Do you decap before you tumble your cases?
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jcwit
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Get your lead levels checked!
jcwit
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Good, it was the first thing I thought of when you mentioned spraying air around fired cases.
1SOW
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I see no benefit to depriming 9mm before vibratory tumbling as far as cleaning the primer pocket. The media doesn't clean the inside of the cases or the bottom of the primer pocket.
I do see a benefit of keeping spent primer residue out of my media and my reloading press while I'm reloading (lead styphnate and other primer residue that "shakes out") . Both stay cleaner when the cases have been deprimed.
I prefer to deprime on the patio after I get home from the range and then tumble.
I do see a benefit of keeping spent primer residue out of my media and my reloading press while I'm reloading (lead styphnate and other primer residue that "shakes out") . Both stay cleaner when the cases have been deprimed.
I prefer to deprime on the patio after I get home from the range and then tumble.
chrisf8657
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I deprime and then tumble. That way the primer pocket gets cleaned a little...
1. Shoot
2. Deprime
3. Trim (bottleneck) (check for length pistol)only trim when required.
4. Tumble
5. Clean primer pocket residue/media
6. Bag in ziplock (The reason I use this method is I don't want fingerprints oils on my brass when I store them for any length of time so at this time I use cotton gloves) it maybe overkill for anyone else but I like shiney spotfree brass not to impress anyone but me as I am diligent in reloading and I feel/desire to make me a finer marksman. I have 1 long time shooter I shoot with and his brass looks dull drab repuslive but my buddy can shoot great as he and I shoot together at our 800yrd+ distances he's ok with his brass and I am ok with my brass, we don't grade each other on looks of our brass just our POI's on each target and what we each can do to better each shot as we enjoy our sport.
2. Deprime
3. Trim (bottleneck) (check for length pistol)only trim when required.
4. Tumble
5. Clean primer pocket residue/media
6. Bag in ziplock (The reason I use this method is I don't want fingerprints oils on my brass when I store them for any length of time so at this time I use cotton gloves) it maybe overkill for anyone else but I like shiney spotfree brass not to impress anyone but me as I am diligent in reloading and I feel/desire to make me a finer marksman. I have 1 long time shooter I shoot with and his brass looks dull drab repuslive but my buddy can shoot great as he and I shoot together at our 800yrd+ distances he's ok with his brass and I am ok with my brass, we don't grade each other on looks of our brass just our POI's on each target and what we each can do to better each shot as we enjoy our sport.
mingansr
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rcmodel's technique
what a discussion here. if rcmodel deprimes first, then i think i might go that route. rc is a model in these forums. and i kinda like the idea of clean, tho apparently tumbling doesn't do too much for primer pocket cleaning, per the posts here.
just setting up my Lee Loadmaster. tinkering, tinkering, maybe in a day or two i'll get dies set and run 'em. but i am thinking about getting Lee's universal decapper. one more step in the process doesn't seem to be so time consuming, since i can just pull the die holder at top of press to run em thru.
no one has spoken here about putting a little NuFinish polish (or whatever) in the tumbling media. any thoughts, rc?
what a discussion here. if rcmodel deprimes first, then i think i might go that route. rc is a model in these forums. and i kinda like the idea of clean, tho apparently tumbling doesn't do too much for primer pocket cleaning, per the posts here.
just setting up my Lee Loadmaster. tinkering, tinkering, maybe in a day or two i'll get dies set and run 'em. but i am thinking about getting Lee's universal decapper. one more step in the process doesn't seem to be so time consuming, since i can just pull the die holder at top of press to run em thru.
no one has spoken here about putting a little NuFinish polish (or whatever) in the tumbling media. any thoughts, rc?
Blue68f100
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Adding polish to the corncob media is a std practice. The question asked was not related to the cleaning media. When you add it ( add slowly) allow your tumbler to run for 15 min to evenly distribute the polish before adding brass.
Cleaning primer pockets is not on my High list of things that improve my practice ammo. It may make a difference if your shooting 1000 yrds and are doing every thing possiable to the brass. But it does not show up in crony results. The sized of the flash hole may, large vs small.
Cleaning primer pockets is not on my High list of things that improve my practice ammo. It may make a difference if your shooting 1000 yrds and are doing every thing possiable to the brass. But it does not show up in crony results. The sized of the flash hole may, large vs small.
cpt-t
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SS meida
Could someone tell me about stainless steel media. Both pros and cons, I have never heard of it befor reading this. But I live in the back of a cave in Wichita Ks. Take Care Guys: ken
Could someone tell me about stainless steel media. Both pros and cons, I have never heard of it befor reading this. But I live in the back of a cave in Wichita Ks. Take Care Guys: ken
sugarmaker
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Tumble then run through the progressive if possible. I have a batch of Hornady 500 SW cases that have overly tight pockets, even after being run through a dillon 600. I have to clean these before the primers will seat enough to allow the shell plate to rotate. Big PITA.
MikeRussell
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I've got an old Lee Pro1000 that I set up with a decapping die & case feeder. It makes it fast & painless...then I just toss the brass in the tumbler and let it do its thing.
icanthitabarn
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I dump the cases in the automatic de-priming machine,and then tumble or use the ultraviolet unit.
Bmac1949
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Jcwit, I must be missing something here. What would be wrong with spraying an unprimed and empty case with air?
jcwit
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If the case has not been cleaned, preferably with liquid, there is the possibility of primer residue which is one of the main culprits causing high lead levels.
blarby
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Bmac1949
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Thanks Jcwit, makes good sense.
rangerphil
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I tumble before deprime, load and then tumble after loading.
Blarby
There is nothing in the thread you linked to that presents any evidence that normal primer residue has any effect whatsoever on primer seating or ignition. The reason for that is that there is none.
I'll say it again: if pocket cleaning pleases you and you have time, do it. From a strictly functional point of view it is a waste of time.
There is nothing in the thread you linked to that presents any evidence that normal primer residue has any effect whatsoever on primer seating or ignition. The reason for that is that there is none.
I'll say it again: if pocket cleaning pleases you and you have time, do it. From a strictly functional point of view it is a waste of time.
dbarnhart
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It involves using a wet tumbler such as a Thumler's Tumbler Model B. The media is very small stainless steel pins. You fill the tumbler with water, the SS media, your brass, some sort of detergent like dawn, and a citric acid agent such as Lemi-shine.
I've run some side-by-side comparison tests (http://www.shootandreload.com/2012/03/26/definitive-guide-to-case-cleaning-and-polishing/) and my results were:
- If your brass is the normal level of dirty and tarnished then a vibratory tumbler and corncob media will get it just as shiny.
- If your brass is really grungy and nothing seems to get it really clean and shiny then SS will usually solve your problem.
blarby
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dunh dunh dunh...........
jack44
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No!
dbarnhart
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No, I think that it's reasonable. For myself, I want to minimize my contact with the powder residue and I'd rather not be running the dirty cases thru my dies.
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