Brass so fresh and clean...

[zenschematic]

Just took a batch of 44 Rem Mag out of the tumbler, and so excited on how clean it is I just had to share!

Also for anyone wanting to try this, a little on my process

I've been using an stm tumbler with stainless steel pins. Add brass in usually about 4lbs of 44 Rem Mag, add steel pins in up to 5 lbs. Add in turtle wax car wash and wax (zip wax). Using this instead of dawn or dish soap supposedly is able to lock in tarnish resistance. And finally a sprinkle of lemi shine. Tumble for 4 hours. The stm tumbler does not have a timer. So I picked up a cheap plug sprinkler timer from home depot.

And what comes out after sifting with a Frankford arsenal sifter is what you see in the pictures.

I dumped all the brass into a tray with one of those car chamois on the bottom, and another one on top. These work really well for drying and absorb water really quickly. Once brass is in between, you can roll it around with your hands to get all the water off. Use gloves if you wanna be super ocd about not getting hand oils on your brass. They can be wrung out even more easily than regular cotton towels, and because they're that soft almost rubber like material, there are no fibers on the dried casings.

Store brass in what ever way floats your boat.

Happy reloading all!

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[Dragginpanda]

Nice!

[TexasJackKin]

I do much the same. I set the timer for 3 hours (That's the max setting) then set the timer on my phone for about 10 minuets less, as I don't like the idea of the brass sitting around in the mucked up water. I also use Stilly's larger pins, and love them, much easier to separate.....

Anybody got an opinion about letting the brass sitting around in the tumbler after the motor stops?

[baranski]

Damn nice!

Thanks for the tip.

[tonyjr]

I bought the Harbor freight plug strip .
Now is the time to buy Xmas tree timers
[ they are cheaper now ]
Anyway , I set for 3 hours and then every
hour as close to time as I can [ Close to
15 minutes ]
I plug in the vibrators , tumblers , sonics
and reset timer to start when one [ almost
always at least 2 are being used ]
One switch turns off everything

[Che762x39]

Very nice. Thank you for sharing.

[WMG]

In 30 plus yrs of handloading .. the only way I ever cleaned my brass was by running it through the sizing die
But looks like you have a good way of doing what you're doing there

[Renron]

I built a tumbler with an old washing machine motor and 6" PVC pipe. Pretty much the same but with Dawn. I've never had a problem with "tarnish", they always stay bright and shiny. I put them into 1 Gallon Zip lock bags with a tiny spray of One Step lube and they slide thru the dies like butter.
I spin the cases in a minnow trap to separate the pins into a plastic tub, then a stack of neodymium magnets to pick up the SS pins. Fast and easy.
Your Brass looks great! 3 hours is enough time. Go easy on the Lemi shine.

[tonyjr]

Right now about 20 to 30% of our reloads are range
brass .
We always leave range with more cases than we came
with .
Now-a-days it is safer to use range brass , but I still
Don't know the powder and / or primer used .
It is easier for me to find split , bell and / or cracked
brass if I clean it 1st .
Again , not really sure what the difference is between
hand-loading and reloading . My reloading spans the
LEE handloader , single stage , hand press and
loadmaster ,

[WMG]

Again , not really sure what the difference is between
hand-loading and reloading

To me ... there isn't.
I probably use the terms interchangeably myself.
A grammer nazi may differ ....... I don't even get upset if someone calls a mag a clip or vice versa .... I know what they mean.

[TexasJackKin]

We always leave range with more cases than we came with .

Yup, that's how I know we had a good day at the range! When people see my wife picking up brass, more often than not, they'll help. It will be interesting to see how that works next year when "everybody" will be reloading!......

[zenschematic]

I do much the same. I set the timer for 3 hours (That's the max setting) then set the timer on my phone for about 10 minuets less, as I don't like the idea of the brass sitting around in the mucked up water. I also use Stilly's larger pins, and love them, much easier to separate.....

Anybody got an opinion about letting the brass sitting around in the tumbler after the motor stops?

For the brass sitting around in the tumbler, I haven't noticed any difference, and i've let a couple batches sit in for like a couple days. I'll repost if I come to find anything different over the course of the next few batches. I leave my tumbler running at work so it usually sits in overnight until i get back to the office in the morning.

[zenschematic]

To me ... there isn't.
I probably use the terms interchangeably myself.
A grammer nazi may differ ....... I don't even get upset if someone calls a mag a clip or vice versa .... I know what they mean.

mag/clip...potato poh tah tow...hahaha, as long as whats inside goes bang!

[WMG]

mag/clip...potato poh tah tow...hahaha, as long as whats inside goes bang!

I figured I'm old enough , been around the block enough and pay my taxes ... so I call my stuff what I want.


I do however call mags =mags ..... probably cause it rolls off the tongue easier.
The wife does call detachable mags =clips.
I've never bothered to correct her but I remember the one day at a shoot she mentioned "clip" and there was a group of operators there with their gloves and stuff on ....... doing facebook poses and all that and it caught my attention cause the one lady , I mean gentleman whipped around like he was about to open school.
He was told to mind his own business before his mouth opened.
The wife had no idea what had just happened and I had to explain "not correct mind you" about the difference and grammer nazis ...... it took awhile for her to believe me.... and she stills says "clips"

[Sapperforward]

I built a tumbler with an old washing machine motor and 6" PVC pipe. Pretty much the same but with Dawn. I've never had a problem with "tarnish", they always stay bright and shiny. I put them into 1 Gallon Zip lock bags with a tiny spray of One Step lube and they slide thru the dies like butter.
I spin the cases in a minnow trap to separate the pins into a plastic tub, then a stack of neodymium magnets to pick up the SS pins. Fast and easy.
Your Brass looks great! 3 hours is enough time. Go easy on the Lemi shine.

Same here. Never noticed any tarnish and I have brass that was tumbled two years ago that still looks like the picture above. I store mine in 3 gallon buckets with a small desiccant pack. Not the best lighting in my picture but you get the idea.