old corn cob media

just found some use for it today.i was useing my tumbler for 9mm so i couldnt take the lube off when i done my 30/30 brass so i come up with a brain wave and put the 30/30 brass in a dish and poured the old media over it in less than 5 mins i had all the lube off by moving the brass around by hand and then i could prime the cases has anyone tried this or did you use your tumbler to get rid of the lube ??? from now on thats how im going to get the lube off easy . give it a try it really woks well >>>>thanks oilman :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

I use one of the spray lubes instead of the old ink pad types. Since I'm not shooting maximum loads I don't have to worry about removing it. It works just as well as the old type but you have to use it right after you spray, can't leave it too long or it dries.....Also leaves the brass cleaner as it doesn't attract crud.

I used the cob media the first time last week (qty of 275 .308 cases) and was impressed in its cleaning ability. I have always used the "red" stuff from LeBaron which had a polishing agent in media as well. I would have run a bore brush on drill to clean inside of cases. This is no longer required and is less messy on the bench as well to boot. Not as shiny, but still as clean.

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I used the cob media the first time last week (qty of 275 .308 cases) and was impressed in its cleaning ability. I have always used the "red" stuff from LeBaron which had a polishing agent in media as well. I would have run a bore brush on drill to clean inside of cases. This is no longer required and is less messy on the bench as well to boot. Not as shiny, but still as clean.

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i switched from the green corn cob media to the walnut media works better but you get a brown powder on the inside of the brass . use some new finish car wax , and some bounce sheets makes a big difference in the brass cleaning . oilman

Good idea! Thanks for posting!

Hornady spray lube is what I use. Best lube that I've used in 45 years of reloading. No clean up is required, but if you want you can just toss them back into the tumbler for 15 minutes or so. I use my old media to fill old lead shot bags or other shooting bags for shooting off the bench.

Some time back, after deciding that I was spending a lot of time making pretty brass on the outside that I wanted the inside to look better too, I invested in a Hornady ultrasonic brass cleaning system. First I just use a decapping die, then toss them into the ultrasonic cleaner, and depending how nasty the brass was, I run up to 3 or 4 8 minute cycles in the ultrasonic solution. After that I rinse in hot water, and depending on if I'm in a hurry or not, I either set them to dry overnight on a towel, or put them on a cookie sheet which I place on a running shoe tray for our clothes dryer then run on high heat for 30 minutes. For my bolt guns that I have dedicated brass for, I first check trim length then collet size only, after which I toss them into the corn cob media to make them all shiny and pretty. For when I full length size, I use the Hornady spray lube, size then toss them into the corn cob. Afterward, prime and load. Works great and the guys at the range always come over to see how nice and shiny my loads are.

I tumble my brass with the stainless steel media in a wet tumbler and although I have switched from RCBS to Lee lube and find that I can use much less, I still usually toss it in the tumbler for 15 minutes just to clean it up.