Treated, non-treated corncob, tuffnut or other tumbling media?

[RePete]

50/50 mix of corn blast and Lyman treated corn cob.

 

[RockChucker]

Untreated Walnut Media

Available in 25 # bags from Acklands. Finer than Lizzard Litter and cleans just fine. Not a high polish but no residue! Priced at $25. per bag.

 

[thebuckhunter]

Thanks for the input guys. I've been using untreated concob in the past. It polished the outside of the cases but never got the inside of the case too clean. That was the reason for the swich to a harder media. I really don't care for shine, just clean. Looks like I have some shoping to do.

-Jason

 

[SandRoad]

Thanks for the input guys. I've been using untreated concob in the past. It polished the outside of the cases but never got the inside of the case too clean. That was the reason for the swich to a harder media. I really don't care for shine, just clean. Looks like I have some shoping to do.

-Jason

Walnut also doesn't clean the inside of the cases very well.

 

[woodchopper]

yup lizard litter, crushed walnut shells in the big bags

Sometimes I throw in a handfull of absorball (clay) if I'm cleaning really dirty brass and want a shine, leaves a fine clay dust coat on the brass that needs to be wiped off later.

 

[radarbeam]

I use untreated corncob with a couple of caps full of Braso, works good enough for me.

 

[swampdonkey338]

at my neck of the woods, a 50 lb of walnut shells costs $20 at the sandblasting outfits.

 

[667]

at my neck of the woods, a 50 lb of walnut shells costs $20 at the sandblasting outfits.

Damn you... I pay $30 for a 50lb bag!!!

 

[ian_in_vic]

i havent tried it yet but i hear a squirt of Flitz metal polish does a good job.

Absolutely, about a half inch of Flitz in a tumbler of untreated corncob will work for about 10 loads. If you've never tried it on your firearms you won't believe how good it will make them look too. My Norc Commander slide looks like Colt royal blue.

 

[MapleSugar]

50/50 mix of corn blast and Lyman treated corn cob.

Where do you get your corn blast from? I have the Lyman treated also and would like to cut it if possible.

 

[superd222]

I use a 60:40 mix of untreated corncowalnut - I treat it myself with a cap-full of Brasso (that's not much) and a bit of Lyman Turbo Brite.

This makes for a very quick clean-up and puts a nice shine on the brass. I've had brass come out perfectly clean and shiny after about an hour in the tumbler.

I usually tumble WITH the spent primers still in the cases to avoid the little pieces of media from getting stuck in the flash-hole. It's no problem if you de-prime first because the decapping pin will take care of it when you resize.

I got my walnut and cob from an industrial distributor.

 

[joe-nwt]

Big bags of walnut.

 

[10x]

at my neck of the woods, a 50 lb of walnut shells costs $20 at the sandblasting outfits.

X2 for the sandblaster.
I got two twenty litre pails of corn cob from a local sandblaster for the cost of the pails. I add a bit of Turbo Brite Brass Polish to the mix and get really nice results