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I was curious about doing that to the cast bullets as the lube easily found its way all over the bullet, My finger and a bit on the case ( when trying to seat ).
I just used a rag to wipe it off. Might wanna try it this way....
To fire a primer takes a deep dent from a high velocity impact, like from a firing pin.
No firing pins in a vibratory tumbler.
And even if, in the one in a gazillion chance one did go off?
Nothing would happen, as the thick plastic tumbler bowl would contain the flying primer and case frags.
Some do, I don't. I will tumble after resizing, triming and chanfering. Just use Nitrix gloves to keep your finger prints off those shiny cases when priming, powdering and seating the bullets. (saves time and they still look great.)
I tumble everything after loading for 15-20 mins, it takes most (if not all) of the smudges off and helps from tarnishing if storing for a long period of time
+1 For tumbling after loading, although I've never done it with cast bullets and I generally avoid doing it with hollow points. I try to keep the tumbling time down to about 20 minutes.
I tumble after reloading with corn cob and Nu-Finish to remove all the crud and oils from my fingerprints so the rounds will look like new when I eventually use them. For ammo I will use up within the week I seldom bother clean before reloading or for that matter after either. With lead/HP ammo I run the empty processed brass through before priming.
I rearly tumble at all. If I lube cases I'll tumble. Now if I want a few really shiny then I will rub it down with steel wool then polish it with Turtle Wax.
I use a vibratory cleaning machine, and I do all my jacketed bullet cartridges in it after loading. For cartridges using cast bullets, it depends on what type of cast bullet. If it is a pistol bullet where all the lube grooves are inside the case, then I clean them just like the jacketed bullets. If I am using a cast rifle bullet where any lube grooves extend past the case mouth, I then do not put them in the vibratory cleaner.
I also tumble after reloading with corn cob and Nu-Finish to remove all the crud and oil from sizing. Also do it to keep older ammo in good shape. 15 minutes works well.
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