Is it really necessary to tumble brass every time I want to reload it if its just plinking ammo? Can I just brush out the primer pocket, flash hole, and mouth?
How about this one for ya...I'm reloading .223 in ridiculous numbers.
I tumble to get most of the dirt and residue off the cases.
Spray the heck out of the run with One-Shot
Resize.....not deprime
Tumble again to get most of the One-Shot off the cases
Deprime
I could care less if the brass is shiny. But it has to be clean!
How about this one for ya...
I have a Dillon 550, so whats the deal with how I should best go about cleaning brass? Am I supposed to tumble the brass, deprime/resize all my brass via a makeshift single stage, remove each round to clean the primer pocket, then put it back in the machine to only prime it at the first stage, before indexing to the rest of the stages?
I do it the way I do because I feel like I do a better job of priming that way. Your machine may do better than mine. I do not mind doing it the way I do. I am not in a big hurry.I'm constantly amazed at how many people have progressives, then load using them with handcuffs on! Or another axiom, with one hand tied behind their back!
By that I mean sizing/depriming in one operation, then completing the rest in another.
Has anyone used a Cabelas brand tumbler?