Case tumbling question

[sirgrumps]

Uhm, not sure how much 223 casings in that photo. Maybe 250-300?

I use about 2-3 tablespoons of mineral spirits. I don't actually measure. I just pour some in. But I'll just say 2-3 tablespoons since that sounds about right.

Maybe 2-3 caps full of Nu-Finish. Again, I don't actually measure, but that sounds like it could be right. I just pour some in.

Again, I let the vibratory clean run with no brass and only media for about 15 minutes to let the Nu-Finish and mineral spirits mix. By that time, it's spread evenly and the media has absorbed it all.

thanks for all the info.
I got to try that recipe next.

[Zarrinvz24]

Are you guys talking about Nu-finish, the once a year car polish you can get from like wal-mart?

[ar15barrels]

Are you guys talking about Nu-finish, the once a year car polish you can get from like wal-mart?

yes.
big orange bottle.

[five.five-six]

Just to be clear, you guys are using USED dryer sheets.
I don't want my brass and media to smell april fresh.

maybe I do

[sirgrumps]

maybe I do

You stole my daughter rifle!!!!!

[rjf]

Try Bon Ami cleanser with walnut and a dryer sheet.

[scratch]

For those that use corncob, you might check out Grainger..

http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/items/2MVR5

They also have a coarser cut if needed. Look for a local store, save the shipping.

For walnut, check out Harbor Freight..

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=92150

They also have a finer cut.

[Viagrow]

I use untreated bulk walnut shell from a local bird supply store, and only walnut shell.

I add a dash of Nu-Finish and a dash of mineral spirits into the media. Tumble with no brass to mix it up for about 15 min. Add brass and a dryer sheet. Let run for a few hours.

Excellent.

I too use commercial walnut purchased form the pet store. I tumble my brass in an electric cement mixer bought new for $90, brass is fed in by the bucket full.

When my neighbor's kid plays his music loud or they fail to stop their dog from barking I roll the mixer into my back yard and kick it on in response. More media makes it quiet and less media makes it noisy, depends on the given situation. If they don't care who they annoy then neither do I.

[NovaTodd]

just go to your local Petco or Walmart and get this. I ve been using it for a while.
http://www.petco.com/product/106730/...t=OnSiteSearch

I just tried this. It is too corse for 223 - it is just the right size to get into the neck and get stuck in the case. Shouldn't be a problem with anything else though.

[joelogic]

This is a lesson learned the hard way.

I just tried this. It is too corse for 223 - it is just the right size to get into the neck and get stuck in the case. Shouldn't be a problem with anything else though.

[tamalpias]

Excellent.

I too use commercial walnut purchased form the pet store. I tumble my brass in an electric cement mixer bought new for $90, brass is fed in by the bucket full.

When my neighbor's kid plays his music loud or they fail to stop their dog from barking I roll the mixer into my back yard and kick it on in response. More media makes it quiet and less media makes it noisy, depends on the given situation. If they don't care who they annoy then neither do I.

You got balls man! I love it!

[NovaTodd]

This is a lesson learned the hard way.

Since I'm just starting out with reloading, I'd rather have a fixable problem than destroy a rifle or hurt myself or worse yet my son...

In any event, all it took was a short piece of 030 welding wire and most pieces would come right out.

The next batch got ground up and sifted to ensure it would come out

[joelogic]

I meant the lesson that is learned is that everyone tries the petco corn in their .223 cases and the corn gets stuck. I posted that I learned this lesson the hard way five months ago.

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=170125&highlight=corn

Since I'm just starting out with reloading, I'd rather have a fixable problem than destroy a rifle or hurt myself or worse yet my son...

In any event, all it took was a short piece of 030 welding wire and most pieces would come right out.

The next batch got ground up and sifted to ensure it would come out

[xrMike]

I meant the lesson that is learned is that everyone tries the petco corn in their .223 cases and the corn gets stuck.

I had to throw out an entire batch of .223 for that same reason. I'll never mess with corn again. Walnut works just fine, with the occasional addition of a couple capfuls of mineral spirits and NuFinish car wax.

[Hogxtz]

Well, I just proccessed 500 LC casings. They looked real bad when I got them, real bad! I tumbled them with pet store walnut shell, de-caped and resized, trimed to length, removed primer crimp, de-burred and chamferd, than back into the tumbler for a final polish and lube removal and HOLY COW, they look like jewelry, I can't believe how good they look. I have never been able to get any brass to polish that well. The Nu-finish, mineral spirits, used dryer sheet and 3-4 hours final tumble time is the trick for sure!!