Uh that takes all of about a minute with a rotary separator that can be picked up for a few bucks.I tumble clean all my brass... I HATE separating the media from the brass!
Yup,Uh that takes all of about a minute with a rotary separator that can be picked up for a few bucks.
I uh....might be disgusting but I've never tumbled anything I've reloaded. The brass looks ugly and I'm sure I have to clean the dies more often but I clean out the primer pockets before seating.
Am I in the minority with this? I'd like fresh looking brass but if it's just for me and not for resale, it seems like I'm just adding an extra cost per round to make it look pretty.
Big difference between picking up and using as is and not tumbling. I loaded thousands on "untumbled" cases (38 Sp., .357 Mag., 9mm, 44 Special, 44 Mag, 30-30, .223) and did not tumble any. I inspect every case prior to reloading and when I had one in my hand inspecting, I wiped it with a solvent dampened rag. In the 6 guns I was loading for and the 6 die sets I used, not one was scratched and not one chamber was marred/scratched. I didn't care what other shooters at the range thought about my dull cased handloads and all functioned quite well and I got some very accurate loads...So you would just pick brass out of the dirt and load it? Okay.....to each his own.
I used to tumble my brass in various dry tumblers ( Thumler’s, Lyman, Cabela’s), but now use a Frankford Arsenal wet tumbler. Initially I used it with the stainless steel pins, Dawn and a bit of Lemishine, but got tired of dealing with the pins, so now just warm water, Dawn and lemishine. In the 85 degree to 105 degree summers, I just lay them out on a towel on a table to dry. In cooler weather they go in a food dehydrator for a couple hours. Yes, it is more work, but people are shocked that my ammunition is reloaded, as it looks like brand new. And, yes, it is easier to spot neck splits in cases. To each, his own. And for people that run filthy cases through their sizing dies, no problem. RCBS. LEE, Lyman, Redding and Hornady make new die sets every day!
....You tumble clothes in a dryer.