Just wet tumbled 1000+ pieces of brass in my Franford Arsenal tumbler. This is why I wet tumble with SS pins and cleaning solution. SHINY!!!
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Does it shoot better? I know it sticks to the powder funnel on my 650.
I cleaned some cases recently for the first time since getting a FART in my dry tumbler with corn cob media, and I forgot what a pain it is to get the media out of the flash holes afterwards. Maybe with walnut I wouldn't have that issue, but when I factor in the time for that, dry isn't that much faster. I always decap my brass before it goes in the FART so drying the brass afterwards is not a big deal and doesn't take long. People talk about how dry tumbling leaves a coating of dust on the brass that acts like a bit of lube, but if you use car wash soap with wax in it you get a similar effect.
I don't know if one method is really "better" than the other, except when you are cleaning really dirty/tarnished brass that you picked up at an outdoor range. Wet with pins really "shines" in that scenario.
What is a FART? I’m sure it’s not what I’m thinking.
Harbor Freight has a small tumbler that would be good for small loads.I don’t think I will be cleaning more that 100 cases at a time. I just want the cases clean enough to not scratch my dies. I thought you were supposed to clean them before depriming for that reason. Is that not the case?
I don’t think I will be cleaning more that 100 cases at a time. I just want the cases clean enough to not scratch my dies. I thought you were supposed to clean them before depriming for that reason. Is that not the case?
Whoa. Your taking the time to place each case on its very own drying pin blows my mind just a little bit.The cases are sitting out side drying in the sun.
I love my drying racks.
my problem is they had no "wax" on them and I could tell the difference when running through the sizing die
Dry tumbling for me, The cases go in right from the range for several hours. I then resize and pop out the primers and good to go. been doing it for 40+ years . no issues yet.
I shoot weekly and never had lead levels checked, Thanks for the advice.How often do you shoot? Do you get your lead levels checked annually? Have they been low? The lead dust in the cases from the lead styphnate from the primers is what I'm most worried about. Dry tumbling just gets all that stuff into the media and it's still in dust form. I suspect pouring the cases out of that media releases a huge amount of lead dust into the air.