Bakerjd Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 Does anyone dry tumble ammo after loading it? I seem to get little specs of brass on my loads amd am wondering if this would be a quick way to clean them up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perttime Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 " 19 hours ago, Bakerjd said: ... specs of brass on my loads ... You get what on your loads??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyScuba Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 I do. Makes'em extra blingly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty_J Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 24 minutes ago, perttime said: " You get what on your loads??? I would presume he’s talking about a bit of brass “shavings” from the re-size; flare and crimp of the loaded cartridge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ssanders224 Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m700 Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 Pistol rounds? I get rings and specs after trimming. Mostly come off on chamfer/deburr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rishii Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 Yes to get the case lube off, plus it makes it shiny Even though they FA says not to, I dry tumble using my FARTs crushed corn cob, ammo and a tiny splash of 50/50 mix of new finish and odorless mineral spirits and run for 15-20 minutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe4d Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 I used to when i used the old hard cast with wax /grease lube. Havent seen the point though after going to Precision Moly coated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m700 Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 I dont mind having slightly tacky ammo for 223 and pistol. At one point I did run them after but all I had was walnut and lots of it at the time so they came out extremely dull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSteel Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 This has been discussed here before if you do a search you’ll find a bunch of info. I dry tumble except HP’s as it seems they manage to get clogged up regardless of media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakerjd Posted March 27, 2023 Author Share Posted March 27, 2023 4 hours ago, NoSteel said: This has been discussed here before if you do a search you’ll find a bunch of info. I dry tumble except HP’s as it seems they manage to get clogged up regardless of media. Haha you know I probably should have. I almost always do. Oops. Yes little brass shavings. Or specs if you are talking to common folk like me. And sounds good. I do like my ammo to shine nice. It and the gun gotta look exceptionally good. Lord knows my shooting doesn't always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perttime Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 I don't think I'm getting brass shavings from reloading. My reloaded rounds are not shiny but they seem to work. The brass will get dirty again, anyway, when I fire them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alien_pickles Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 Can you do this with coated bullets? I know wet tumbling takes that coating right off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyOne Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 24 minutes ago, alien_pickles said: Can you do this with coated bullets? I know wet tumbling takes that coating right off I do it all the time. 15 minutes in corn cob / walnut shells has no effect on the coating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnipTheDog Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 Corn cob for polishing and removing any left over lube. 15-30 minutes with a little NuFinish and they polish up just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darqusoull13 Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 On 3/26/2023 at 4:20 PM, Bakerjd said: Does anyone dry tumble ammo after loading it? I seem to get little specs of brass on my loads amd am wondering if this would be a quick way to clean them up? I dry tumble with a bit of brass polish and walnut media after the resize and trim steps for rifle. That gets the lube off and makes things nice and shiny. Adding a used dryer sheet seems to also collect any shavings or burrs although I chamfer and deburr after the dry tumble anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alien_pickles Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 38 minutes ago, GrumpyOne said: I do it all the time. 15 minutes in corn cob / walnut shells has no effect on the coating. Awesome, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakerjd Posted April 1, 2023 Author Share Posted April 1, 2023 10 hours ago, alien_pickles said: Can you do this with coated bullets? I know wet tumbling takes that coating right off I just started. No adverse effects. Gone through about 1000 rounds so far. Very happy with the results. Using brass monkey bullets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty_J Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 Just now, Bakerjd said: I just started. No adverse effects. Gone through about 1000 rounds so far. Very happy with the results. Using brass monkey bullets. That's because they have a fantastic coating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakerjd Posted April 1, 2023 Author Share Posted April 1, 2023 Just now, Dirty_J said: That's because they have a fantastic coating. I like them because they offer a 13% discount if you buy 3 cases. And that works out to right about 7c a bullet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alien_pickles Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 On 3/31/2023 at 7:51 PM, Bakerjd said: I like them because they offer a 13% discount if you buy 3 cases. And that works out to right about 7c a bullet. Oooh, that's cheap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murzikrv Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 On 3/27/2023 at 7:35 PM, Bakerjd said: Haha you know I probably should have. I almost always do. Oops. Yes little brass shavings. Or specs if you are talking to common folk like me. And sounds good. I do like my ammo to shine nice. It and the gun gotta look exceptionally good. Lord knows my shooting doesn't always. Anybody else have problem with HP clogging ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnipTheDog Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 2 hours ago, Murzikrv said: Anybody else have problem with HP clogging ? Sure, but paper doesn't mind a little corn. For 9mm or 45ACP, I can't say that it would affect bullet flight or performance over 10 to 20 yards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougCarden Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 I use the 2040 size from greenproducts.com. They grind corn cobs up for all applications. When I was loading professionally I loaded a lot of JHP and used the 2040 size. This would not pack up in the hollowpoints and makes life grand. The last thing you want is a piece falling out of the cavity and jamming up your gun on the line. Been there, done that. It sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shred Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 ^ This. Cob packed into the JHP isn't so bad as kernels falling out and jamming things up. BTDT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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