I'm now a first time tumbler owner. I now own a Lyman Turbo 1200 and it works very well.



Any suggestions on what media tp use? I'm sure I can't go wrong with either corncob or walnut but which do you prefere? The media that came with it seems to work well but I'm unsure what it is??



I seen this question up before but wasnt paying attention. TIA

After using corn media for two years, and trying Walnut, I was sold on Walnut in 2 hours of tumbling.

I have seen a lot of places that you can buy it locally for $4 to 5 bucks for about 7 to 10 pounds of it, instead of getting " Hornady or RCBS approved! walnut or corn media"

If Walnut doesn't last as long, I never noticed. I usually fill my tumbler up and go to bed, and dump it out in the morning.

Cheers and Good shooting
seafire

Walnut cleans quicker but does not last as long. Corn is opposite. Both do well!

I mix walnut and corncob 50-50, then add a capfull of Dillon or Midway case cleaner. This works good for me, but it seems most use one or the other.

Walnut works best for me and gets stuck in flash holes a lot less. I buy mine in big 40 or 50 lb bags from a commercial abraisive supplier (i.e. sand blasting) for a fraction of the price. I also use it in a little home siphon blaster to card intricate pieces when rust bluing. If you use relativeley small amounts instant rice works good too.

1 hour with Lyman treated walnut followed by 1 hours with Lyman treated corncob.

I have two of Dillon's tumblers. One loaded with walnut and one with corn cob. The walnut is used to clean brass after firing. I then size and decap rifle spents and throw them into the corn cob to remove the lube.

Walnut cleans up relatively clean cases quickly ... or really grungy cases at a reasonable speed.

Heres another question.



If I was to mail order some, treated or untreated?

Treated, and don't add anything to it!

I just ordered 7lbs of Lyman's Tufnut. I'm pretty limited in what I can get without the hassels of cross border mailorder.

Thanks for your replies all.

I that the reddish colored walnut? If so cancel that order. I bought some and had a hell of a mess. The red treatment they put on it gets all over your hands, lube pad, towels and dies and anything else it comes in contact with. Find some RCBS or Frankfort arsenal treated walnut or any other that is still a lt. brown or tan color. Red stuff bad!

The very Best tumbling media is copper wire and Cream of Tarter tumbled wet.



WHAT?



That's exactly what I said when I heard about it. You have to use a Thumbler's Tumbler or other rotary tumbler that works with water. You fill the bottom of the tumbler with about 5lbs of 3/8" or so inch long copper nails or thick guage wire. I made mine by cutting 1" thick multi-strand copper wire into 3/8" length. Put the cases in, fill about 2/3rds full with water and add a teaspoon of Cream of Tarter and a squirt of dawn dishwashing detergent. Tumble for about 4hrs.

The cases come out completely clean INSIDE and out including the Primer pockets. The local BPCR shooters have started using this method in order to clean nasty black powder out. We shoot the same cases almost indefinately (I've shot mine for 4 years in weekly matches) and have noticed no primer pocket rounding or other detriments. You won't believe how well this works until you've seen it done - I didn't, but now it's what I use to make cases look virgin again.......DJ

I think that gets the 2004 "Cool Post of the Year" nomination for sure! . Who the hell figured that one out; cream of tartar?!

Oh yeah, "The Shooting Chef" on the Kill Your Own Food Network!

Not sure but I think that he used to work at Long John Silvers.... ..DJ

I know it sounds ridiculous, but it works......DJ