Stainless media tumbling ?

[savageshooter86]

I can't find the post I am looking for so will ask it again

Those who use this method to clean before annealing, do you lube the inside of case mouth before seating bullets? Or just load as normal?

Thanks

 

[Steveb]

I use the stainless media tumbling as part of a reloading process. I deprime first on a cheap separate press to keep the crap out of my reloading dies. Then I size using lots of lube. Then the cases are trimmed to length. I need the lube to make the Giraurd high speed trimmers work faster (not needed but I find it works better in the bushings), then I clean using the stainless pins and air dry the cases for a few days. After drying I anneal the cases just before I prime to reload.

Each step supports the next. I actually use the annealing to both anneal and make absolutely sure the interior of the cases are dry before charging the cases.

This makes the reloading process a lot faster and I haven't been able to detect as difference in accuracy between when you anneal in my rifles.

Steve

 

[tclaunch]

I like to deprime, anneal, tumble, reverse chamfer, spin a nylon brush inside the necks, size and load.

 

[savageshooter86]

why are y'all not STM before annealing?

 

[tclaunch]

The heat leeches out all kinds of ugly on the brass, and STM after makes them shine like new.

 

[Scott Harris]

I tumble in STM for 10 minutes, anneal, size, trim, run a plastic brush through the necks: NO extra lube. To adjust for squeeky-clean necks, I use less neck tension during sizing.....seems like a lot simpler solution than adding another step to the process. I don't use neck lube on brand-new cases, so why would I do so for cleaned and annealed cases?

 

[savageshooter86]

who uses STM?

So how many use STM? Just seeing what most do

 

[Down South]

I hand deprime with a Harvey tool, tumble in SS media, anneal, FL size, trim on Giraurd trimmer, brush inside the necks with nylon brush, prime all rounds, lube inside necks with graphite on a Q-tip, load powder then seat bullet.......In that order.......Seems to work for me.......YMMV

 

[Steve Ladino]

Anybody know of a household product to make the brass shiney while using SST tumbling media ?
Thanks......Steve

 

[P1ZombieKiller]

Anybody know of a household product to make the brass shiney while using SST tumbling media ?
Thanks......Steve

Lemishine.

about 1/8 - 1/4 teaspoon

 

[spclark]

Anybody know of a household product to make the brass shiney while using SST tumbling media ?

Whoo yeah what P1Z said - LemiShine is what you want, or any other form of citric acid.

(More than you'd ever want to know about the stuff:

http://www.chemistry-blog.com/2012/05/18/whats-in-lemi-shine/)

Don't need too much either; I use ~ 1/4 teaspoon in a gallon of water along with maybe 1/2 tsp. of liquid laundry detergent. Half a gallon of this in my Thumbler's B drum with 200 308 cases & maybe 3 pounds of SS media for 45 minutes is my normal recipe. Rinse cases twice in clean water, shake dry (media separator or using two plastic ammo holders like those that Remington puts their 44 magnum ammo out in) then leave in a low-heat oven or out in the sunshine for a few hours.

 

[Steve Ladino]

Thanks Fella's......I was guessing that lemishine was a lemon based solution but wasn't shure.
Steve

 

[savageshooter86]

so seems like a lot of guys are using STM and annealing together

 

[missed]

I de prime, tumble, anneal, resize, trim, prime, load.....

I need to come up with an automated de-priming system......

 

[guidom]

what is STM?

 

[spclark]

what is STM?

Uh, Stainless Tumbling Media, like the thread topic says....

 

[Pappy42]

If you are dyslexic.

 

[Jdne5b]

I de prime, tumble, anneal, resize, trim, prime, load.....

I need to come up with an automated de-priming system......

A Dillon 1050 and Forcht autodrive will get you there.

 

[Damfino]

I use an Extreme tumbler and STM as part of my meticulous 12 step reloading process. At least 2 of which are unnecessary, I just don't know which 2.

 

[missed]

what is STM?

Stainless tumbling media.