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Definitely +1 to that! I wonder how many of us learned that the hard way? It's a booger getting the brass apart if there are pins in between the inner and outer case, sometimes.3) Don't tumble brass that fits inside other cases or they won't get clean, you'll waste time pulling them apart, and the pins will get stuck inside.
May not be your issue but my tumble juice came out black also, but then I decided to deprime first, (not size) and resolved much of the issue. A lot of burnt powder is stuffed in those cups.No offense taken.
Discussion is good, plus it might help @machinst68 when they get theirs.
I wonder why mine comes out so black after a while. I wonder if the dawn is somehow causing the black rubber inside the tumbler to discolor and "stain" the brass, pins, etc. Maybe Dawn is too harsh?
Maybe i should try some wash & wax of some kind the next time i process brass.
If I didn't already have pin media, I'd likely get and use the chips, as I hear they are less likely to stick in a primer hole.
Too much acid will cause blackened cases.May not be your issue but my tumble juice came out black also, but then I decided to deprime first, (not size) and resolved much of the issue. A lot of burnt powder is stuffed in those cups.
I bought the chips and mixed them with the pins. Together they clean great but the chips rust, are easier to lose and harder to remove from the inside of cases than the pins. So there is some give and take.If I didn't already have pin media, I'd likely get and use the chips, as I hear they are less likely to stick in a primer hole. Just means I have to LOOK in each primer hole before priming, if I don't want a mangled primer, and a risk of kaboom. Never had one blow up, but it's heresy to waste primers.
Definitely +1 to that! I wonder how many of us learned that the hard way? It's a booger getting the brass apart if there are pins in between the inner and outer case, sometimes.
Then your chips clearly are not stainless steel!I bought the chips and mixed them with the pins. Together they clean great but the chips rust, are easier to lose and harder to remove from the inside of cases than the pins. So there is some give and take.
Mine wasn't a black brass issue, just overly filthy fluid which took just a little longer to be rinsed off.Too much acid will cause blackened cases.
I second removing the primers before tumbling-not that it makes the water any less dirty but at least the primer pockets are clean too!!!I do pretty much this. Except.... i use a small squeeze of dawn dish detergent instead of any "wash & wax" stuff that a lot of folk use.
I am slightly OCD and size and remove the primers prior to cleaning, so the primer pocket is nice an clean also. Then when running through the tumbler it cleans the sizing solvent off the brass too. I do that for all calibers. The shells come out like brand new.
Don't forget, after 3-4 cycles of brass cleaning you may need to wash the tumbler and pins with warm water and dish detergent to get the "grim" (built up crud) off the tumbler walls and pins. You'll know when to do this when you start noticing your brass isn't coming out "as clean as it used to".
Shiny brass makes for a shiny outlook on life!I don't care how SHINY my brass is,
Uh HUH. Cheery people are sick and twisted!
same here! Love the way brass turns out with this process, i use Harbor Freight Rock tumblers (have extra drivebelts handy) that work well as a cheap alternative.I do pretty much this. Except.... i use a small squeeze of dawn dish detergent instead of any "wash & wax" stuff that a lot of folk use.
I am slightly OCD and size and remove the primers prior to cleaning, so the primer pocket is nice an clean also. Then when running through the tumbler it cleans the sizing solvent off the brass too. I do that for all calibers. The shells come out like brand new.
Don't forget, after 3-4 cycles of brass cleaning you may need to wash the tumbler and pins with warm water and dish detergent to get the "grim" (built up crud) off the tumbler walls and pins. You'll know when to do this when you start noticing your brass isn't coming out "as clean as it used to".
I thought you just said he opened a can not a bottle???You've opened a can of worms. That genie will never go back into the bottle.
Politician doublespeakI thought you just said he opened a can not a bottle???