reloading questions

[BIGINNER]

quick question or two fir the reloaders. do you guys remove the old primers before you tumble the cases or after?  also.  what type media would work best for a vibrating type tumbler?

that's it so far.  i'll have more questions later

[Slenk]

Before
Walnut Add a cap of car polish.

[jrebel]

 

[h20hunter]

Before, cob and walnut mix, after is a pain to get the grit out if the flash hole.

[Cap.Silver]

Before
Walnut

[BIGINNER]

what type of car polish?

[h20hunter]

Purest caruba you can find....only takes a dab. Also, cut up a dryer sheet and throw it in the mix.

[300rum]

After, the little but of stuff in the primer pocket doesn't affect anything and will keep the walnut media clogging up the primer pockets.

I use Walnut media that I buy aHarborur Freight.  You don't need to add anything else but if you want to you could ad some Nufinish, a cap full or so and let the tumbler run for 15 minutes or so.

 

[Heredoggydoggy]

I tumble my brass before I do anything, for a couple hours to clean any grit off the brass so I don't scratch my dies.  Then resize/deprime and tumble again for a few hours to get the lube off.  This step not needed with Carbide pistol dies, as no lube is needed.  Reprime, and reload.  I had a problem with the walnut clogging the primer pockets and flash holes when I used small granule walnut, but seldom have a problem since I switched to larger grain walnut.  Any cleaner-type car polish works.  You need the abrasive that is in it.  I used some old "Swirl Remover" to rejuvenate my walnut a while back...

[mikemc]

got to the pet store and buy lizard bedding its just walnut ground up.  They even sell corncob ground up.  Its really cheap for a lot!  Then add a cap full of car wax.  perfect shine every time!
Mike

[Maligator]

I tumble before depriming. Use cob/walnut mix with Dillon polish, although most any liquid car polish will suffice.

+1 on adding a cut up dryer sheet to the mix, after the car polish has mixed with the media well enough. The dryer sheets REALLY cut down on the dust / lead (which is from the spent primers).

Also use Nitril gloves when handling the cases since I take them out 1 by 1 & inspect them. Always wash hands & face after the process.

Thinking about buying SS media & a Thumblers rotational polisher...reduce dust factor...ya ya...I like shiney brass 

[carpsniperg2]

Heck I have been reloading since I was 8 and I never knew the dryer sheet deal. Learned something new and am going to have to give it a shot.

[Maligator]

Yup, dryer sheets = less mess...wait until you see how dirty they get 

[Jeeper]

I use "used" dryer sheets cut into strips. Neet trick!

[yorketransport]

I use a mix of corncob and walnut and tumble before depriming. I hate cleaning media out of the primer pockets.

I've never heard of the dryer sheet trick either. Now my next batch out of the tumbler will be mountain spring fresh!

Andrew