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Canuck
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Topic: Dry tumbling choice of mediaPosted: February 08 2026 at 10:12am |
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I have been using Lyman corn cob for years but have been wondering about using rice as a media. Have any of you reloaders used rice? Opinions welcomed.
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Posted: February 08 2026 at 2:19pm |
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The big problem is keeping it dehydrated. I've used walnut she!!s for ever as it seems a little better able to polish brass.
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Posted: February 08 2026 at 4:25pm |
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tried rice many years ago and got sick of having to dig it out of the flash hole , Used crushed walnut media ever since 25 yrs plus.
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Posted: February 08 2026 at 7:38pm |
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i use walnut andi add a couple dryer sheets [used] to hold down the dust
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Posted: February 08 2026 at 9:10pm |
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I don't do a lot of reloading so this isn't meant to scale to thousands of rounds a day/week/month/etc. For cleaning brass, I've been using the same ultrasonic cleaner I use for cleaning gun parts and occasional carburetor and other small engine parts. That's worked for me, but I don't have any really filthy or corroded brass either. I mix about 2-3ml of dawn dish soap and a teaspoon of citric acid crystals in a 1 gallon ziplock bag and fill it with water and 50-100 spent cases. Seal it up and put it in my ultrasonic cleaner that's filled with clean water. I turn on the heat for the cleaner to 50C and then set the timer for 45 mins. When that's done, I rinse the brass and put it on a cookie sheet and throw it in the oven at 200F for 20 mins or so. That's been working for me. I re-use the liquid in the bag a few times before I dispose of it. Easy peasy. Best, |
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Posted: February 09 2026 at 1:48am |
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Haven’t heard about using rice. I’ve used corncob media, bought a 30 lb bag of it shortly after I started to reload. A bit of car polish in the media and a drier sheet.
A few years ago, I switched to a wet tumbler, haven’t looked back.
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Posted: February 09 2026 at 2:22am |
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I use Corncob with the green additive, not sure what it's called. I tried the walnut with rouge (tufnut?), what a mess that made, dyed my fingers, the brass seemed to get a red tinge too.
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Posted: February 09 2026 at 8:26am |
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If your going to tumble with rice, probably not a good idea to add any liquid 🤣
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Posted: February 09 2026 at 8:47am |
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I use lizard bedding .
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Posted: February 09 2026 at 10:43am |
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Just walnut is the way to go. its "harsher" than corncob so additives aren't really needed.
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Posted: February 09 2026 at 12:22pm |
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I'm going to try walnut next after my supply of corn cob media expires. Wet tumbling sounds great but I am on a tight budget.....
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Posted: February 09 2026 at 1:09pm |
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My father in law used to use white Florida beach sand.
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Posted: February 09 2026 at 2:22pm |
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Hopefully well washed to get rid of the salt!
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Posted: February 09 2026 at 3:19pm |
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He never told me how he cleaned it.
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