Simple Question: Corncob Vs. Walnut

[OldShooter32]

Walnut with a couple tablespoons of NuFinish car polish and a half a dryer sheet to cut down the dust.

[HighLander51]

Walnut with a teaspoon of mineral oil to clean, and corn with a teaspoon of NuFinish for polishing. Run each overnight, it's an offline operation. After you have 50,000 clean cases, it doesn't matter.

[rcschummers]

Corncob

[pdq_wizzard]

Is this some cleverly disguised Glock vs. 1911 Thread?

nope 9mm vs 40S&W vs 45ACP vs 10mm

[RHT447]

In the not too distant past, in some norcal livestock feed stores you could buy a 50 lb bag of crushed walnut for about $12. Kinda decided the issue for me.

[phish]

Walnut is harder than corncob, so it will clean the cases faster. Corncob is more for polishing and removing case lube after sizing.

Brass doesn't need to be shiny, just clean to prevent scratching your dies.

[Spdjunkie]

fwiw:

1st Tumbler: Fine Walnut w/ Fritz or Nu Finish; OMS
^ usually for mixed dirty range cases
- Leaves a small amount of Ultra Fine dust inside the case

2nd Tumbler: Corn Cobb w/ Cap of Nu Finish + Small amount of OMS
[Pretty much 1/2 of what I put in the Walnut]
- Shines up the brass & knocks down the dust from the walnut

* Start with one, on to the next, fill up buckets & set to reload for several sessions

[dabibbee]

I used to use walnut hulls with rouge in it but as mentioned, it leaves a fine rouge dust on the inside of the case. I imagine this is not good for my barrel in time. At any rate, I now mix 1/2 walnut and 1/2 corn cob and the dust problem is very much reduced, and my cases are bright and clean.

[Fishslayer]

This is a very simple question.

Thanks for playing!

I use both walnut to clean and corn to polish

^^^ This.

If I could only use one, it would be walnut.

[dragon7]

I guess the secrets out. Walnut and NuFinish.

[uechikid]

I use walnut because it's cheap and easy to get at the pet store. I also add a small amount of auto polish.

[ExtremeX]

I guess the secrets out. Walnut and NuFinish.

That's pretty much it...

Those who use corncob for polish after walnut should try a run with only walnut and NuFinish and compare.

I just didn't see the benefit, and it was a lot more labor and time to do a 2nd run with cob for the same brass...

[ptmn]

I decap before tumbling, so it's always walnut for me. If I use corn cob, they get stuck on the flash hole. No problems using fine walnut

[DuckHunter]

Hope this question isn't too off topic. I haven't started reloading yet, but am getting close. I'm gathering components; have a bullet order on the way from Extreme, and will have 5 pounds of powder by the weekend (blue dot, PB and unique). Still need to place an order for my dies, a tumbler and a few other items..... But then should be ready to start.

Anyway, how often do you change out the corn cob/walnut? Every time I clean/ polish, every third?

I will be starting with 45 ACP, but may add 38 & 9mm down the line.

Thanks for the help,

Eric.

[SmokeWagon]

When I used to dry polish I used a 50/50 blend of walnut and corncob. This gave me the best of both in one tumbling session.