Kenneth E. LaPointe Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 TRYING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF BRIANS LEAD ON PURCHASING BRASS TUMBLER MEDIA FROM DRILLSPOT. GREAT INFO BRIAN. I AM NOT SURE WHAT SIZE TO ORDER ? 14/20 OR 20/40 ? I AM RELOADING STRICKLY HANDGUN LOADS IN 9MM, 38 SPCL AND .45 ACP. I HEAR THINGS REGARDING DIFFERENT SIZES TEND TO GET CAUGHT IN PRIMER OPENINGS AND SUCH. WHICH SIZE WOULD BE BEST FOR MY APPLICATIONS ? THANKS FOR THE SUGGESTIONS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benos Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Moving to the general reloading forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 20/40 grit is the finer of the two you mentioned and IMHO is what you would most likely be happiest with. It pours out of cases easy and doesn't seem to get stuck in the primer hole or pocket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theycallmeingot Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 as an aside, assuming you're cleaning cases with primers still in them, i've never had tumbler media remain in the pocket after the depriming station. the decapping pin pushes it out, as long as it pushes the primer out. spiderwebs and mud, however, can and will give you problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bshooter Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Drillspot is a great place to get corn cob meal. I use it for final polish. I use rice to get the brass clean. A 50# bag from Sam's lasts a long time and really gets the crud off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCS Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Lizard Litter pet bedding from PetSmart or Walmart. 12lbs for $8. This is small grain crushed walnut hulls. If you know someone in the oil drilling industry, the rigs buy truckloads of 50lb bags of crushed walnut hulls, known as nut-plug. They mix it in the drilling fluid. It would be nothing to get a leftover 25lbs from them. It's really inexpensive stuff. Find a drilling fluids vendor like Halliburton or Baker Highes etc, buy a 50lb bag from them. I bet they'd sell you one for $10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmitchl Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 If you can find someone locally selling industrial sand blasting media they may have crushed walnut and corn cobb media in stock at a reasonable price. I use 14/20 in corn cobb media and 20/40 in walnut media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoGrrr Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 kmitchl You mention blast media. What about tumbling in aluminum oxide ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 That type of media will certainly clean, but, the finished product will not look polished by any stretch of the imagination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Orr Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 If you can find someone locally selling industrial sand blasting media they may have crushed walnut and corn cobb media in stock at a reasonable price. I use 14/20 in corn cobb media and 20/40 in walnut media. Exactly the same as what I use.... On most brass, from an indoor range, I go straight to the corncob with good results..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishingFool Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 try calling your local feed stores. I found a local place that has 40 lb bags for $20 bucks. Its a little coarse but it works fast on pistol brass and I don't worry about primer pockets as I tumble with the old primers in them. I save the fine stuff for .223 as i tumble to get rid of the case lube after sizing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Orr Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 (edited) I have been using 14/20 corncob. Thinking of trying 20/40. Anyone used 20/40? I need to make sure it is small enough to fall free from .223 brass. OK... I reread the above posts and it seems the larger the number the finer the grit...? Is this correct? Edited August 15, 2012 by Merlin Orr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 yep, just like sand paper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Orr Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Cool... Ordered a couple of bags from Drillspot and saved ~20.00. Time to clean up the .223 brass.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sudden Death Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 I use a wet tumbler with stainless steel media, the media never wears out, washes off , my tumbling time is about 3 hours for 500 cases, it is clean inside and out, looks like brand new brass when finished, best reloading accessory I have bought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
War Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 I'm currently tumbling 45 ACP with the 20/40 corncob media from drillspot.com (laptop next to the tumbler ), it seems really small and really light compared to the stuff i ordered with my XL650, obviously its not going to get stuck in the flash hole or shouldn't, my only concern is if its gonna take longer because its so tiny and not a heavier material. just wondering how many people have actually used the stuff from drillspot.com and what kind of results you got and if it took longer than usual? Original stuff I've been using 20/40 Corncob from Drillspot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 I've found that walnut works best for cleaning before case prep and corncob works best for final finish before loading. Also, use Nu-Finish with the corncob for best appearance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
War Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 I've found that walnut works best for cleaning before case prep and corncob works best for final finish before loading. Also, use Nu-Finish with the corncob for best appearance. All the cases have been cleaned in a sonic cleaner, this is for the polishing part of it, i read in a few other posts about Nu-Finish, i'm still using up my dillon case polish bottle before i pick up some Nu-Finish, and im guessing its just the big orange bottle of liquid goo i should pick up, not sure if i saw anywhere about diluting it or not i could swear there was something but i could be mistaken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 I just pour a line about 1/4" wide around the middle of the tumbler and run it until all the little clumps break up before putting any brass in a new load of corncob. That lasts until time to replace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.roberts Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 My bag of 20/40 showed up yesterday and I'm pretty pleased. Pours out of 223 brass like water and doesn't get caught in flash holes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
War Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 After about 2 1/2 hours this is the result, I'm pleasantly surprised! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XD525Shooter Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 If you have a Grainger industrial supply store nearby they also carry ECONOLINE 20/40 corncob for $35.95/40#. That's only $2.29 more than the same product from Drillspot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
War Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 If you have a Grainger industrial supply store nearby they also carry ECONOLINE 20/40 corncob for $35.95/40#. That's only $2.29 more than the same product from Drillspot. don't believe i do, besides the dropship method is free shipping anyways, and i dont think ill be running out of a 40 pound bag any time soon and i get free brass from a range my buddy picks up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lablover Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 After about 2 1/2 hours this is the result, I'm pleasantly surprised! With what media was this with? did you add any polish to the media? I'm looking to get some from drill spot but not sure which one to get Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desmo412 Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 When you order the media from Drillspot, it usually ships from grainger. I have the 20/40 from Drillspot. When I first opened the bag, I was worried that it was too fine to do the job. It does work, it just seems to take a little longer than the Lyman media I had. I add NuFinish and some mineral spirits to each batch before tumbling....brass comes out looking brand new after 4-6 hours. I usually leave it run overnight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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