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I don't use the Frankford system, just the little Harbor Freight roller. I water clean my brass to CLEAN the brass, not particularly interested in shiny brass. If it is clean, Dillon and dies work nicely. I usually run the little machine about 90 minutes, then rinse and dry the empties on a towel in the garage. No pins, very little detergent, no lemon shine...just hot water to start and to rinse...Works for me.

If the shavings were in the primer area, maybe you have some military brass. Not sure how hard you have to "push" to prime, it just might be crimped primer material. I haven't encountered any crimped primer 9 mm brass, but I guess it is possible. I do know that crimped primer brass in .45 ACP will really mess up a primer. I haven't seen much of that lately, but I did have to ream the flash hole on some before I could seat the primer. Just a thought.

I have an 8 pound can of grease that I had to use on my Bell 47 G3B1 Helo back in the 80's, it is the finest grease I ever bought, and works great on my 550B and I even use it on my handguns. A little goes a L-O-N-G way. I figure if it is good enough for my helicopter, it's good enough for my press...

Maybe you have the large primer feed tube in the machine, that would cause problems if you are using small primers...

I had problems with primer pickup with my yellow tips, things would jam and I could not clear the jams, so I popped the tip off, whipped out a drill bit just the right size and beveled (Bevel may not be the correct word, recessed the lip) the innards of the aluminum tube to stop the jams...works for me,

After using pins for a year or so, I decided to try without the pins, and it is almost as good, and I don't have to separate the durned things. I only tumble for about an hour, rinse and dry on a towel. The high and dry climate here makes it simple to dry over night, as long as none are upright...Nope, I don't de-cap either..I just use a very small drop of dish detergent, hot water and let the action of the tumbler take over..

BeerBaron is right, I have the Lee Auto Drum on my 550B, and also use it on the few caliber's that I load on the Lee Classic Turret...works great, and it's CHEAP!

I have been using a Harbor Freight rock tumbler for about a year now. I started out using pins, Lemon Shine and dish detergent. I tried it without the pins and my results were very acceptable, then I did away with the Lemon Shine, and still have great results. Much easier now, I don't have to separate the pins, only rinse for a few minutes, then the cases dry on a towel in the workshop. I usually tumble for 45 minutes to an hour. May not work for everyone, but it works for me. I only load pistol, .38, .380, 9mm and .45 ACP...

Hmmm, I started out with a RockChucker (RCBS single stage press with Uniflo powder dispenser, loading blocks, and dies) upgraded to a Lee Classic Turret, added a few more items like hand primer, more dies, and finally, went "Blue" and I use all three, the single stage is handy for some items, like sizing and recapping a few empty cases, the Turret I use for a few calibers, namely .380/223, and Dillon 550B does everything else. I really like the Lee turret, it is a reliable press, and makes quality ammunition. It is a bit slower than the Dillon, but I believe you would be well served with one on your bench. Warning, this is a very habit forming craft, you will not settle for one press! Eventually, you will bite the bullet and have either a Hornady or Dillon progressive in your service...

I use a nylon mesh bag with a zipper to separate pins and brass. This was part of my Pond filter when I had a pond, it held a filter. I drop the contents of the wet tumbler into the bag, zip it shut, and tumble, shake, rattle and roll to separate the little pins into a large plastic bucket. I just dry the clean brass on paper towels on a work bench in the garage, over night does all I need, except for .38/.357, those I stand on end (primer side up) so the water will drain out. It is more time consuming, but pulling bullets on 50 or more completed rounds due to contaminated powder is even slower! I have also used a metal strainer bought at Dollar Store to do the same thing, but I have to pick each round and shake the pins out when I use that.

I use a large net bag that once held part of my pond filter for a separator. I just pour the wet tumbled brass and pins in the bag, zip it up and shake and tumble until all the pins have dropped in the 5 gallon bucket. Might have cost me $5, 20 years ago....It would also work for dry method...

I thought the printed instructions that came with my 550B were most useful, I managed to get it going without much problem, and it illustrated how to switch from LP to SP...my first time wasn't speedy, but I did get it done, finally...

I just use the plastic boxes that hold my finished rounds, 50 or 100 count is ample for me. When I run out of storage boxes, I have loaded enough.

I use just a squirt of Dawn, and a squirt of Lemonshine, tap water, and run for about 2 hours, works fine for me. I am running a Harbor Freight rock tumbler, and I get about 75 .45's in a case. Might be a little tarnish later, but I can live with that. Dry tumble completed rounds if I want shiny brass..

I have one, really like it too, but I tossed the plastic priming system in the trash, and hand prime everything that goes on the LCT. I use it almost as much as I do my 550B, only load .380, 9mm and .223 on the turret, everything else works on the Dillon.