case cleaning

A few months ago I switched my case cleaning from 'vibrating' to 'tumbling'. After tumbling my cases for 1/2 hour in a slow-turn barrel-type drum with water, a little Dawn and 'Lemi-Shine' detergents, I shake out the liquid and most of the pins. Then I rinse several times to rid the remaining...

I have five gallons of 9mm range brass that is full of sand and absolutely filthy. Wet tumbling with pins is the only option to get the mud out of the inside of the cases. Should I: 1.) Wet tumble with pins then decap on my 750 during loading? (Potentially getting sand in my press from...

Compatible Cases I would like those of us that wet tumble to come up with a list of cases that play well together during wet tumbling. As an example, I can safely wet tumble .308 Win and .223 Rem together with good results on both cases. So, what other case combos have you found that work well...

I'm trying to get my ducks in a row to start reloading and I'd like to know which is a better choice for cleaning cases for a person getting into reloading and which is the best choice for the long run? I will say I'm leaning more towards ultrasonic cleaners as they can clean more than just...