Do you wet tumble your brass?

[Hoser]

If you have gone over to the dark side of wet tumbling your brass please pay close attention to how you dry your brass.

Consider leaving them out in the sun for a day or two or putting them in the oven at 150 for 2-3 hours to ensure even the primer pocket is bone dry.

Unless you like this...

Or just decap before you wet tumble.

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[OldFogey]

I use a food dehydrator. Works like a charm. Just wash thoroughly before making jerky. [Beer]

[rondog]

Been wet tumbling for years, and that's been a very rare experience for me. But I deprime everything first, EXCEPT 9mm and .223/5.56. I do dry them right away, usually in my Frankford Arsenal Brass Dryer (dehydrator) or in the oven on some old baking sheets.

[whitewalrus]

Yikes, looks like that brought the wonka factory to a halt faster than some kid messing with something they shouldn?t.

I finally broke down and bought a wet tumbler. Works great for the range pickup brass that is way too dirty.


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[Great-Kazoo]

Yikes, looks like that brought the wonka factory to a halt faster than some kid messing with something they shouldn?t.

I finally broke down and bought a wet tumbler. Works great for the range pickup brass that is way too dirty.


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I tumble range / dirty brass with walnut media. Once the rough crap is off, i'll clean with corn cob media & nufinish. Using water, as well as dumping it safely, really isn't worth my time

[Grant H.]

A cheap food dehydrator from Goodwill, ARC, etc makes a fantastic brass dryer for cheap. Most of them run ~150F, circulate air either by convection or fan, and do a great job of drying brass.

[Rucker61]

I tumble range / dirty brass with walnut media. Once the rough crap is off, i'll clean with corn cob media & nufinish. Using water, as well as dumping it safely, really isn't worth my time

Try reptile litter with your nufinish.

[Irving]

Try reptile litter with your nufinish.

Is that cheaper? I tried walnut and didn't like it, so I just go the corn with Nu-finish route. When I actually reload, that is.

[Great-Kazoo]

Try reptile litter with your nufinish.

I buy 40# bags of corn cob media for $25. The litter was hit or miss as well as the price point wasn't worth it, compared to bulk buying the media. I know people use it with good results.

[eddiememphis]

I thought one of the advantages to wet tumbling is cleaner primer pockets?

Obviously this would mean de-priming first, but I thought that was the second step after inspection anyway.

Can you tell I am new to reloading?

[Rucker61]

Is that cheaper? I tried walnut and didn't like it, so I just go the corn with Nu-finish route. When I actually reload, that is.

I don't know if it's cheaper, but it works well for me.

[whitewalrus]

I tumble range / dirty brass with walnut media. Once the rough crap is off, i'll clean with corn cob media & nufinish. Using water, as well as dumping it safely, really isn't worth my time

I only use walnut. Got tired of having both types of media.


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[Oscar77]

I thought one of the advantages to wet tumbling is cleaner primer pockets?

Obviously this would mean de-priming first, but I thought that was the second step after inspection anyway.

Can you tell I am new to reloading?


Yes, you are correct.
But some, as Hoser points out, have had issues with center punching out the primer, instead of getting it all out.
The question or concern that seems to have been settled on is moisture getting in there and welding the primer in there.

[Danimal]

I bought a wet tumbler when they first were coming out and the next best thing. I have used it about 5 times to tumble brass, and each time I regretted it. The pins would still get stuck in the flash hole, they would never all come out of the brass. I would wet tumble then dry then put it back in the media separator and more pins would fall out and it was about 10 times the work for maybe a tiny bit shinier brass. I have been using my dry tumblers and have been happy with the results. Turns out brass that isn't perfectly shiny shoots just as good.

But I finally found a use: I tumble my suppressor parts in it. Only the 17-4 hardened stainless parts, but it knocks all the crap off them and they look like new. I tumble them every 1000 rounds or so and I finally feel like I am getting my money's worth out of that tumbler.