What Size Media do you use in your tumbler?

[Jim243]

Just pick up a bag of WalMart corn cobb beding for my tumbler. Seems a bit large. Not all that happy with the results. In the gun stores, all I can find is the "fine" corn cobb. Have added Lyman pre-treated fine corn cobb and seem to work a little better.

Question - what size media works the best for you??


Thanks
Jim

[ScottRiqui]

Well, I don't think the media companies use any kind of standard to measure particle size, but I can report that the corn cob media that works very well for me is the exact right size to get stuck in the flash hole of a .223 case!

[Jim243]

Scott that would be the fine media, been there done that too.

Jim

[mrawesome22]

Zilla at We Love Pets works great for me.

[ScottRiqui]

Is that the Zilla "Lizard Litter"? I saw that *once* at the local PetsMart but didn't buy any, figuring it would be there next time. Haven't seen it since, and it's been over three months.

[mrawesome22]

From the bag: "Zilla: Where Reptiles Rule. Ground English Walnut Shells. Premium Reptile Bedding."

That stuff and Nu-Finish does a fantastic job. I tried that Walls-Marts corn stuff and it is WAY too big. Plus I had to go into Walls-Marts:barf: LOL.

[mrawesome22]

One more thing, you should be tumbling BEFORE you size.

[ScottRiqui]

One more thing, you should be tumbling BEFORE you size.

I do tumble before I size. The reason there are deprimed cases in the tumbler are either because I've already deprimed them with a dedicated depriming die (no cleaning required beforehand), or I'm tumbling them after I've sized them to remove the case lube.

[Jim243]

OK, I'm on the hunt for "Zilla", I better bring the 416 with.(LOL)

[Walkalong]

Grainger corncob. I bought the 14/20. It is small and works great, but will stick in flash holes some. The 20/40 is real fine and reportedly won't catch in flash holes. I haven't run out of the bag of 14/20 I bought, and won't for awhile yet.

14/20 @ Grainger

20/40 @ Grainger

If there is a store near you, Grainger doesn't charge shipping if you pick it up at the store, even if they order it for you.

Pic of 14/20

[mdemetz]

You can get the same stuff(drop shipped by Grainger) from Drillspot with free 3 day shipping. The free shipping disappered a while back($33!), but is back on for now.
Finer here.

[BDS-THR]

I just bought a 25 lb box of walnut media (fine 24 grit) from Harbor Freight for $14.99 on sale. It is similar in size of walnut media I have been using. They also have coarse 12 grit, but it looked too large.

http://www.harborfreight.com/25-lbs-...dia-92155.html

[Jim243]

Darn, just got back from Skull Island (it's a jungle out there) hunted up a bag of Zilla, the 25 ft ape with a employee ID was a lot of help but the natives were restless (kept chanting something aboutl Visa or Master Card) had a little trouble getting out of there, my 2 yr old grand daughter kept getting lost amoung all the animals. Well after 2 gerbals a hamster and a couple of rabbits we finally made our way out of the jungle and back to civilization. I'll need to bring more ammunition ($) with on the next hunt.

Walkalong and Mdemetz thanks on the tip about Granger, there's one about a mile from me. Will order on monday. A 42 lb bucket should last me at least 5 years or more.

And thanks BDS it's to Harbor Freight tomorrow.

This should keep me cleaning for a Looooooogn long time.

Thanks Again
Jim

[Blue Grass]

I use hampster size. There's a picture of a hampster on the front of the bag. I get it at PetSmart. When it's gone, I'll get some corn cob media from Graingers. They'll even deliver it to work.

[zippy13]

Lizard size, but I don't think there's a governing ASTM standard.

[ScottRiqui]

I'd love to see "hamster size" and "lizard size" used for official standards!

But I guess the reloading-supply companies wouldn't like that - it would tip off their customers that you can get the stuff cheaper at a pet store.