Cleaning brass in bulk

[dartbrandx]

Show me a picture of your brass. You're telling me it comes out as clean as wet tumbled brass with ss media?

As a matter if fact I did. There's about 1000 cases in there I believe....easy as pie. No washing, no drying, no 5 extra steps. Don't know what all the hype is about washing brass.....that's what the old folk used to do before tumbling was invented....people going bass ackwards....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lkZZz3k_dk

[Ubermcoupe]

PM “Jason_2111”
I’ve talked with him about brass cleaning via a cement mixer

[joelogic]

Maybe not as clean but plenty clean enough.

[GeoffLinder]

I have a pair of Dillon's 2001 tumblers that get'er done just fine along with their big media separator. I usually put 1200 223 , 1300 45acp or 2000 9mm cases at a time.

^^^ This, a large Dillon tumbler and their media separator will do the job. I run a tad over a 1000 .223 at a time in mine no problemo. Doesn't take all day either.

[RippSpeed]

enjoy !!!

http://live.harborfreightblog.com/tumblers-ultrasonic-cleaners-cement-mixers/2348/

but I'm planning on getting one of these ...

http://www.biggdawgtumblers.com/

when I'm done ordering all my reloading components

[bootcamp]

Show me a picture of your brass. You're telling me it comes out as clean as wet tumbled brass with ss media?

Sup bro?!?!?! You want 'lick it like a lollipop' clean?? The theory behind tumbling is so the loaded ammo cycles. Not to post pics on the internet with. Just me....

[Dioxindude]

I wet tumble and it comes out really clean. I built mine, but here is a guy who makes and sales them. Check his site out, it might give you some ideas. I believe he has one that will tumble about 1k of 223s. Also there is a post of wet tumbling on CGs that you also might want to check out.

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=595483

http://www.biggdawgtumblers.com/18801.html

[bruceflinch]

Show me a picture of your brass. You're telling me it comes out as clean as wet tumbled brass with ss media?

Who cares? Trying to justify spending too much money on case cleaning?

[dartbrandx]

Sorry I hurt so many "feelings" with the dry tumbling crowd here.

I've only wet tumbled with ss media. I don't know of any other way. I've never even seen anything else. I just wanted to see some picts. Honestly, if it's easier, less time consuming and they come out somewhat clean enough to run through my dies, then I will change over. We all know how much of a time suck it is just to prep these rifle cases.

[blockfort]

I use simple green and lemon juice.

[dartbrandx]

Sup bro?!?!?! You want 'lick it like a lollipop' clean?? The theory behind tumbling is so the loaded ammo cycles. Not to post pics on the internet with. Just me....

That looks pretty good. I'm in for anything that'll cut some time out on these cases.

Wet tumbling get's it squeaky clean inside and out....but

it's a time consuming pain in the azz!

How does the dry tumbling or vibrator do as far as removing the sizing lube? That would cut prep time by alot!

[Rock6.3]

How does the dry tumbling or vibrator do as far as removing the sizing lube? That would cut prep time by alot!

It works great. I use this method with plain crushed walnut.

[RippSpeed]

Sup bro?!?!?! You want 'lick it like a lollipop' clean?? The theory behind tumbling is so the loaded ammo cycles. Not to post pics on the internet with. Just me....

but my issue is with the flash hole and primer pockets being clean ... You can clean brass by dry tumbling media but not as clean as with wet tumbling ... For someone who wishes to load hi accuracy loads doesnt it require that the flash holes and primer pockets be clean and the inside of the brass spotless ???

I have been tumbling alot ... not alot of 223 but 40sw close to 100lbs of it half of last year and this year. Just using crush walnuts and nu-finish ... And I have 40lbs of 40sw waiting for me to be cleaned...

[GeoffLinder]

but my issue is with the flash hole and primer pockets being clean ... You can clean brass by dry tumbling media but not as clean as with wet tumbling ... For someone who wishes to load hi accuracy loads doesnt it require that the flash holes and primer pockets be clean and the inside of the brass spotless ???

No, spotless clean is not very important in these areas, just uniformity. Besides, if you have not done trimming, flash hole reaming, neck shaving and "then" case weight segregation first, nothing else matters because the cases are not uniform volume to start with. Internal soot has no measurable effect on case volume, neither does the primer pocket.

[Faded]

Decided to stop by Harbor Frieght to look around and they had their 18lb tumbler on sale. I picked it up since it was $150. What a difference in size versus my Hornady M2. I have a crap ton of 9mm in there tumbling tonight so we will see how it does in the morning.