Why I like Rotary Tumbling

[Trapper6L]

For years I shot a .261x 47 sleeved Remington 700 actioned bench rifle. Being a TNT chambered rifle, the brass is never resized. You cut the brass to be an exact fit to the chamber. If you're .001 off, the brass is trash. The shoots are normally 40 shots total for a day plus any sighters. Sometimes I used the same 10 cases for all 40-50 loads using a Wilson hand die. I loaded up powder charges at home and carried the powder charges only in dusted pill bottles. After a days worth of shooting the regimen was to take the brass home, wash it in a strong vinegar solution which removed all of the powder fouling, inside and out. If there was any left on the case necks I first used a nylon neck brush and for hard stuff used a brass bore brush. But the cases were spotless, inside and out. POI was the same from week to week. For 100 yd shoots, the rifle was a true one hole rifle. At 600 yards the groups were just over .360. So I doubt that the difference between clean and dirty has much to do with the accuracy.  On a TNT rifle, if the residue is over .001, you won't close the bolt on the round. BUT, I can also tell you if a shooter thinks something is helping his groups, then it is. The placebo effect is real. FWIW, I think Bart Sauters 600 yd group of .282" is still the record.

[terdog]

Okay but back to my question can I assume that the SS media if cleaned bacisally will out live me and or my brass?

It will DEFINITELY outlive organic media. And its much easier to clean.

[sqlbullet]

It's like 10mm brass.  You will lose it before you wear it out.

Just two nights ago my daughter brought me a stainless media pin that she found upstairs.  It had to travel there on a shoe or sock, as the tumbler nor the brass goes upstairs.

[cphills]

I switch to rotary 4 years back. Have not used the vibratoy tumber since. When i run a lot of cased often times required draining the cruddy salt solution refilling and running again to get em nice and shiny.