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Anyone try 1/8" Ballcones Tumbling Media?


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On 3/11/2017 at 6:21 PM, echotango said:

But you can still get one. 

 

.047"x.255" are the size pins I use.  I bought mine from STM.  I have never had a piece stuck in any case or flash hole in the last 2 1/2 years, ever.  I use about 7lbs per 1.2gal drum, so a little more than is needed.

 

Myself, I wouldnt use those little cones.  Too much like little ball bearings IMHO.  Drop some on the concrete and they are gone forever.  I like clean primer pockets as well, and those balls will probably not clean them unless they are very small.  

 

If you are are just tumbling to make the outside of the brass shiny, and dont care a whole lot about inside the case or the primer pockets, then just dont use media at all.  I do this with really cruddy range brass before it hits my sizing dies, an hour tumble with no media to get the cases cleaned up a bit.  Its comes out about 90% spotless.

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1 hour ago, Steve RA said:

True, but one XL pin won't stick in the primer flash hole.

 

Yup, but neither do the .047" pins.  I think the problem children pins are the .042" and smaller pins.

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