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Reloading
I switched to Steel pin tumbling
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<blockquote data-quote="DanD-ID" data-source="post: 1563623" data-attributes="member: 103893"><p>Based on the comments I'm reading in this thread, that you can pick up the pins with a magnet they are likely steel pins rather than stainless steel. My experience with each has led to my election to switching from the pins to stainless steel chips that are marketed in a few places on the internet. I made the switch because of having to remove an occasional steel pin lodged sideways in the primer pocket or across the case mouth after tumbling/cleaning of the cases in my small scale processing. Granted, most of my experience is based on .223/5.56 cases as a small commercial loader of ammunition and using automated loading equipment but the risk of having a lodged steel pin stuck in a case requires every case to be visually inspected before loading. I'll occasionally process other rifle and pistol caliber cases with this cleaning equipment since it serves my small personal volumes in cleaning other caliber cases. The issue with lodged steel pins has caused me to switch to the stainless steel chips entirely. The separation of cases from media is by a washing and rinse of the cases in water a few times to remove the dish washing soap and Lemi-Shine where the stainless steel chips wash out and into the bottom of a container as the heavy product (I use a 5 gallon plastic bucket to rinse in). The water can be easily drained off leaving the heavier chips in the bottom. They will be wet but easily recovered from the cases. Think of it as something like panning for gold where the heavy material stays in place in the bottom of the bucket. I dry my cases in a Franklin Armory brass dryer that is temperature controlled with several drying trays and it has worked well without water spotting given adequate drying time. These dryers looks very much like a food dryer and are reasonably priced.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DanD-ID, post: 1563623, member: 103893"] Based on the comments I'm reading in this thread, that you can pick up the pins with a magnet they are likely steel pins rather than stainless steel. My experience with each has led to my election to switching from the pins to stainless steel chips that are marketed in a few places on the internet. I made the switch because of having to remove an occasional steel pin lodged sideways in the primer pocket or across the case mouth after tumbling/cleaning of the cases in my small scale processing. Granted, most of my experience is based on .223/5.56 cases as a small commercial loader of ammunition and using automated loading equipment but the risk of having a lodged steel pin stuck in a case requires every case to be visually inspected before loading. I'll occasionally process other rifle and pistol caliber cases with this cleaning equipment since it serves my small personal volumes in cleaning other caliber cases. The issue with lodged steel pins has caused me to switch to the stainless steel chips entirely. The separation of cases from media is by a washing and rinse of the cases in water a few times to remove the dish washing soap and Lemi-Shine where the stainless steel chips wash out and into the bottom of a container as the heavy product (I use a 5 gallon plastic bucket to rinse in). The water can be easily drained off leaving the heavier chips in the bottom. They will be wet but easily recovered from the cases. Think of it as something like panning for gold where the heavy material stays in place in the bottom of the bucket. I dry my cases in a Franklin Armory brass dryer that is temperature controlled with several drying trays and it has worked well without water spotting given adequate drying time. These dryers looks very much like a food dryer and are reasonably priced. [/QUOTE]
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