Tried the lizard walnut shell bedding and cleaned up the brass great, didn't find it very dusty either and another plus is it doesn't get stuck in primer pocket, I got a 10lb bag for 16.00 at PetSmart, much better price than the stuff at gun shop.
Lizard bedding works great
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QuietTexan
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Wait, I thought Brad had sold you on white rice?
Glad it worked. Did you add any car polish or anything to it... or just go raw?
QuietTexan
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Interesting on the dust.
I've read that untreated walnut absorbs oils really well, that's my reasoning as to why it's on my shelf for post-sizing cleaning - if needed. Treated media from Lymans (corn cob and walnut) both polish well enough I don't feel like I need to add anything, even though I've used NuFinish in treated corn cob for years to really put a shine on grungy cases before I was using pins.
I've read that untreated walnut absorbs oils really well, that's my reasoning as to why it's on my shelf for post-sizing cleaning - if needed. Treated media from Lymans (corn cob and walnut) both polish well enough I don't feel like I need to add anything, even though I've used NuFinish in treated corn cob for years to really put a shine on grungy cases before I was using pins.
I just got sticker shock when I went to get some of the walnut media at gun store, it was a small container for 26.00 which will fill my tumbler maybe twice, I had no problem with the way it worked, it just seems like way to much money, kinda like spending 5 bucks on a bottle of water, I can get a lot more of the lizard stuff for way less, does the same thing. I did add 3m finesse-it finishing material to it, it has no silicone or wax, not much and it comes in a big bottle, used for buffing clear coat on cars, I'm thinking something more abrasive would be better like what they use to buff car clear coat after it's painted to smooth it but been using this even with old media. The Lyman red media is the worst, dust on everything.
QuietTexan
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If you're ever ordering from them Precision Reloading sells bulk tumbling media for a good price. But walnut is walnut and if you can get it from the pet store all the better. Corn cob seems harder to come by.
And yes the Lyman rouge Tuff-Nut is a mess.
And yes the Lyman rouge Tuff-Nut is a mess.
I use to use the 3m stuff to buff my fiberglass boat out years ago, still had quite a bit left that I held on to so figured why not try it but I'm sure there's many other things you can use like someone mentioned nu finish
