Tumbling - What Media???

[sheepherder]

Just got back from my LGS...No powder or primers in stock...He says none have come in for months...Distributors can't get powder or primers...

No new .223 brass either...But he dug out a couple of old boxes of fired brass, and I dug through a big tub of range-pickups, and ended up with 72 cases...

...Which does me no good without primers...

Someone mentioned 'Powder Valley', a site I had never heard of, so I took a look...Everything there is 'Out Of Stock'...Just like everywhere else...

I keep reading that the shortage is over, and that manufacturers are catching up with the demand...But my practical experience says otherwise...

There is a gun show in January; hopefully I can get a couple pounds of powder and a thousand primers then...

[ithacaartist]

Originally Posted by sheepherder

...There is a gun show in January; hopefully I can get a couple pounds of powder and a thousand primers then...

Rochester?

Originally Posted by rhuff

A lot of reloaders add NuFinish to their corncob. ... Some swear that the wax layer aids in sizing, and also stops/slows the tarnishing of the shiny brass. I can not confirm that info at this time.

It's a space-age polymer! It is entirely feasible that its residue would help lube and protect; well worth a try.

[rhuff]

A lot of reloaders add NuFinish to their corncob. It is a cleaner/wax designed for autos, and is sold at the local auto assy. shops. It is cheap to purchase, and a little goes a long ways. I purchased some a while back, but have not tried it just yet. Some swear that the wax layer aids in sizing, and also stops/slows the tarnishing of the shiny brass. I can not confirm that info at this time.

[sheepherder]

I finished my comparison of brass 'cleaning' in my Midway vibrator...Pic attached...

All three were 'vibrated' for 8 - 10 hours in the indicated media, with no additives.

(The middle case has a shadow near the base...That case has not yet been resized in the .223 Remington sizing die...It's as-fired...The other two have been .223 resized, and measure .372"/.373", while the fired case measures .385"...It expanded .012" from the sized .223 sized case when fired in my Mauser C96...)

They all turned out acceptably clean, but if I had to choose, I'd say the crushed walnut shells got the cases the cleanest...the insides even look cleaner...