mexicanjoe
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Post by mexicanjoe on Jul 16, 2018 15:51:11 GMT -8
A couple of subject I like to have discussions on......
reloading cleaning media. Does anyone use stainless steel? What are the pros and cons vs traditional corn cob and such?
We reload almost exclusively Hornady and really like the ELD series. We load for hunting and precision shooting. Our calibers are 223, 270Win, 243Win, 7mmMag, 6.5 Cre. May get into 30-06 soon.
Creating subsonic loads has been a pain. They like to tumble.
These are a few few subjects I would like to get some feedback on.
Maybe swap some some recipes and see what people like over other stuff.
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Post by silvergoose on Jul 18, 2018 5:11:10 GMT -8
Sir, I also reload many of your calibers. I do not like corn cob media as it breaks down quickly. Instead, I have found walnut media to last for quite awhile. I add a small amount of liquid car wax and product looks almost new. What do you use to tumble your brass with, do you deprime before or after cleaning? I pick up range brass, therefore, I tumble before any other action is taken other than sorting
calibers, to prevent nesting.
Larry
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Post by mexicanjoe on Jul 19, 2018 9:19:03 GMT -8
Used that but it left a dust film on my shells.
Yes tumble before I do any die work. I do presort because 9mm loves to crawl in.
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silvergoose
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Post by silvergoose on Jul 19, 2018 11:29:00 GMT -8
Dust can be a problem, but I used the air gun to clean the id of the shells, in my reloading scheme it works. I understand some problems can crop up when reloading bottleneck shells. I am a bit anal when I am reloading the shells are inspected each time they are touched/processed. I found several 9MM with cracks in the shell after my last range day. Someone must have been firing 9MM in a .40 S&W.
Good luck talk anytime
Larry
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Post by butcher on Nov 29, 2018 19:46:41 GMT -8
Hi! New to forum and just wanted to share my experience with stainless steel tumbling. I have used this method for a while and it always cleans brass extremely well...primer pockets and insides of cases as well. Even with the drying time I still find the method to be faster than standard tumbling with better results. I always decap my brass with a universal decapping die from Lee before tumbling to prevent damage to my dies. The age old Dawn, LemiShine and water formula found on YouTube and the like works well. I am also using a Thumlers Tumbler but truth be told I wish that it had a little more capacity like the Frankford Arsenal version.
One thing to note about this method is that it removes oil from the cases making resizing (especially pistol) a little more difficult. This can easily be solved with Hornady One Shot or similar lubricant. The media last forever, as long as you can keep with it and is fairly easy to rinse and keep clean. It also seems to not get stuck in primer pockets as much as traditional media.
As far as subsonic load data, not sure that I can be of help there at this time. I do shoot 300 BLK (among other calibers) and would love to experiment with it but just haven't found the time.
Hope this helps and good luck!
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