To clean up the brass a little before I put them through the Decapping die. Grit and dirt are not good even for carbide dies.That looks GREAT indyblue. What's your reasoning behind tumbling with primers then without, vs. deprimed once?
This may be something I pursue.
Makes sense. Thank you.To clean up the brass a little before I put them through the Decapping die. Grit and dirt are not good even for carbide dies.
The liquid I decanted from the first tumble was nasty.
I also use dryer sheets and a polish. Used Flitz brand the first time around. Now I am using NuFinish. I tend to let the tumbler run a long time. Once I have enough rounds to tumble, I'll run it overnight.Try cutting used dryer sheets into smaller squares - it helps remove dust and fine particles/dirt from the media while tumbling.
Also using small amounts of mineral spirits and/or Nu-Finish (or name brand tumbling polish) seems to do well extending my media useful life.
But I'm curious as to what others do as well.
I take out the primers with a hand deprimer while watching TV. Unit works well on 38o up to 44 mag.To clean up the brass a little before I put them through the Decapping die. Grit and dirt are not good even for carbide dies.
The liquid I decanted from the first tumble was nasty.
Those look great!Use stainless pins, they last virtually forever.
I tumbled these for 1 hour with primers, then deprimed for 1.5 hours with a 9mm casing full of lemishine and 5-6 drops dawn.
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I never understood that. I swear people trip over dollars to pick up pennies in this hobby. Ive been doing this for probably 5 years now. Im on only my 3rd jug of Frankford treated media. I just dont get why they think they need to cheap out? Do they think they need to replace it after every tumble? I get its a quarter of the price, but they still need to add polish to the super dusty bedding. A LOT of polish comparitively speaking.Except I did try the lizard bedding that some say is so great. I tossed it. Way too dusty.
Happens so often. Just like cleaning and lubes for firearms. Use what you want but if you are using motor oil because its $3.00 a quart and what I use is $13.00 a pint, so what? I am on my second bottle of lube since I started messing with firearms. That stuff is like the widow's jar; it never runs out!people trip over dollars to pick up pennies