Corn media inside brass

I use a tumbler that you can empty while it's running so I do that and then stir the brass with my hand while they are still vibrating and that gets pretty much all the media lout of the brass. For the flash hole I have one of those little precision screwdrivers and I poke it out.
 
For .223 brass I use a Lee Case Trim Pilot, it pops the piece right out(I assume you mean how do you get it out of the flash hole).
 
not necessarily- it can actually break a pin if it's wedged in there tight enough- best to inspect all your primer pockets BEFORE priming- it can also block the flashole and cause an ftf- THAT i know from experience
 
I have never had any problem with using a crank-type separator to get the media out. The time savings alone compared to a sieve are well worth it. Not having to handle the media as much is an additional bonus.
 
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Corn does little or nothing for cleaning your primer pockets and is a bit of a pain to remove from the primer pockets after tumbling, so I do all of my brass with the old primer left in. FS
 
clearing the primer pocket/flash hole of corn cob is not a problem.i think the OP is referring to the corn cob which gets wedged inside the case itself.i fnd in comes out of non resized 222 brass pretty easy,but after resizing the neck back down it can be a pain to get out.i have been using a dental pick lately.it seems to work better than the tweezers/mini screwdriver i was using before.
 
If you mean the media is stuck in the primer hole then just run it through a decapper.

If you mean the media is lodging inside the case then you need to find a media that doesn't do that. I've never had that happen. Maybe your media is too damp or has too much gunk in it that makes it clump together. Media should not clump and should be easy to pour out of the case. Try changing to walnut shell media. The Lyman tuffnut stuff is excellent and a bag will last for years. Some of the bargain stuff is garbage, and the $5 you save doesn't mean anything when it doesn't work.
 
I usually remove each case by hand while the unit is running. Then I place the case on the edge of the "bowl" and the vibrations usually work the media out. A little slow but it works well for me.
 
I have run around 7000 rounds of 9mm through my press and I would venture to say that about half of them had media stuck in the flash hole. I tumble with the old primers in. I have yet to damage a decapping pin and have not had even one FTF and my primer catcher always has some media kernels in it. I wouldnt worry
 
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