if you had 2 unlabeled bags of media,,, how could you tell which is which?
Real stupid media question, walnut vs corncob
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travistheone
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corn cob should be lighter and softer, that being said I am not coming from a reloading background
MSM. Mostly STUPID Media
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I think petrified cow pies and dehydrated septic contents are what they serve. Excrement. No matter which way you read it.
As for the OP, kinda hard to tell. I’d posit the harder/darker of the two to be your nuts vs cob.
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I think petrified cow pies and dehydrated septic contents are what they serve. Excrement. No matter which way you read it.
As for the OP, kinda hard to tell. I’d posit the harder/darker of the two to be your nuts vs cob.
I also have bags of unlabeled powder and primers, how do I know what I have??? KIDDING!! The media is all I have unlabeled,, cheap enough to toss out and replace I guess.
I second the Lizard litter. Although I only use the litter for removing case lube. I wet tumble, with stainless pins, all brass after decamping.
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danimalw
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Corn and walnut is cheap, but just use it regardless of what it is, then toss it when it gets dirty and replace.
Another vote for lizard liner. And I don't use corn at all to polish brass, only walnut. My method is to tumble with lizard liner and a dozen or so small pieces of used drier sheets until clean. Then resize and decap using Hornady One shot spray case lube. I do large batches at a time by dumping brass to resize in a plastic box, spray, stir (or shake box to shuffle brass) spray, stir, spray and stir. After resizing, I toss back in tumbler for an hour and brass is polished.
- Feb 4, 2013
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To me, it looks like the top one is walnut.
Try to push your fingernail into a piece. Corn will dent. Walnut will not.
Try to push your fingernail into a piece. Corn will dent. Walnut will not.
Matlack
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- Dec 15, 2008
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Just mix them. The heavier one will settle to the bottom during the process.
PowPow
Where's the beef?
Looks like Taster's Choice Decaf.
Dalebert
Active Member
I second the wet tumbling...just toss both the walnut and the corncob and get the steel pins...they last forever
- Feb 4, 2013
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And they are a lot more work.
Great if you want shiny brass. But some people feel there are issues with getting the necks too clean.
No one answer for all.
sbbieshelt
Active Member
Am I the only one that uses rice in my tumbler? I ran out of other media and tried rice. Worked good enough, I'm have only been doing pistol rounds and haven't had any issues.
pablo1965
Epistemophilic
I only use corn cob and it does a fine job of polishing.
weird, I decided to order corn cob, and neither of the two bags of media I had was corn cob! The difference is obvious! I got 15lbs of Frankford arsenal for $18.
That's a good deal
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