Has anyone tried BBs or steel shot for tumblin in a wet media situation ???
Thinkin of going wet on the brass cleanin , I like the idea of the inside & pocket being as clean as the out side . It would be like using new brass !!
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BBs for tumblin ??
Has anyone tried BBs or steel shot for tumblin in a wet media situation ???
Thinkin of going wet on the brass cleanin , I like the idea of the inside & pocket being as clean as the out side . It would be like using new brass !!
GP100man
Well a BB won't get tight into the corner of the primer pocket and might be to hard too, or they could end up leaveing rust stains. It is an interesting thought tho.
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BB will lodge in a LP/LR primer pocket.
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I get in a lot of brass a month, and every now and then I come across some that have been cleaned with BB's. Let me tell you something about BB's, they get lodged inside a 223/5.56 case like you wouldn't imagine. You ever try and get stuck BB's out of a case? I find them a bit to late as I'm trying to cut the necks off when I make my conversions, talk about ruining a $2 metal blade in the blink of an eye.
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I did for many years until recently i now use SS jewelers mix.
BB's will definatley rust and won't clean nearly as good as stm.
I use ceramic balls (2mm) in my vibratory tumbler with water, dawn & LemiShine and it does a nice job in about an hour. the only problem is the spheres can get stuck in the flash hole. Even with that, they pop right back out when I run them through the deacpper to resize/form the cases. It's a trade off - I didn't want to spend a fortune to get a tumbler big enough to handle 1500-2000 cases and then spend the $$ on stainless steel. I gave the ceramic a try in my tumbler and it works well enough.
Copper BBs will also turn the brass a coppery color. I throw some in when I tumble formed 22lr brass for jackets.
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rust but maybe something smaller
Thanks for the input brothers ,I guess it`s time to annie up & get some SS pins !
I've been putting off the cost of upgrading to ss pins too, but I want them.
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Coug91, where do you get your ceramic ball? Is there a particular kind that's bests? I'm about fed up with the crushed walnut shell ****. I've been just using a liquid cleaner alone on my pistol brass and hand polishing rifle brass. I'm thinking I'd like to try it your way.
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