Tumbling Media Life

[BKExpress]

How many times do you tumble brass before disposing of them media? Approximately how many times??? Thanks!

 

[sloughfoot]

Until it.turns black.. And don't ever forget that there is toxic lead and ground up glass in the media after tumbling fired brass. I really haven't kept track of how often I have changed media, but I'll bet it's probably once a year or so. And I clean thousands of cases every year.

 

[jedi]

For me I change it out at the end of the season. My season runs from MAR - NOV and each month of the season I clean 300 to 500 rounds. Some this season I finally got brass catchers for my brass my cases are not dirty-dirty (ie. no grass/dirt, etc) but black soot from the gun powder which rubs right off so what I have noticed it my media (75% crushed walnut and 25% corn cob) is not getting as dirty as before.

I still plan on dumping it at the end of the season however.

 

[bluewraith]

and ground up glass

?

 

[william]

I was curious about the class too?

I change mine when it gets dark and seem to take longer to clean. I don't think there's a set life for it. In my experience it depends a lot on how dirty the brass is you are cleaning.

 

[sloughfoot]

You guys didn't know that it is finely ground up glass in the primer compound that makes it go boom when struck by the firing pin?

 

[JetGirl]

I've never heard that before.
I remain skeptical.

 

[sloughfoot]

I am a highly trained guided missile pilot. I know about such things.

 

[bluewraith]

You guys didn't know that it is finely ground up glass in the primer compound that makes it go boom when struck by the firing pin?

exterior ballistics

Well, color me horse...

 

[ksick26]

Never. I use a stainless steel media tumbler. tumble for 3 hours. drain. separate. dry. load. done. go to the range and go Bang!

 

[sloughfoot]

exterior ballistics

Well, color me horse...

I learned this in explosive ordnance disposal school in 1971. It is kind of a must know topic for anybody that render safe, explosive devices.

we refer to each other as guided missile pilots because of the way that the EOD badge looks