Cleaning sizing lube

[Paul_R]

After full length resizing on rifle brass, what is the easiest/best way to remove case lube? Can you do a bunch in a tumbler?

I do single stage with a rockchucker FWIW.

[donger]

If it's not too many cases I'll wipe them clean with paper towels. More than 100 cases and I'll chuck them into the tumbler. The problem with the tumbler method is media will get stuck in the flashhole after FL resizing.

[Paul_R]

What kind of media do you use in a tumbler for cleaning lube? Do you use any kind of liquid chemical with it?

[joelogic]

Plain corn.

[krzgoat]

I use the 24 grit crushed walnut from Harbor Freight for removing lube in the tumbler. It's fine enough that it doesn't get stuck in the primer pockets. I generally run it with some mineral spirits and some nu finish polish.

I use the 12 grit for the first clean and use the same mineral spirits and nu finish.

Stuff is pretty cheap about 25 bucks for 25 pounds and it does a good job.

[killshot44]

What kind of media do you use in a tumbler for cleaning lube? Do you use any kind of liquid chemical with it?

Zilla crushed walnut lizard bedding from Petco. $7 bag fills a tumbler twice. Doesn't stick in primer pockets. Add a capful of NuFinish before tumbling off the sizing lube, makes 'em nice and shiny.

[RobG]

Tumble it off.

Zilla crushed walnut lizard bedding from Petco. $7 bag fills a tumbler twice. Doesn't stick in primer pockets. Add a capful of NuFinish before tumbling off the sizing lube, makes 'em nice and shiny.

Had to read that twice. Was thinking crushed lizards would be messy

I'll have to check that stuff out.

[olhunter]

Hornady One-Shot spray lube.

No greasy fingers! No oily cases! No cleanup! Yay!

[anyracoon]

I just go ahead and load them up, than toss them in fine corn cob for about 10 minutes in the tumbler. Than check them in a case gauge as I box or tray them up.

[donger]

Zilla crushed walnut lizard bedding from Petco. $7 bag fills a tumbler twice. Doesn't stick in primer pockets. Add a capful of NuFinish before tumbling off the sizing lube, makes 'em nice and shiny.

I've had the Zilla bedding get stuck in the flashholes as well. What I do is set up my first station with a decapper and it pushes out anything stuck in the hole. That's if you're using a progressive. I typically load rifle rounds on the single though.