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Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Reloading
I switched to Steel pin tumbling
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<blockquote data-quote="Varmint Hunter" data-source="post: 1563318" data-attributes="member: 313"><p>I've been using the STM tumbling kit for a few years. I have found it to work great and haven't seen any reason to reconsider an alternative method. The drum is large and I fill it with water to within an inch of the top. My guess is that this minimizes any case mouth peening. The STM motor does rotate quicker than typical rock tumblers so the cleaning time should be shorter to achieve the desired results.</p><p></p><p>Here is a little advice for tumbler users: Don't clean your SS muzzle breaks in the tumbler. While it cleans them better than new, it also slightly changes the finish (if that matters) and it DOES damage finely cut threads. I seriously damaged two brakes by cleaning them in the tumbler.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Varmint Hunter, post: 1563318, member: 313"] I've been using the STM tumbling kit for a few years. I have found it to work great and haven't seen any reason to reconsider an alternative method. The drum is large and I fill it with water to within an inch of the top. My guess is that this minimizes any case mouth peening. The STM motor does rotate quicker than typical rock tumblers so the cleaning time should be shorter to achieve the desired results. Here is a little advice for tumbler users: Don't clean your SS muzzle breaks in the tumbler. While it cleans them better than new, it also slightly changes the finish (if that matters) and it DOES damage finely cut threads. I seriously damaged two brakes by cleaning them in the tumbler. [/QUOTE]
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