How to Dry Tumble and Clean Your Brass for Reloading

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In this video I will show you how to dry tumble your brass. This method is easy and simple for beginners. This is the least expensive method to clean your brass. It is also fast and efficient. This is dry tumbling not wet tumbling.
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@k2defense Год назад

Thank you for watching this video! If you need any of this equipment, please check out the links in the description.

@Steve5404 Год назад

Crushed walnut (pet store lizard litter) is a better cleaner, while crushed corn cob is a better polisher. However, the walnut polishes the brass just fine. Add some liquid case polish to the walnut help cut down the dust. I have to Lyman tumblers and replaced the open tumbler covers with solid covers which cuts down on dust in the area of the tumblers. I’ll tumble 2, 3 or even 4 hours depending on how dirty the brass was before tumbling.

@k2defense Год назад

Hi @Steve5404, Appreciate the comments!

@MrSeswho Год назад

Have found uncooked rice works great as polishing medium. Much cheaper than corn cob and walnut, no polish compound required.

@k2defense Год назад

@MrSeswho - thanks for your suggestion! 👍🏻

@guardianminifarm8005 Год назад

Good stuff. Thanks. I have reloaded since mid 90s. I have cleaned by hand, in jugs with soap & water, lately added lemishine & dry tumbled like this. All things considered this system really is the most practical & most convenient.

@geraldf.1222 6 месяцев назад

Don't forget the used dryer sheets to pickup fouling and help keep your media clean. 1-2 ounces of mineral spirits also helps keep the dust down. March 3, 2024

@k2defense 6 месяцев назад

@geraldf.1222 - I couldn’t believe the amount of dirt they pick up. They help extend the life of the media as well. Great comment Gerald! 👍🏻

@tylerb2986 4 месяца назад

Yes dryer sheets easily put double the life on my tumble media (corn husk)

@k2defense 4 месяца назад

@tylerb2986 👍🏻

@wemcal 7 месяцев назад

Great video and great looking brass

@k2defense 7 месяцев назад

@wemcal - appreciate your comment! 👍🏻

@811brian 6 месяцев назад

Treated corncob leaves a green powder residue that doesn’t come off easy.

@k2defense 6 месяцев назад

@811brian - couple of things I do to avoid that from happening. I add Nu Finish car polish just a cap full. I also use cut up used dryer sheets. Between the two, brass comes out nice and shiny. 👍🏻

@paulpreston4960 3 месяца назад

Thanks for the video, well done. I have a question for you if I may. Can you use uncooked rice as the cleaning media? Thanks

@k2defense 3 месяца назад

I’ve never tried but I don’t see why you couldn’t bake it dry? Give it a whirl and let us know what you come up with! 👍🏻

@luvtahandload7692 Год назад

I prefer the sifter with a hole in the middle that you place onto the tumbler (after dumping entire contents into a bucket). Dump everything onto the sifter and turn on the tumbler. With bottleneck rounds, I pick up 10-12 cases at a time and hold them against the vibrating sifter to get everything out. With straighwall cases, they will eventually empty out completely as long as there is enough room for them to jiggle around. Wet tumble with pins? For the birds. You know who the biggest proponent of stainless pins is? The guy who makes and markets the pins! LMAO! Seriously, if I can see my reflection in corncob-polished pistol brass, how can it get any better? Thanks for sharing.

@k2defense Год назад

Luvta Handload - learned something new here! 😂👍🏻

@066motocross 5 месяцев назад

Hi, late to this video but I just ordered a tumbler from Midway and corn media and polish. I'm wondering if adding a wet roller tumbler with stainless steel pins would be good too? I inherited a lot of very neglected brass casings and I'm wondering if the combination of the two methods would shine the brass up? Thanks and that's a great video!

@k2defense 5 месяцев назад

@066motocross - great question! When I was just starting out, I wanted the most shiny brass on Earth. My mentor (father-in-law) gave me his pearls of wisdom on this topic. He simply stated, “Shiny brass doesn’t make the projectile go faster”. With that being said, it’s really up to you. My go to is the dry tumbler. I have a system that is consistently repeatable and predictable. Wet tumblers are good as well. I’d suggest using what you’ve ordered and see how you like it. After using it for a while and if you are not happy with it, then it might be time to try something new. Hope this helps! 👍🏻

@guardianminifarm8005 Год назад

My son is looking at this model by Lyman, Hornady or RCBS. Any thoughts? Thanks

@k2defense Год назад

Hello @guardianminifarm8005! Any of these will work. When I bought mine, I found it on sale, had a coupon, and gift certificate so it only cost me a few bucks out of pocket. It has been running strong and I’ve cleaned tons of brass over the years with it. Back in the day, Lyman was the least expensive. I’ve added links to Amazon in the description if you’re interested. They all do the same job and last pretty much the same. It’s really just up to you how much you want to spend on it. Hope this helps!

@brianbishop4348 9 месяцев назад

Novice here…is it difficult to get all the media out of the inside of the casings?

@k2defense 9 месяцев назад

Hello! Nope, not at all! After I separate the media from the cases, I run just the cases in the tumbler (upside down with the lid on). I hold it above the 5 gallon pale and it shakes out all the media left in the cases and the loose media goes right into the pale. Hope this makes sense and works for you! 👍🏻

@TheRealJimmy831 24 дня назад

Does it matter if you deprime or not?

@k2defense 24 дня назад

@TheRealJimmy831 - I usually run my dirty brass through the cleaner before I start working with them. It’s a personal preference. I don’t want to dirty my dies and possibly transfer the grit onto the cases. Hope this helps! 👍🏻

@TheRealJimmy831 24 дня назад

@@k2defense it does and definetely makes sense. I guess I was thinking of getting the primer pockets cleaned too.

@k2defense 24 дня назад

@TheRealJimmy831 - so I don’t really care if the primer pockets get cleaned. The reason being is that I use the pocket uniformer bit after decapping. This makes the primer pocket like new. I also use the flash hole uniformer. Between the two tools, it routers the flash hole wide open and cleans out the pocket for perfect seating and detonation of the primer. Hope this makes sense. I’ll be releasing follow up videos explaining this in the future. 👍🏻

@mikeflores371 Год назад

Can the media be used multiple times or is it a one time use?

@k2defense Год назад

Hello @mikeflores371! Yes, you can use it multiple times. It will turn black when it’s soiled. The more you use it, the longer it will take to polish your brass. You can extend the use by cutting up used dryer sheets and added if them to the media. You can also use Nu Finish to help them shinier as well. Hope that helps!