Safety Notice

[LRRPF52]

Some friends of mine who use stainless steel media for brass preparation have had instances where some of the media have remained inside the cases and charges were loaded with them still inside.

Upon firing, secondary projectiles have been observed that go way off the bore axis, and could pose a potential danger.

This also can't be good for a barrel of course, so ensure that no stainless media remains in your brass.

I personally have not gone to this method.

[Variable]

I haven't tried it yet either, but I do have an old lapidary tumbler I've occasionally thought about giving a whirl with it.

Thank you for the heads up Paul! That could bite somebody in the butt.

[ejkoechling]

I may be a little OCD. I clean, then lube , size and de-prime. Then clean agian, trim all brass. Then deburr and chamferand wire brush inside case mouth. Have found a few because of the way I do it, but i don't mind the few extra steps. I consider my reloads more of match grade, even if it is for plinking

[LRRPF52]

I tumble polish first as well with cobb media. I get a few stragglers inside the cases that bug me before I lube, using Hornady's One Shot spray.

I then full-length re-size and de-prime, clean, chamfer, prime, charge, and seat.

[lead chucker]

I use SS for a few years now and always check my cases afterwards. As long as you check for remaining media as you should its great, no problems. I'll never go back to a vibrating tumbler.

[lrgrendel]

Some friends of mine who use stainless steel media for brass preparation have had instances where some of the media have remained inside the cases and charges were loaded with them still inside.

Upon firing, secondary projectiles have been observed that go way off the bore axis, and could pose a potential danger.

This also can't be good for a barrel of course, so ensure that no stainless media remains in your brass.

I personally have not gone to this method.

I literally bought a Frankford Arsenal Tumbler in January.

Great post!

[Boostmeister]

Been using SS media for years without a problem. I deprime, SS tumble, then use compressed air to blow out the inside to remove as much moisture as possible, then blow out the flash hole from the primer side. This pretty much eliminates any chance of the SS pins remaining inside the case.

[Adam Lilja]

They usually only get stuck in the neck so they are pretty easy to see.

[motoxxx_ryder]

they can get stuck in the neck or flash hole depening on the pins you use. I have a few neodynium (sp) magnets. i take one thats a 2"x4" rectangle toss it in a heavy duty zip lock and toss it in the media separator after im done separating. a few more turns and any pins are either stuck to the magnet or the entire case is on the magnet. This is my method to make sure i dont have any issue.