Four days once, in the shed out back.
Mixing Cob and Walnut
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Nature Boy
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Four days once, in the shed out back.
lol
I bet they were so shiny when you pulled them out you had to wear welding goggles to keep from being blinded
DukeConnor
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i gave up on the pins. my brass comes out nice without them.
2 hours on a TIMER (they actually make them)
Coarse corn works best. Walnut only works well when it is coarse and for really filthy brass. Like the Tough Nut stuff.
Fine walnut doesn't do very much.
Most people do not change the media enough they think it last for years? That's when it makes a lot of dust, but this has been winnowed enough
Coarse corn works best. Walnut only works well when it is coarse and for really filthy brass. Like the Tough Nut stuff.
Fine walnut doesn't do very much.
Most people do not change the media enough they think it last for years? That's when it makes a lot of dust, but this has been winnowed enough
375supermag
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Hi...
I have tried walnut, corncob and washing brass in lemishine, Dawn and hot water.
Washing the brass and drying takes a lot of hands on effort and time, corncob in my opinion doesn't work as well as walnut.
I run my tumblers for about 3-4 hours...generally separate the brass by caliber before tumbling.
I clean rifle primer pockets after depriming and resizing. Handgun brass ...sometimes I clean the primer pockets after depriming and resizing, sometimes I don't. Don't think it makes any difference to be honest. I can't remember the last time I cleaned primer pockets on .357Mag, .45ACP, 9mm, 10mm or .40S&W. They all get reloaded on my Hornady LnL progressive presses. I never deprime before tumbling.
All of my other revolver reloading is done on my RockChucker and O clean the primer pockets about every two or three times they are reloaded. Usually do somewhere between 250-500 in each caliber from .38Spl, .41Mag, .44Mag, .44Spl, .45Colt and .45AutoRim. I also keep a batch of 500 cases in .357Mag for heavy loads with jacketed bullets that get the primer pockets cleaned every few loadings.
I have tried walnut, corncob and washing brass in lemishine, Dawn and hot water.
Washing the brass and drying takes a lot of hands on effort and time, corncob in my opinion doesn't work as well as walnut.
I run my tumblers for about 3-4 hours...generally separate the brass by caliber before tumbling.
I clean rifle primer pockets after depriming and resizing. Handgun brass ...sometimes I clean the primer pockets after depriming and resizing, sometimes I don't. Don't think it makes any difference to be honest. I can't remember the last time I cleaned primer pockets on .357Mag, .45ACP, 9mm, 10mm or .40S&W. They all get reloaded on my Hornady LnL progressive presses. I never deprime before tumbling.
All of my other revolver reloading is done on my RockChucker and O clean the primer pockets about every two or three times they are reloaded. Usually do somewhere between 250-500 in each caliber from .38Spl, .41Mag, .44Mag, .44Spl, .45Colt and .45AutoRim. I also keep a batch of 500 cases in .357Mag for heavy loads with jacketed bullets that get the primer pockets cleaned every few loadings.
George P
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Mine is in a shed in the backyard - I just remember to leave a light on to remind to go out there after a while...........Four days once, in the shed out back.
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I don't separate by caliber IF the mixed brass are:
1) easy to differentiate
2) one won't get stuck in the other's mouth
so, 38 and 9mm - yep mix them together
357 and 38 - nope too much time sorting afterwards
45 and 9mm - nope, made that mistake ONCE
Dudedog
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Wet tumbling gives me the same thing in 3 hours....inside and out and pockets too. Do I need that? Just mentally, emotionally
May not shoot any better, but nice clean brass makes me
Master Blaster
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I like corncob I bought a 25 lb bag a few years ago. Walnut was too coarse and does not shine as well. I run it for 3 hours with a cap of mineral spirits. Change the corncob after 10 or 12 batches of brass depending on how dirty it gets.
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