Brass tumbling media

[Zombie Steve]

How shiny you guys need to get 'em so they shoot straight? I mean, I understand if a woman of loose moral virtue walks by the garage, she won't come in and say "Awesome! AM radio!", or "Wow, tell me about that spittoon and those antlers!!!".... "OoooOOOOooOooOOoooOOO, SHINY!!!" is about my best shot, but damn.

[ray1970]

Mine don't get shiney. I just knock the big chunks off and it's good to go. Could be my fifteen year old media.

[buffalobo]

Shiny, is that when you forget and leave the tumbler running all nite?


I always blame the wife for distracting me.

[cstone]

Cheap dry media and let the tumbler run.

I like the way brass looks after wet tumbling, but can't be bothered to rinse and dry. Clean is good enough for me.

[Zombie Steve]

Well, I've certainly done the overnight tumble on accident... now that you mention it, they did shoot a lot better shiny!

[Irving]

Cheap dry media and let the tumbler run.

I like the way brass looks after wet tumbling, but can't be bothered to rinse and dry. Clean is good enough for me.

This is the same reason why I'm reluctant to delve into wet tumbling.

[Ah Pook]

Jeez. My wife thinks I'm a reloading nerd. I'm going to show her this thread.

I just use corn cob media and dryer sheets.

[TheBelly]

crushed walnut. run it with nu finish for about ten minutes. toss in a quartered up fryer sheet. throw the brass in there. let it work.

[Irving]

What happens if you don't let it tumble for 10 minutes before you add the brass?

[brutal]

What happens if you don't let it tumble for 10 minutes before you add the brass?

You can get clumps of polish in the brass.