Walnut shell tumbling media

[ronas]

I'm another convert to walnut shell media. I've always used corn cobb and it for sure does not clean as well as the 12/20 walnut media I just started using.

Dirty 223 brass is very clean after two hour or so with a little dillion polish added. I'd bet it would even clean brass shot out of an HK93. The 223 brass could not be cleaned as easily in the corn cobb if I left in the tumbler all night.

[Gio]

Good to hear, I considering switching to walnut instead.

-Gio

[Revoman]

There has been a very recent post regarding plastic media. It is supposed to clean as well, if not better, and last much longer. Although it is more expensive, it also does not leave the great amount of dust that walnut or cob do. (That in itself sounds better to me, though I have not converted yet.)
You can still use polish with it too.
Just letting you know.

[swerv512]

i use 100% walnut and i'm not going back to corn. sure, the walnut shine isnt as brilliant as the cobb, but i think it cleans faster...

[domokun]

I've been a 100% walnut media user since the beginning. I really don't care if my reloads shine like they just came from the factory. I just want them clean and feeding reliably

[mattman]

Just make sure you get it all off because unlike corncob it will scratch dies like nobodies business.

[LGB Loader]

I mix 50/50 with walnut nut & corn cob. I add a cap full of mineral spirits every other load and a cap of Nu Finish every 1500 - 2000 pcs of brass or so. I cut up a used dryer sheet into 6 pcs and throw it in with every load. I use an RCBS rotating media seperator and it works well. gets all the media out and then...

BLING!!!! psycho shine !!!!!

LGB

[ronas]

Just make sure you get it all off because unlike corncob it will scratch dies like nobodies business.

That would not be a concern with carbide dies,would it?

I don't even lube the 9mm brass and I've had no problems. Of couse the 223 brass does get lube.

[cassius]

The whole point of carbide pistol dies is NOT having to use lube.

I'mstill surprised at the ridiculously long tumbling times folks relate. I'm not grasping if its due to their pursuing a mirror shine, or if they are just doing something terribly wrong with their tumblers.

The tumbler should be run on a hard surface, so none of the vibration force is absorbed by carpet padding and the like.

You should also be running your tumblers as full of brass as you can manage. The mechanical action of the grit between two pieces of brass greatly accelerates the polishing time. If your got a gallon-sized tumbler and you only put ~50rds of brass in there, they'll swim about and take forever to clean. More brass is better.

I use walnut, a low-budget 'Turbo' tumbler, a little bit of dillon polish compound, and only bother to replace my media a cup or two at a time, as material is lost. My stuff is shiny clean in an hour. I can't fathom why anyone has to run their stuff all night.

[TEX1966]

I tumble for 2 hrs in walnut with Dillon polish, 2 hrs in corncob then 30 mins in corncob to remove the lube on rifle brass. I then blow off the brass with my compressor to get rid of the dust left behind. Brass looks almost new. I have 3 tumblers and just rotate from one to the other in 2 hr incraments .

[Offroader]

Hey Tex1966 I just bought my second tumbler. I have 1 for walnut and 1 for corncob. I guess the magic number is to heve 3 tumblers.

[Sunwolf]

Yep,3.I use a rotary to clean the lube off after resizing.Old washcloths,old socks,t-shirts, anything works.