tumbling brass .223

[spanner659]

anyone ever have any problems with media getting stuck in .223 cases while tumbling ....any suggestions on how to get it all out

 

[BigSlick]

Yes, I have.

A small punch or paper clip inserted thru the flash hole usually does the trick.

That's one reason I am moving more and more to using wet 3mm ceramic in the rotary tumbler.

If you have a bunch to do, just dump the whole lot and start over, PM me if you need a ship to address to get rid of the clogged up brass

Oh yeah, welcome to THR !

BigSlick

 

[spanner659]

have a frankford arsenal tumbler can i use tht what is he cst

 

[Stinger]

I use a ball point pen to clean out the flash hole. Why? Because that is what I can usually find

Regards,

Stinger

 

[dakotasin]

not since i switched to corn cob.
walnut was a constant problem, though.

 

[Rockstar]

Can't imagine why you'd decap prior to tumbling. I load a lot of .223; use a Midway tumbler with corn cob media; don't have a problem with media getting stuck in the cases.

 

[trickyasafox]

i've tumbled 600 or so 223 cases, some deprimed some not, never had a problem with walnut media. maybe its because i use fine stuff? IDK Its my first bag of media so i can't really compare it.

 

[donkee]

I run all my brass through the LEE universal de-capper, soak, tumble, then FL size. The decapper on the FL die pushes the walnut out. I decap first since usually the brass is pretty nasty when I get it home, and I like the nice clean primer pockets after the soak and tumble.......

 

[deerhunter17]

"I run all my brass through the LEE universal de-capper, soak, tumble, then FL size. The decapper on the FL die pushes the walnut out. I decap first since usually the brass is pretty nasty when I get it home, and I like the nice clean primer pockets after the soak and tumble......."

I was just wondering what do you soak your brass in?

 

[Sunray]

"...media getting stuck..." Yep. Usually in the primer pocket. Any small tool will do. A nail works well.
"...why you'd decap prior to tumbling..." The primer pockets need cleaning too. Unless you want to do it by hand every time.