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Steve,
What size pins do you use? I have seen a few sizes out there.

I saw a picture and they had smaller pins that were so small a pair of them fit in a primer hole and clogged it, had to be popped out by hand or a depriming die. I could see a large/medium size also getting logged in a primer hole if it was a tight fit..

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I change my previous statement about time. 30 minutes works great for pistol brass that was previously ran through a vibratory. It took 2 hours to get my 5.56 range brass clean.

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Nice work, Steve!


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Almost my exact process. Maybe a hair more Lemishine and I use super hot water, won't hurt the brass and works faster. I think other than that we are twins. Well mine is black. I love hot shiny brass in the food dryer!

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mcyclonegt wrote:
I change my previous statement about time. 30 minutes works great for pistol brass that was previously ran through a vibratory. It took 2 hours to get my 5.56 range brass clean.

4-6 hours with 2 changes of water/soap (even after soaking in a bucket of soap) for black cartridge brass. icon_eek

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sportsdad60 wrote:
mcyclonegt wrote:
I change my previous statement about time. 30 minutes works great for pistol brass that was previously ran through a vibratory. It took 2 hours to get my 5.56 range brass clean.

4-6 hours with 2 changes of water/soap (even after soaking in a bucket of soap) for black cartridge brass. icon_eek


What soap and HOT water?

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sportsdad60 wrote:
Great video Steve. Do you remember the name of that timer? I need a smaller timer.


Here's the timer: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B001DD7YSE/

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Steve,
What size pins do you use? I have seen a few sizes out there.

I saw a picture and they had smaller pins that were so small a pair of them fit in a primer hole and clogged it, had to be popped out by hand or a depriming die. I could see a large/medium size also getting logged in a primer hole if it was a tight fit..


My pins are 0.047" x 0.255". These have worked well for me, and I've never had a stuck pin either in a flash hole or in a case mouth.

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Thanks! Added to cart!

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I've heard the chips work great and don't get stuck. I'm gonna check those out next


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Never once I have I had a pin get stuck or otherwise lodge in a case or primer hole. 20,000+ cases wet tumbled.

Chips? What are those??

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I assume he's referring to the Southern Shine media. As far as I know they're only on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/southernshinetumblers/

Five pounds shipped for $23.50, so it's pretty cheap.

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Pablo wrote:
Never once I have I had a pin get stuck or otherwise lodge in a case or primer hole. 20,000+ cases wet tumbled.

Chips? What are those??

I've done about that many and had probably a couple hundred pins stick in cases, necks or pockets. Not a lot, but it's still some. I just worry one will stick, I won't notice, and I shoot the thing!

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I assume he's referring to the Southern Shine media. As far as I know they're only on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/southernshinetumblers/

Five pounds shipped for $23.50, so it's pretty cheap.


That's the same stuff, seen a couple different websites but that's definitely a great price


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Thanks I may order some, but ordering from his facebook page looks crazy impossible. Are you supposed to call him?

Where else can you get them?

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SixPointEight wrote:
I've done about that many and had probably a couple hundred pins stick in cases, necks or pockets. Not a lot, but it's still some. I just worry one will stick, I won't notice, and I shoot the thing!


Is there a particular caliber that causes your pins to stick? Or all of them?

What size pins do you use?

I've tumbled a lot of calibers, and I've never had a stuck pin. Sometime soon here I'll be doing some 6.5 Carcano and 6.5 Jap, and the 6.5 calibers might have the best chance of a stuck 0.255" pin. We'll see.

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MadPick wrote:

Is there a particular caliber that causes your pins to stick? Or all of them?

What size pins do you use?

I've tumbled a lot of calibers, and I've never had a stuck pin. Sometime soon here I'll be doing some 6.5 Carcano and 6.5 Jap, and the 6.5 calibers might have the best chance of a stuck 0.255" pin. We'll see.


No idea. Got the pins from Stainless Tumbling Media when this whole stainless tumbling thing was new. I bought my setup many, many ages ago. I've have a few pins get stuck in primer pockets of .223 and .308 brass. I think I've had a couple get stuck sideways in 6.5 or 6.8 cases

If you don't have issues, I wouldn't change anything!


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