Muddyboots
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TP? Are you crazy? That's the new Pandemic currency!!My filter and dryer on my compressor is actually very economical at least until Covid hit it just uses a roll of toilet paper
TP? Are you crazy? That's the new Pandemic currency!!My filter and dryer on my compressor is actually very economical at least until Covid hit it just uses a roll of toilet paper
That's what everyone that doesn't use pins says and I guess it would be a problem if you let it happenI have wondered to myself what would happen if one or more bits of stainless media remained in a case.
I have changed my reloading practice due to this issue, I always separate media from my cases in a media separator with a hand crank, the vibration nocks any spare media loose and then I used a hand de-primer to punch out the spent primers, which also solves getting the media out of the flash holes!!
I bought a Thumblers Tumbler for wet stainless media 20 years ago and threw away all that junk dry media equipment. I wouldn't even give it to somebody that I didn't like. I was so tired of trying to poke out plugged primer holes and stuff wedged in the neck.Throw away the corn media, get some stainless jewelers media, Lemony Shine and some Dawn dish detergent.
Tumble wet, cleanest shinnyest cases ever, only need to tumble for about a half-hour or one hour for really dirty cases.
Try running your brass for about two hours instead of three you won't get as much neck peening, I still use the dry media tumblers and Walnut hull media from Harbor freight to polish after tumbling with wet pinsI bought a Thumblers Tumbler for wet stainless media 20 years ago and threw away all that junk dry media equipment. I wouldn't even give it to somebody that I didn't like. I was so tired of trying to poke out plugged primer holes and stuff wedged in the neck.
Wet pins even scrub out the case interior to restore case volume. I do certain calibers with 200 - 300 cases at a time and generally tumble for about 3 hours. My 7stw I only put in about a 100 at a time and do three hours.
I resize/trim/chamfer first so my cases are completely lube oil free for reloading. That way your cases are dry and no powder clings to the neck and throat impleading filling. The smaller the caliber the more important this is.
I don't even know why people cling to dry media tumblers. Not a wise move with the posted problem when you have the answer.