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My new cleaning media

I spent an afternoon picking corn cob out of 600 223 flash holes. I cursed myself for having forgotten a lesson I learned ten years ago. I swear I’m getting daft! I went to the pet store and bought some fine crushed walnut shells. AKA Lizard litter. Cleaned another 600..... problem solved!!
Just posting for The newbies and old forgetful guys like me.View attachment 1384831
I've been using this brand for more than 12 years. It works great.
 
After sizing. I put them on the pegs in the dish washer. Run a cycle with no soap. leave overnight. they come out clean and dry. Put washer on low heat!
 
I have combined both to see how it does.
Range brass gets about 30-45 minutes in the FART, no pins, using just Dawn, air dry brass.
Shot of Dillon spray case lube, run through Decapping die then resizinng die.
Back to FART with pins, Dawn, and lemishine.

i have had brass lose its shine after a period of time so I ran it through the tumbler with corn cob media using Flitz or New Car Finish (orange bottle). I may try liquid car wax when I’m out of all the other. It sounds like a lot of trouble but its getting cold outside and I like how the brass looks.
 
Well i have a wet tumbler with 1000 357mag cases in it with at least one pin stuck in each primer pocket and a dillon vibratory with 1000 cases in there with a walnut chunk in every flash hole. After a month of dealing with this off and on im about ready to throw the whole kit away with brass in it.
Run your tumbler with the lizard litter. None of the headaches you just mentioned ; ) Do you want my address to throw your kit at (with brass)?
 
After wet tumbling I use an RCBS Seperator and NEARLY all the stainless pins come out. You still need to check them but I'm guessing I get 50-60 clear then I'll find an offender. Gary
 

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