Wet tumbler pros and cons

[archerforkids]

When yall wet tumble with no pins, how do the primer pockets turn out?

 

[ricco1949]

When yall wet tumble with no pins, how do the primer pockets turn out?

I've tried it to reduce peening but the results were less than optimal......cleaner but not as good as with pins...

Rick M.

 

[ricco1949]

I think the best part of wet cleaning is you can run big batches, after prairie doggin' for example, and be clean in 30 minutes.

Rick M.

 

[wboggs]

I think the best part of wet cleaning is you can run big batches, after prairie doggin' for example, and be clean in 30 minutes.

Rick M.

Way too much trouble for me. Tumbler with walnut works just fine. I've come to the conclusion there is no free lunch and each method has pluses and minuses. Use each and make up your own mind. For me, perfect is the enemy of good.

 

[Benchrest Braxton]

i'm going to test ultrasonic cleaned vs my well manicured formula with rice

 

[ricco1949]

Way too much trouble for me. Tumbler with walnut works just fine. I've come to the conclusion there is no free lunch and each method has pluses and minuses. Use each and make up your own mind. For me, perfect is the enemy of good.

Yes there's more effort involved with wet tumbling but my vibratory tumbler won't handle 500 pieces of brass in one batch nor be done in 30 minutes. .....I'd run 1000-2000 per batch if I could.

I've looked at the smallest cement mixers but they're too pricy to test without knowing if they would work.

I should add that most of my brass cleaning is for remanufacturing/reforming 556s to VTs for resale.

Rick M.

 

[archerforkids]

Yes there's more effort involved with wet tumbling but my vibratory tumbler won't handle 500 pieces of brass in one batch nor be done in 30 minutes. .....I'd run 1000-2000 per batch if I could.

I've looked at the smallest cement mixers but they're too pricy to test without knowing if they would work.

I should add that most of my brass cleaning is for remanufacturing/reforming 556s to VTs for resale.

Rick M.

I saw a video of Jerry Miculek using what appeared to be a full size cement mixer to clean brass. I've never seen so much dang brass in my life as what he was doing. Made my arm twitch just thinking about all the work.

 

[archerforkids]

Here ya go

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DO5y_dsP3dsM&ved=2ahUKEwjHu-fn5J6HAxW_LUQIHZa9BVQQwqsBegQIFBAF&usg=AOvVaw07jZdydXDW156Bj5EtL2bP

 

[dryhumor]

Y’all are cleaning brass….?

 

[SteveOak]

I found some 'pins' that are sort of rhomboid shaped. No problem with sticking in the flash hole.

I have used NuFinish + mineral spirits with corn cob and got brass that looked like jewelry. Since I have relocated from Arizona and resumed reloading I seem to have lost the recipe.

 

[Maximus1840]

I wet tumble with stainless pins. Sorry, can't help myself. I like spotless, shiny brass.

 

[Liven The Dream]

Well 50 years of Match Shooting 1000 Plus a year.
Wet is my Pal. #1 Plus No picking Media out of flash holes. #2 Looks Dandy.

 

[Webster]

Pros: none

Cons: too many to name.

I consider it part of the process. It's 35 miles to my range and 85 miles each way to where I hunt varmints. The time prepping cases is meaningless.

 

[Thor357]

I use the Harbor Freight rock tumbler.
I fill each drum with 25 .308 brass with SS media. Fill to covering the brass with very hot water. Drop in a small splash of liquid Tide. Tumble for at least 30 minutes but I usually forget I'm tumbling and have left it running for hours.
After tumbling I use a magnet on the bottom of the drum to grab hold of the SS, shake the drum a bit and then dump the brass into a tray I bought off of Amazon over a bucket. I shake the tray and bucket a bit and then dump the brass into sieve, rinse the brass and then use a blow dryer to dry the brass. Takes about a minute to get the brass dry and they come out sparkly clean inside and out. Been doing it this way for years.