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  • Thanks for the Info, very helpful.

  • A friend of mine has a stainless steel media tumbler and it puts everything else to shame. After 2 hours, the brass is brand new inside and out, even the primer pockets and flash holes. The best part is that the stainless steel media lasts forever. Do a web search for stainless steel media online, they have a kit where you get a high speed tumbler, 5 pounds of ss media and some lemi shine for around $230.

  • For polishing you might consider the wood pellet bedding, also available at the pet store. I've just started playing with it but it shined up my .45-70 brass nicely. It does get stuck in the flash hole though so you'd need to blow or poke it out afterwards.

    The stuff is great for filling lightweight shooting sandbags too. It's rigid enough to support the weight of a gun without crushing flat, but a lot lighter to carry than actual sand or shot.

  • Thanks for another great video. I've been using walnut shells from Harbor Freight and it works well enough, but the lizard bedding looks more coarse and might work faster.

    Oh, and thanks for the nice intro music, too!

  • Just to Confirm. The shells you are showing at the end are pre-polish? In other words, you just ran them through the walnut media? Thanks, Nice video. I appreciate the 'bottom line' style of your video.

  • Wow! I didn't know Midway charged so much. You can buy this for about one fourth the price at Buffalo Arms Co. and it won't stick in the flash hole! It is very fine and polishes the brass as shiney as you want.

  • This guy tells me he cleans & shines brass with leather strips (from old shoes). I never tried it myself tho'.

  • Please say basically a few hundred more times.

  • i use the same bedding , i found 2 caps full of nufinish car polish does a great job of polishing them at the same time

  • I got crushed walnut from the local feed & grain store for $17 for a 50 pound bag. Someone found some locally and beat me out, they found a place that sold it for $12/50#. Walnut is very dusty so a couple of cut up used dryer sheets traps the dust. For polishing, a tablespoon of NuFinish works great, but let it run through the media for a few minutes before throwing the brass in. Also a lamp timer works well for automatically stopping the tumbler. Thanks for all your vids.

  • Has anyone tried black walnut and cleaner with motorcycle/car parts (like bolts, nuts, washers, etc.)?

  • I actually have a feed store (horses, pigs, farm animals) near where I live and I get a 50 lb. bag of crushed walnut from there for $20! I got the tip from a shooting & reloading buddy of mine so, I can't take the credit on that one. If you can find a feed shop near you try it. Oh, and I also use car wax to spiff up my brass too, works really well so far. I like the pet bedding idea though, oh and nice work on the Berdan removal vid, ahhh the joys of water, not just for drinking huh?!

  • I buy the 50 pound bag of ground walnut shells from petsmart. I transfer it into large plastic containers. This usually will last me more that a year.

  • Currently I'm using... wait for it... RICE! I use 1 kilo (around 2 pounds) of the rice with the smallest grain I can find in the supermarket, and it works nearly as well as the brand products! When it gets dirty, you just throw it away and buy another packet. Yeah, I know, I'm a cheapskate...

  • I suggest Dillon Rapid Polish 290 as it contains no ammonia, so it won't weaken brass cases!

  • point 1) you never tell the price of the reptile bedding to compare and see the savings.

    point 2) NEVER use brasso in your brass as it contains AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE which can weaken brass and create ruptured case head situations.

    It gives a great shine to ornamental brass but should never be used on pressure vessels like cartridge brass especially since you really cant neutralize it without washing your brass which means another tumbling to prevent water spots etc. which makes it too much work.

  • Song name?

  • I got a better idea... pick up black walnuts or pecans (pecan shells work just as good) off of the ground at your buddy's house, shell them, bake a shitload of brownies, put the shells in a old pillowcase and smash them up with a hammer, run them through a screen a little smaller then your smallest caliber casing, pour them into your tumbler, eat brownies while your casings tumble..

  • I found corn cob Blast media listed at Graingers for $26.15 for 40 lbs. They carry a couple of different grits. The 14/20 looks to be about the same as what I got from Mid South with my new tumbler. They also have a finer version that might not get caught in the flash holes as easily.

  • I have to disagree on the Brasso. It can make your brass brittle. One should also be careful when cleaning your guns to remove any copper/lead cleaners since that can damage brass too.

  • @rioaguanegra exactly what i was going to say about brasso, ive heard alot of guys that use nu finish car polish

  • Brasso is bad for brass cartridges. You can google it, and see a lot of shooters who

    will verify that you shouldn' t use Brasso. There's another product that doesn't degrade the brass. I don't use either of them, and I can't remember the name of it. The pet bedding media is a good idea, and it's what I use too.

  • How long will a media like that be good for? IE how many tumbles can I get out of a 1lb bag?

  • It's a little more expensive to start, but I have used stainless and it works 100x better and you never have to replace it. Well worth the investment.

  • Just chuck in some sawdust instead... even cheaper

  • Hey brother! Glad to see that someone else is a thrifty as I am with this walnut media! I can get a 20 lb bag at pet smart for $12.00 bucks! Been using it for a couple of years... it gets the job done. ;)

  • do you deprime before or after cleaning

  • If you have a Harbor Tool and Freight, they have crushed walnut shells for 25# for $25. I use just a little bit of liquid car pollish and some old dryer sheets, cleans like a charm on the cheap.

  • If you want to extend the life of your media, take a used dryer sheet and cut it into several small strips and then put them in the tumbler with the media and cases. The dryer sheet strips will absorb a lot of the excess dirt.

  • anyone have a problem with media dust cakeing in the inside of the case? I had to start brushing my cases and blowing them out with compressed air. to keep that stuff out of the dies and out of my gun barrel.

  • You can also find ground corn cob in pet stores so you can get cheaper versions of both media in one place.

  • Ground walnut from he pet store + one capful of Nu Finish car polish works great.

  • can u use car fluid absorbing sand for tumbling brass ?

  • There is a wheat based Kitty litter called "Swheat Scoop", And a corn based kitty litter called "Worlds greatest litter" Both are pretty cheap, and have great polishing/Cleaning ability. You can find both at Target or other department stores. (try petco or petsmart as well)

  • If ya really want to save money you can head down to Harbor Freight and pick up a 25lb bag of walnut hull for $20 and a tumbler for $30 :)

  • Looks like plenty of people have touched on the Brasso, but I will instert that it has hardened some of my brass and can also cause it to corrode. I have a load of brass tumbling right now in the walnut shells from the pet shop, but I also found a corn cob bedding for small animals at walmart. It is a little big, but worked with 308 brass, I will try some 223 later. Also at walmart I picked up som mother's aluminum polish in automotive. It works really good as an additive.

  • Brasso is NOT "good to go."---it contains ammonia. Bad combo with rifle brass.

    Use NuFinish car polish instead. Save your brass, maybe your body parts.

  • Great Tip, keep em coming; as we all appreciate these creative inputs.

    Thanks!

  • great tip..thanks :)

  • so how much did that bag of lizard bedding cost?

  • You're the man... You have Django playing in the background. It's good to find a fellow shooter that likes the good music.

  • You can pick up bulk quantities (literally lifetime usage) at pet supplies wholesellers They're sometimes hard to find but you can go in to petshops and ask if they can get you in touch with a supplier for bulk bedding material. When you do your usage costs go down to practically nothing. :)

    Great tip, Mate!

  • 577x450 what the hell is that?! man i never seen a shell like that.. is that a pistol or rifle? man its gotta have a kick like nobodys business.. great idea on the lizzard bedding, what is the cost of that stuff compared to tubler media? i'm gonna have to hit my pet store up and see how the cost is near me.. great find bud..

  • I use corn cob bird bedding. I'm also using a really cheap old rotary jewler's tumbler. Oh lordy, it left some really gunked up .270 Win brass clean as if it was new. My whole brass tumbling and cleaning kit cost me $20 including Brasso, cheap bird bedding, and the tumbler. I can do about 150 peices of .270 brass. I would not recommend anything smaller than the .270 as it was a little tricky to get some of the insides of the cases cleaned out. I use the lizard bedding for my .223 rem brass.

  • Nice bro!!Was wonderin If chicken feed would shine em up,that would be nice an cheap....

  • Walnut shell for media blasting is cheap too. Got 24lbs for $24 at harbor freight. Add some Flitz case polish and you wont be disappointed. Like he said corncob will polish better but it tends to get stuck in small primer flash holes. Not as dusty as walnut though. Good stuff Iraqvet.

  • Add some nufinish car polish and used dryer sheets. Tumble for 5 minutes before adding brass. And you have a less expensive alternative to MFG reloading products.

  • Erik - Cool vid and a great tip!

  • Great Tip! Thanks

  • We use to use walnut media to clean the turbines on aircraft, & ejection seat parts for NDI. It can also be used in sandblasters to remover pain, bluing,light rust and not harm the metal.

    NDI is non destructive inspection magnaflux ,xray to check for cracks ect...

    nice find on the reptile media!

    BPB

  • I did the same thing... go shop at a pet store for walnut shells. Seemed to work fine.

  • will this remove tarnish on old brass?

  • I use Pro Rep walnut media from my local pet store. However the depate on the brasso rolls on. Personally I dont use it as the Ammonia leeches the Nickle out the brass causing it to become brittle. Others belive that the ammount of ammonia is too small. I just dont want to ake that risk. Good Video though

  • How long did you tumble those? I tumble my brass for 3+ hours in treated corn cob media with a little bit of cleaning solution. Talk about clean and shiny... I do this after I prep the cases though. Before I prep the cases, I tumble the for just 1 hour to remove and dirt and soot off the outside so I don't scratch my dies.

  • @Dp908 This brass tumbled about 45 minutes.

  • @Iraqveteran8888 Good results for 45 minutes.

  • @Iraqveteran8888 Haha I just made a video today suggesting this same product as an alternative to tumbler media. Nice work !

  • I never thought of the Pet Store before.

    I usually get Walnut shell media at Harbor Freight tools, which is also where I got my Calipers and tumbler. It's not a bad option for low-cost tools. The quality might not be up to the standards of Lyman and Rockford but it does the job..

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  • Cool

  • IV8888 - How much Brasso do you recommend?

  • @palehorseone About 2 quarter sized squirts.

  • @Iraqveteran8888 I thought your video was done well great lighting, great sound and focus. About using “BRASO” for a polish or cleaner. I believe it contains ammonia which hardens the brass so that it weakens and can split cases. I use Frankfort Arsenal polish and it does a nice job and last quite a while. Myself and most all the folks I know tumble “vibrate” there casings for between 3 and 5 hours to get the best result, 45 minutes is short,. All the best and keep those videos coming.

  • Great tip from "Sorrycharlie" as well. Thanks.

  • Thanks for the info. Looks like it does the job. Great Video tip.

  • Cool trick, you can also use ground up walnut shells as non skid by maxing it with paint.

  • @sorrycharly5750 Thats actually a very good idea!

  • I use the same brand and like it so far. Kay-Tee brand is another one you can find at petco in the bird care section. I think it is a little bigger grit and may clean a little more aggressivly. I need to try it out.

  • nice video again and surprise - youtube did´nt block it in gernany! So this music seems to be OK. So thx Eric for supporting us!

    Some greetings from Germany

  • I'm sorry I neglected to mention...The pet media is $7.50 for a 5 pound bag and about $38.00 for a 50 pound bag. Add your favorite polish and you are good to go.

  • stupid question, sand or kitty litter work?

  • what is the name of the intro song?

  • @CatemacoRock Beyond the Sea by Django Reinhardt

  • I like the new video lengths, the old ones were a bit long and I coulnt always be bothered to watch a 10-20 minute video, but this is short but carries as much useful information.

  • @PyroPeeta Don't get used to it unfortunately....Some stuff just takes longer. I can't help it if it is an in depth subject, but I am trying to also produces "quickies" like these.

  • @Iraqveteran8888 Ok, but its good to have short videos for more casual shooters and then long ones as well for if you want to buy the gun and want to see a really good thorough review. Sucks being in the UK, we are barely allowed to own bolt-action rifles with a license, and shotguns are limited to 3 rounds. so its nice to see videos of guns being used in a country that isnt scared of them.

  • @PyroPeeta I hear u. We in germany have the same problem. U need alot of licenses, have to proof that we need it for sporting competitions and they sill have the right to come into your house and check everyting as often as they want and u have to pay 50€ for each time! But never give up because that the intention behind it.

  • Thanks for the tip!

  • how much does that cost. will definitely try it. thanks =]

  • @momo671 Sorry if I didn't mention it. $7.50 for a 5 pound bag... :0)

  • nice tip thanks for vid a for you service the our country

  • Nicely done.

  • whoa those martinihenry cases are crazy lookin'

  • I thought Brasso weakened brass. I've always used NuFinish.

  • @Geochron Never thought about it. Never had any problems with brasso myself but I'll look into it.

  • Do they sell corn cob media in pet stores or other stores(besides gun stores) for cheap?

    Great tip. Like

  • Thanks, will keep this in mind

  • how much was the bag from the pet store?

  • @GunWebsites Sorry I didn't mention it...$7.50 for a 5 pound bag... :)

  • @Iraqveteran8888

    Thanks, thats like half price, plus no shipping

    Great tip

  • sweet, same stuff in a differnt bag, i am off to my local pet store :-)

  • good idea, yet im the guy who has an .30 cal ammo can in the dish washer right now. ehh screw it.

  • like that, good tip, that brass comes out realy nice.

  • Are you reloading berdan primed cases now?

  • Great and in depth, but to the point!

    On a different note, I have to ask, any thoughts on the revolution in Kyrgyzstan?

  • @CrystalHunter1989 "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." --Thomas Jefferson

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