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    Stainless Media

    Where is the cheapest place to buy pins
    Going to get a wet Tumbler in the next week or two

    Should I buy pins aswell they are arround $150 for 2.3kg

    Or is there a Secret place to get them cheaper

    Cheers in advance

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    Out of curiosity, does it have to be pins?

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    Apparently so
    They need to fit through the flash holes etc for best results so im told
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    Having Dutch ancestry I made a wet tumbler and just use dish wash sunlight detergent and a spoon of citric acid for case cleaning. Still have to clean out 1 in 10 stubborn primer pockets though.

    I have wondered if getting busy with sidecutters and a length of stainless welding wire would result in poor man's tumbling pins.
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    Bought a 1kg bag from Aliexpress for about $40 which included shipping. Working perfectly well.
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    Quote Originally Posted by quentin View Post
    Bought a 1kg bag from Aliexpress for about $40 which included shipping. Working perfectly well.
    Good idea I was hoping to find it cheaper somewhere in nz though given current Situation with covearse 19 making wait times for shipping upto 2 months
    Finally Received something from the usa last week after 43 days in Transit

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    Quote Originally Posted by mimms2 View Post
    You would have to have very sharp cutters, maybe Bypass shear. If you deform the end of the pins they'll have sharp corners and squashed ends. You could possibly tumble the media with some abrasivr to try and tidy it up. Seems like more work than it's worth but it's your time you'd be spending so....
    Sounds like more admin than it's really worth then. Will stick with the current method because it works well enough for my purposes.
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    Is steel shot a stupid idea?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pommy View Post
    Is steel shot a stupid idea?
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    @rambo-6mmrem before you splash out on pins, have a go with just washing cases.

    I use a teaspoon of citric acid powder, 1 teaspoon of the purple Palmolive dish soap in the 7lt Frankford wet tumbler

    Dry the cases in a dehydrator (or the oven when your Mrs is out, haha)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Joe_90 View Post
    Sounds like more admin than it's really worth then. Will stick with the current method because it works well enough for my purposes.
    Just did a rough estimate for my 2.5 kg of pins and there are over 62 thousand of them. You'll build some great wrists.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ebf View Post
    @rambo-6mmrem before you splash out on pins, have a go with just washing cases.

    I use a teaspoon of citric acid powder, 1 teaspoon of the purple Palmolive dish soap in the 7lt Frankford wet tumbler

    Dry the cases in a dehydrator (or the oven when your Mrs is out, haha)
    thats the same brew i use.....works a treat

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    I got the ones off AliExpress, the ones you want are the 1.2x6.8mm. Working well so far, I hear what you are saying with the shipping times thou, could take a while. As others have said, dishwashing liquid and 1/2 teaspoon of citric acid makes the brass look like new

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    Quote Originally Posted by ebf View Post
    @rambo-6mmrem before you splash out on pins, have a go with just washing cases.

    I use a teaspoon of citric acid powder, 1 teaspoon of the purple Palmolive dish soap in the 7lt Frankford wet tumbler

    Dry the cases in a dehydrator (or the oven when your Mrs is out, haha)
    Cheers mate will try that
    Im cleaning mainly black powder brass from my 45-70 and 38-50 Hepburn these days so requires alot more cleaning than the modern smokeless powders the ultra sonic dose a good job of getting it clean but I still need to Media Tumble it to remove tarnish
    Was hoping wet tumbling would help with double handling everything

    Only clean my smokeless brass every couple of times I use it
    Unless it’s dirty for some reason
    But im only shooting 50 maybe 100 max per year through the modern rifle for hunting and a few practice shots and zero checks so as a result doing sweet fa reloading as most people know it
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    Quote Originally Posted by mimms2 View Post
    Ah, BP.

    Carry a jar of soapy water and drop your brass in as soon after shooting as you can.

    Not infalliable but helps.
    Definitely works
    I used to do that but have gone away from it
    When I get home from the range I like to decap all my brass
    Before cleaning it
    If it’s wet it turns that into a messy job

 

 

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