Stainless Tumbling Media

[dixieppc]

71firebird400 said:

Reports of the bullet bonding to the case have been mentioned more than once on this site when the cases were tumbled in SS; the thought process is that this doesn't happen with other forms of tumbling due to the carbon that coats the interior of the case.

Any thoughts?

If you:
1. deprime
2. tumble
3. anneal

You will notice that the bullet requires more force to seat. And its performance on target will deteriorate. Some guys resort to putting graphite for their necks, others dip the bottom of their bullets in various kinds of lubricants to mitigate this grabby effect. I theorize that the heat of the annealing process raises the grain of the brass making it grabby/rough.

However if you:
1. deprime
2. anneal
3. tumble

The tumbling process with the ss pins will clean and polish your brass inside (including the necks) and out. Making the whole seating process smooth as silk. Of course you don't have to take my word for it. Try it both ways and see.

Kindest regards,

Joe

That certainly sounds plausible, Joe.

Regards....

 

[David Leonard]

I want to get feedback from as many reloaders as possible an the good and bad experiences they have had with stainless shot tumbling media. Call it R&D on my part as I am a vendor and looking for ways to build a better mousetrap, so to speak. Feel free to chime in