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Old 10-16-2017, 11:19 AM
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Default Wet tumbling - XL pins

For wet tumbling, I'd been using the standard small pins that came with my Frankford Tumbler. My Lovely Wife despises those pins, as, despite my best efforts, there's always at least a few escapees.

Last night was my first attempt at using larger pins; I used 5 lb of the 'XL' size pins from http://www.bullseye-reloading.com/.

They need to be cleaned when they arrive; I ran a 30-minute load of nothing but the pins with a very generous amount of Dawn. They came out shiny, which per the instructions is what's desired before use.

As the experiment, I did a full load of just random brass; a mix of .308, .223, .45 ACP, .38, .357, a few 9mm and .40. Dash of Lemishine, dollop of Armor-All Wash and Wax. Ran the tumbler for 90 minutes.

Everything, including the primer pockets, came out at least as clean as with the standard pins. So far as pins getting stuck, there's literally no way these could stick inside necks or flash holes, but apparently the size is just perfect to stick a 9mm or .40 case inside a 45 case, with a couple of pins between them; these could be stuck surprisingly tightly together. Not a problem I expect to have in practice; this was just a worst-case scenario test to see what'd happen. The stuck cases were still clean, so not a big deal, really.

There's really no way these pins are going to go missing; they're a lot bigger. They did at least as good a job as the standard ones, and they sure are a lot easier to deal with. If you've got the Frankford tumbler, I'd take a look at them.
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Old 10-16-2017, 11:28 AM
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You tumble multiple calibers at once?
Maybe stop doing that and you'll be way ahead of the game.
I bought large pins from Stilly and never looked back. They are much easier to work with than the small (Standard) pins.
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Old 10-16-2017, 1:45 PM
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Don't tumble different calibers together if the will slip inside each other.

Large pins work great for me, you can find some here:

http://www.bullseye-reloading.com/Pe...ing-Media.html

I got mine from Stilly a couple years ago, he is at present banned from here, but can be found at the
Castboolits site.
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Old 10-16-2017, 1:54 PM
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A year and a half ago there was a post on the pros and cons of wet tumbling.
I posted that you lose pins each batch and that they get stuck in the neck primer pockets and inside on the shoulder.
Back then everyone posting said it could never happen.
Glad to see an honest post from time to time.
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I've got Stilly's bigger pins, and they are great! I pre-sort, even when I was tumbling with walnut, different sized cases would get stuck together.

No problems with pre-sorted brass...
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Old 10-17-2017, 7:10 AM
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A year and a half ago there was a post on the pros and cons of wet tumbling.
I posted that you lose pins each batch and that they get stuck in the neck primer pockets and inside on the shoulder.
Back then everyone posting said it could never happen.
Glad to see an honest post from time to time.
And that is why we are discussing "large" pins.
They do not get stuck in primer holes or in the case body.
And loosing pins are on you. Don't be lazy.
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And that is why we are discussing "large" pins.
They do not get stuck in primer holes or in the case body.
And loosing pins are on you. Don't be lazy.

When you have loaded as much ammunition as I have we will talk about Lazy.
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Old 10-18-2017, 5:48 AM
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It makes no difference how much or how long. Lazy is lazy.
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It makes no difference how much or how long. Lazy is lazy.
No, its practical. I lose a very few pins each tumble. At some point, I'll have to get new ones. However, it's not worth my time to find every freaking pin that spills out. I also don't fret over a tiny bit of spilt powder.
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Old 10-18-2017, 8:26 AM
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I was writing that tongue n cheek.
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No matter what, the bigger pins are a lot easier to keep track of. It seems like they weigh enough so that the surface tension won't hold them....Mostly....
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It makes no difference how much or how long. Lazy is lazy.

Coming from a guy who loads 20 rounds a month no doubt.
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Old 10-19-2017, 7:22 AM
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At least my round work.
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