750+ 10mm empties

[OilyPablo]

This is my first (on my own) step into reloading.

So watching football today, I hand deprimed (Harvey) over 750 pieces of 10mm brass. It went pretty smoothly just a few had very small flash holes and a few the pin broke through the primer first. With an awl, small screwdriver and needle nose I got them all done.

Now I want to simply clean and store them.

What method do you all recommend?

What tumbler?
Wet or dry?
Media?

 

[Elkins45]

Since they are deprimed you will probably plug up all of your flash holes if you tumble them in walnut media.

 

[Blue68f100]

I use a mix of 50/50 walnut hulls/corncob plus NuFinish polish. The corncob is the finer 20/40 mesh and will flow through the primer holes. Since you have deprimed it will depend on the mesh size of the walnut hulls. I use to use just straight corncob but went to the mix for a faster clean. This fine corncob will give you a very fine polish.

You could go with a liquid cleaner since you have the primers out. But may still want to tumble with the corncob+polish to slow down the tarnishing.

 

[stompah]

If you use dry media just leave the decapping pin in when resizing the case. That's what I do.

 

[ArchAngelCD]

I would have tumbled the brass first then deprimed. I store my ready to load brass in large plastic coffee cans with snap on lids.

 

[OilyPablo]

I don't like the idea of tumbling dirty spent primed cases. And I don't like the idea of storing brass with dirty spent primers. Media in the primer hole is a tiny price/risk to pay.

I like the idea of small media and/or just keeping the pin in when I resize.

Thanks guys!

 

[judgedelta]

gallon zip-loc bags and adding a little nu-finish polish to the untreated media will greatly retard the tarnish...

 

[OilyPablo]

Nice. Thanks for the tip.

I just received and finished construction of my Glock 20 long slide.

Next up a 10mm carbine. I still have around 1500 rounds, so plinking fun this spring should be plentiful.

 

[bcbsr]

For pistol cases I deprime every case with a Harvey Deprimer and put them in a Thumlers Tumbler model B, adding the Dawn dish soap and the Lemishine spot remover and the water.Letting the machine run for an hour with the SS pins. Run everything through the media separator while rinsing with water. I take the cleaned cases and dump them onto a big towel to suck up the excess water. The semi dried cases are then put into a 6 tier food dehydrator and allowed to dry for 1 hour. The cases are super clean inside and out. So when I go to reload the cases, there is no need to dirty up my press and area with fired primers and the dirty residue that goes with it.

bcbsr

 

[OilyPablo]

For pistol cases I deprime every case with a Harvey Deprimer and put them in a Thumlers Tumbler model B, adding the Dawn dish soap and the Lemishine spot remover and the water.Letting the machine run for an hour with the SS pins. Run everything through the media separator while rinsing with water. I take the cleaned cases and dump them onto a big towel to suck up the excess water. The semi dried cases are then put into a 6 tier food dehydrator and allowed to dry for 1 hour. The cases are super clean inside and out. So when I go to reload the cases, there is no need to dirty up my press and area with fired primers and the dirty residue that goes with it.

Perfect advice and the EXACT reason for my order of things. Ordering stuff now.

 

[Wreck-n-Crew]

Definitely want to add the Nu-Finish or tumble media with the lube if you don't want to lube the cases as you load them. I have found it easier to clean and lube before I deprime. But some want those primer pockets real clean. I like them clean before I deprime so the crud doesn't get in the die and I like to lube them too because deprime/resize die will start sticking. That and I use a progressive press so I like to go from clean case to a loaded bullet all in the same session.

I also have use a combination wet and dry tumble because wet gets them so clean and faster when using Lemi-Shine. Dried them then tumble lubed them. What a hassle it became just to get shiny new (better than new looking in some cases) brass.

Now I wash one and wet lube after a rinse and pour them out on a towel or old t-shirt to dry. IF your in a hurry, put a fan in front of them.

 

[OilyPablo]

What do you use for wet lube?

 

[Reefinmike]

Nice. Thanks for the tip.

I just received and finished construction of my Glock 20 long slide.

Next up a 10mm carbine. I still have around 1500 rounds, so plinking fun this spring should be plentiful.

Look into the mech tech carbine conversion unit for your glock. I have one for my g41 and really like it.

 

[chris in va]

I don't like the idea of tumbling dirty spent primed cases. And I don't like the idea of storing brass with dirty spent primers. Media in the primer hole is a tiny price/risk to pay.

Considering most of us clean cases in this manner, you may want to reconsider. I tumble first then deprime, and toss cases in a bucket. That "tiny risk" is all it takes to blow up your gun with a squib.

 

[OilyPablo]

I reconsidered. Sticking with my plan.

Read above.

 

[Wreck-n-Crew]

What do you use for wet lube?

Nu finish car polish works great.

 

[bangswitch]

I don't like the idea of tumbling dirty spent primed cases. And I don't like the idea of storing brass with dirty spent primers. Media in the primer hole is a tiny price/risk to pay.

I like the idea of small media and/or just keeping the pin in when I resize.

Thanks guys!

Cleaning the cases prior to depriming will make your dies last longer. It also speeds up the cleaning process by a factor of two or better, because you not having to pick the small pieces of media out of the primer holes. The primer pockets are unlikely to be so dirty that a second tumble is necessary after depriming and sizing.

I usually throw my fired brass into the tumbler when I get home from the range. Then deprime and size, then prime, and store it until ready to load. If I don't think I'll load it within a couple of weeks, I'll just store it unprimed. Those red Folgers plastic coffee cans make great storage containers.

 

[OilyPablo]

I hand deprimed so die wear during deprime not a factor.

If the stainless media is hanging in the pocket or flash holes and is nasty to get out, I will reassess my choices.

I will keep the deprime pin in the sizing die to assure the holes are clear.

 

[nixpap]

deprime,soak in liquid soap and water,rinse well,dry well=GTG