I made the resolutions to quit wet tumbling due to stickey brass in carbide dies and bullets refusing to seat and not be deformed from pressure.
I took my wet tumbler and made a dry tumbler with it. I filled it to the brim with new walnut and nu finish car wax, about half a bottle and tumbled for 4 hours. With the media settled I add 1000 38special cases first then fill up with my media and run for 4 hours. My cases are clean around the 2 hour mark yet I just go for 4 hours.
They are shinny enough to load as is but I have been letting the 1000 piece lots tumble in a vibratory tumbler with ni finish treated corn cob for around 8 hours while I sleep.
Since I made this resolution I no longer experience sticky cases in my dies, deformed bullets, any issues.
I took my wet tumbler and made a dry tumbler with it. I filled it to the brim with new walnut and nu finish car wax, about half a bottle and tumbled for 4 hours. With the media settled I add 1000 38special cases first then fill up with my media and run for 4 hours. My cases are clean around the 2 hour mark yet I just go for 4 hours.
They are shinny enough to load as is but I have been letting the 1000 piece lots tumble in a vibratory tumbler with ni finish treated corn cob for around 8 hours while I sleep.
Since I made this resolution I no longer experience sticky cases in my dies, deformed bullets, any issues.