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So im a total noob with Reloading i got my rebel 17 wet tumbler. Where are you getting your stainless steel media? Cabelas seem to want alot for What you get maybe its me. Now im currently looking at getting a brass dryer of some sort What do you recommend? I wont be loading yet but got lots of rounds de primed I figured clean and dry them take my steps to a final Reloading station. Also any of you using a media separator as well?
 
no need for a media seperator I found.. I just emptied out the water, poured down drain (made sure no media in bucket first w/ magnet). Added more water to the tumbler until water comes out decently clear, then I remove the brass by hand putting them side. I continue to wash out the media in the drum until water comes out clear, then empty them all into a large bucket, drain all water out and put away. Then I go back to the cases throwing them back into the drum giving a final rinse before "shake drying" in the drum with the sifter ends on. After the shake drying I pour the cases on a towel, keep folding over and drying back and forth back and forth. Then I stack them in the factory 10 rnd holders they came in. Leave them for a hour or two and they are dry. If you are in a hurry turn the oven on to 150F for 10 minutes with the cases on a baking sheet. Of course you could buy a 50$ dehydrator from walmart.
 
I rinse the brass and media and flush it a couple times then hand pluck each brass. Gives me a chance to inspect them for any damage. I dump them into a wire basket where I'll give them a quick rinse off and shake excess water off. I'll then dump them onto paper lined baking trays and lay them out in front of a fan. In a couple hours, they're dry.
 
Our clothes dryer has a rack (for shoes?!) you can put in it, that is the perfect place for a cookie tray with wet brass. 45 minutes on high & they are dry as a bone.

(shhhhh, don't tell my wife)
 
Stainless steel media is the least expensive from amazon.com - but also look at amazon.ca - i get mine shipped to buffalo where I pick up.

Dump your tumbler contents into a dollar store mesh lingerie bag in a 5 gallon pail in your laundry sink. Zip it up, fill the bucket up with water and agitate with your hands in a kneading motion - the steel media will sink to the bottom, decant off the water - magnet up the pins and repeat once or twice until the water is clean. When done agitate the bag out of the water to drain off excess water.

Pour the bag into a beach towel and roll the brass back and forth to remove excess water.

Dry your brass on a dollar store cookie sheet in an oven set at 220f - brass anneals at well over 400f so you are very safe with this temp.

Done - my wife calls them man cookies.

If you have any questions PM or email me - I'm always happy to help
 
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Do I need to use the oven im worried that this is maybe not the best health wise? Lol the mesh bag is a great idea though thanks for the great idea. I see a lot of people use dehydrators I might go that route as they are around 60 to 80 bucks. 65.99 vs 69.99 for the stainless media amazon a couple bucks cheaper.
 
Also down the road im gonna get a progrssive press what else would i need besides die for diffrent sizes of brass? What books are must have for reloading might pick those up soon and study up.
 
I got my 5lbs magnetic from ebay, shipped from US. very good. all brass came out shiny. check out my other posts earlier with pictures. I don't use media separator, but a magnet like this.

http://www.amazon.ca/Frankford-Arse...1441903127&sr=8-20&keywords=Frankford+Arsenal

It Works great on my 3-lb drums(I have two of them). never lose a pin(or not that I know of. lol).

1rstEncountr said:
So im a total noob with Reloading i got my rebel 17 wet tumbler. Where are you getting your stainless steel media? Cabelas seem to want alot for What you get maybe its me. Now im currently looking at getting a brass dryer of some sort What do you recommend? I wont be loading yet but got lots of rounds de primed I figured clean and dry them take my steps to a final Reloading station. Also any of you using a media separator as well?
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for press, it's better to read the manufacturers' web site to get the complete accessories you need as it's slightly different from Brand to Brand. that's the basic Reading you have to do.
for example, I just finished my first test batch on my 550b. I am using 550b with lee dies, but lock them down with dillon locking rings even though the all dies come with locking rings already and I have to pay for the extra dillon rings. this is only because dillon rings have thinner profile. it doesn't affect functionality, but usability. So, you really have to do your own research and come up with the things you want.

for the books, ABC reloading to begin with, then a few good reloading manual for receipts, the more, the better. I have two(hornedy and lee), also cross reference with powder manufacturers' site, as well as other handload sites. safety is the most important thing, so it never hurts to check more. this would mostly when you start to use a new component. once everything is fixed(at least for a while), it's all from downhill there.

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Also down the road im gonna get a progrssive press what else would i need besides die for diffrent sizes of brass? What books are must have for reloading might pick those up soon and study up.
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