So I prepped at least 2500 5.56 cases today. I used a mix of suggestions to tumble the lube off.
I didn’t want to change too many variables at once so I would know what worked.
I used my current corn Cobb media (Dillon sold) and tumbled for 1 hr. I sprayed the Cobb with alcohol as Dillon and some here suggested.
The cases I spot checked had no “Cobb rocks” inside them that I could see.
I guess we’ll know for sure when I load them and the powder checker start going off. Lol
Thanks for all the tips. I’ll report back if there’s trouble.
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I stopped using corn cob media to tumble bottle neck cases. I use walnut media with a capful of Nu Finish car polish added for tumbling. About 1 hour will get the cases clean enough. I tumble first, then I decap, resize and trim cases.
I buy walnut shell reptile bedding at the pet store when I need more tumbling media. It's less expensive and works just as well as the walnut media I've purchased from vendors who sell reloading supplies.
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2500 in a day? Now that’s impressive.
I’d like to hear about your setup!
After resizing the cases I wash off the glycerin lube with Simple Green and hot water. I let the cases dry for a couple of days and when it appears they are good and dry I run them through the tumbler with walnut shell media. I put about 1/2 an ounce of Brasso in the walnut shells.
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2500 cases in a day is a shit ton.
Not saying you should change but I wet tumble then put in an old food dehydrator. Best brass I have had an I did corn and walnut media previously.
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