[diesel lover]

I'm wanting to clean brass and might start tumbling. I would like to see your way that you clean your brass, thanks

 

[Andy_PHA]

I found an online recipe using vinnegar, dish soap, and table salt. I mix it up in a 5gal bucket and soak the brass for a while then agitate it with a stick. Works pretty well, not showroom shinny like a tumbler, but plenty clean for target reloads.

 

[slugger6]

Dillon tumbler, 1/2 corncob and 1/2 walnut

 

[XD 40]

I just started reloading, picked up a small rock tumbler from Harbor Freight and 2lbs of stainless steel media from an online site, Lemi-Shine, SS media and Dawn dish soap worked great. The reason I went with wet tumbling was to keep the powder and lead dust from going airborne.

 

[rcc]

Hornady sonic cleaner and solution. Yes I know, I'm the only guy on the planet who sonic cleans.

 

[entropy87]

Frankford Arsenal Tumbler, FA Brass Case Polish and corn cob media.

 

[JMag]

Charmin....oh, wait. Sorry.


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[M1A4ME]

Brass I just fired, that looks okay except for the powder residue goes through the vibratory cleaner with crushed walnut shells for 45 minutes to an hour.

I do some SS pin/water/lemishine cleaning, but only for really tarnished brass. The stuff that's almost black looking that you find hiding under some leaves at the range. I just wait till I get enough to make it worth it and segregate it so I don't get 9MM cases stuck in .40's or .40's stuck in .45's or .223's stuck in .40's, ect. Then I run it through the crushed walnut shells in the vibratory cleaner to dry it out good. Another 30 to 45 minutes usually does it.

 

[unclejed]

Your not doing restoration work. Lyman tumbler, whichever media I have, and a squirt of Nu Finish.

 

[jimdanos]

RCBS vibratory cleaner & walnut shells.

 

[fredj338]

25 yr old Ultravibe & walnut or walnut/cob mix, a touch of nufinish. I have wet cleaned/ultrasonic, wet tumble/ss pins, I prefer dry vibrating tumbler, it's just easier & all I want is clean brass.

 

[taylorjr]

Frankford Tumbler, walnut media, and nufinish every 3 to 5 cycles.

Thought about wet tumbling but in the end as long as my dies stay clean that's all that matters.

 

[rharp]

Frankford tumbler, walnut (lizard bedding from a pet store), and some metal polish.

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[taylorjr]

Frankford tumbler, walnut (lizard bedding from a pet store), and some metal polish.

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Hey ryan, you still looking for some 223 powder? BulletStop had about 10lb of Reloader 15 at $30/lb. The only place I can find it cheaper is powder valley and they rarely ever have any in stock.

 

[rharp]

Hey ryan, you still looking for some 223 powder? BulletStop had about 10lb of Reloader 15 at $30/lb. The only place I can find it cheaper is powder valley and they rarely ever have any in stock.

I'm not particularly in a hurry to get some. I only have about 200 casings saved up and haven't even bought 223 dies. I shoot 9mm alot more, so that's been my main concern. If I'm around there sometime soon, I may swing by though. Thanks!

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[rharp]

Hey ryan, you still looking for some 223 powder? BulletStop had about 10lb of Reloader 15 at $30/lb. The only place I can find it cheaper is powder valley and they rarely ever have any in stock.

Werw you able to grab some Silhouette from Finley's?

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[taylorjr]

No I didn't have a chance to run by there Wednesday. I might go by tomorrow and see what he has. I'm still looking for a few more pounds of pistol powder and a few thousand more small rifle and small pistol primers

 

[Heffernan]

I use a hornaday sonic cleaner with thier brass solution. Works great. If I want them to really shine I'll tumble them in lizard bedding (walnut media) and nu finish car polish. Also get the walnut media from the pet store, it's very affordable.

 

[Keltyke]

Harbor Freight vibratory tumbler, walnut shell media, a capful of Nu-Finish, and a couple of hours.

 

[HodgePodge]

Your not doing restoration work. Lyman tumbler, whichever media I have, and a squirt of Nu Finish.

Yep...

Harbor Freight vibratory tumbler, walnut shell media, a capful of Nu-Finish, and a couple of hours.

...and yep

My daughter's on a kick of helping me sort brass8)