Dam them walnut shells

[Tim K]

I've switched to spins, too, but they suck for cleaning chips out after trimming. I use dry media for that.

Compressed air gets the chunks out of the flash holes for me. A quick squirt on each case and they're gone. Also, I can shoot them at my wife if she dares to invade the shop while I'm doing it. Good fun.

[Hoser]

For all pistol and most of my rifle ammo I tumble with the spent primers in. I am mainly trying to get the carbon and crud off the outside of the case.

I use decapping pics to get rid of media in the flash holes... They come installed in FL resize dies now days.

[Trigger Time 23]

I use walnut shells sold as Lizard Bedding from the pet store. The stuff is fine and does not get stuck in the flash holes. I believe the brand is "Zilla".

[rondog]

My brother in Texas recently bought hisself a stainless pin kit with the Thumler's tumbler, and swears it's the best thing since breast implants. I'm gonna send all my dirty brass to him from now on.

[bellavite1]

Tumbling before depriming will also help keep your dies clean...just saying.

[rondog]

Tumbling before depriming will also help keep your dies clean...just saying.

How so? I guess you're talking about depriming with a sizing die? I deprime with a universal decapping die, nothing touches the dirty cases but the decapping pin.

[birddog]

Yup, I give them the bailing wire and compressed air treatment. I am real interested in pins though.

[bellavite1]

How so? I guess you're talking about depriming with a sizing die? I deprime with a universal decapping die, nothing touches the dirty cases but the decapping pin.

And you are correct.

[DSB OUTDOORS]

Stop using dry tumblers. I switched to stainless pins a couple years back. Still use the walnuts sometimes. The stainless tumbling makes things look like new, even the primer pockets. I used the paperclip method too.

^^^ This, Thumblers Tumbler and steel media rule. I still use vibrate tumbler, but I switched to corn cob media. And Spittoon I told you the crowd would say NOT to de-prime first!!

[223kev]

When you guys tumble first and then resize, do you then clean them again to remove the lubricant?