dust etc from tumbling off them. Then I lube and size with spray on lube. After the finished round is done, I wipe all again with Tee shirt. Ammo looks and feels like new for a long time, or a couple of firings anyway...whichever occurs first.
#5
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2004
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RE: media tumblers
I tumble - resize - tumble. I tumble the 2nd time to get the spray lube all off. I use only walnut media now as I got tired of trying to shake allthe corn cob mediaout of my cases and having to pick the stuck hunks out of my flashholes. I use a Lyman's 1200 Turbro Pro with auto flow.
#6
Join Date: Feb 2008
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RE: media tumblers
Get a media separator (Dillon's is great), it sure makes short work of it. I tumble and separate right after, otherwise the media sticks to the cases pretty bad if left to sit awhile. Another tip that I have started using, is I bought a vacuum sealer, and I now vacuum seal my loaded ammo for storage, or for taking into the field in adverse weather conditions. .... SHOTARYE
#7
RE: media tumblers
I use a simple fryalator scoop or kitty litter scoop to get brass out.
I decide to brush the inside of my cases to get that dredded red dust out of them and was surprised at howsome cases really caked up w/ the stuff. I will brush out all my cases from now on.
I decide to brush the inside of my cases to get that dredded red dust out of them and was surprised at howsome cases really caked up w/ the stuff. I will brush out all my cases from now on.
#9
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Garfield NJ USA
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RE: media tumblers
ORIGINAL: SJAdventures
I tumble - resize - tumble. I tumble the 2nd time to get the spray lube all off. I use only walnut media now as I got tired of trying to shake allthe corn cob mediaout of my cases and having to pick the stuck hunks out of my flashholes. I use a Lyman's 1200 Turbro Pro with auto flow.
I tumble - resize - tumble. I tumble the 2nd time to get the spray lube all off. I use only walnut media now as I got tired of trying to shake allthe corn cob mediaout of my cases and having to pick the stuck hunks out of my flashholes. I use a Lyman's 1200 Turbro Pro with auto flow.
#10
RE: media tumblers
ORIGINAL: bigcountry
Man, Years ago, I used to tumble everytimeI reload. But I hate going thru and getting out the corncob or walnut media. And after doing it, it only stays shiney for a few months, and gets a duel finish, I think its oil from the media.
But anyway sounds like your doing everything right.
Man, Years ago, I used to tumble everytimeI reload. But I hate going thru and getting out the corncob or walnut media. And after doing it, it only stays shiney for a few months, and gets a duel finish, I think its oil from the media.
But anyway sounds like your doing everything right.
I'm still tumbling, and it can be a pain. Cleaning of the brass after tumbling is like adding another step to an already involved process.