How often do you polish pistol brass?

[TooManyToys]

Just curious, so I thought I would post the question in poll.
This is just for fun, so please jump in.

How often do you polish (tumble) pistol brass?

A, I'm a neat freak, After every firing!
B, I'm casual, After a few loadings or when I get around to it.
C, Usually just tarnished & found range brass
D, What's a polisher??

ALSO: Any polishing tips, experiences, or fun stories you wish to share?

 

[klcmschlesinger]

Not a freak?!

I polish pistol brass before each load. The way I have always done it. Never really thought of that as too much, just like the ammo to look good when it is done.

 

[PapaG]

Never. Almost never unless it has green gunge on it.

 

[Potatohead]

Im B.5



I always polish everything when I get home from the range. Then polish about half my reloads after loading, depending on what kind of time I have.

When I purchase brass (once-firedbrass.com) I deprime, tumble for a short time to try and get pockets a bit cleaner, then usually polish those again after loading.

 

[bob4]

A I think it's easier on the dies in the long run. Just my 2 cents.

 

[Walkalong]

After every firing.

 

[Rule3]

Perhaps reformat the question as an actual poll.

All fired brass goes in a bucket (by caliber) and is tumbled when I need more. So every time it's shot.

 

[Catpop]

A, but before each loading

 

[Blue68f100]

A. I clean them before I reload them. Easier on the dies when there clean.

 

[LeonCarr]

After every firing. Makes it easier to inspect for cracks in the case.

Just my .02,
LeonCarr

 

[Trailduster79]

I polish mine every time I load it.

 

[cfullgraf]

I clean and polish at each reloading of the case.

 

[Vodoun da Vinci]

I clean by soaking and rinsing but have never tumbled nor polished.

VooDoo

 

[gamestalker]

If by polishing you mean tumble, every time I load that brass. I even tumble my nickel stuff, just because I like to make sure there isn't anything in the brass that could cause a problem, and to remove any grit that could scratch the brass.

GS

 

[JRWhit]

A. I figure it mandatory for a proper seal in the chamber.
4 runs in a sonic cleaner and about an hour in the tumbler.

 

[chris in va]

You must be talking about bolt action rifles. If I polished all my 9mm and 45's after reloading, my hands would fall off.

I just toss fired cases in the tumbler for a couple hours and call it good.

 

[sappyg]

I tumble (clean) after firing for and hour or two. Don't really bother with polishing.

 

[tightgroup tiger]

I sonic wash/clean, dry, and tumble after every firing, and again with pistol rounds for another 15 min after loading to get the lube off.

 

[joustin]

Stainless steel after every firing, even pistol

 

[LUCKYDAWG13]

A i clean my brass before i put them in my dies also if i have a crack in
my brass it is easier for me to see it

 

[Dream of long range]

All my fired brass goes into a bucket until enough is built up to run the tumbler and separated and inspected after.

 

[DaisyCutter]

I reload .44 Mag and .45 ACP. I take fired brass: deprime, resize, flare mouth, tumble in polisher, reprime, drop powder, and seat/crimp. Then I shoot it and start the process again.


My process is slow, tedious, methodical, etc. I don't want a mistake.

 

[treemaker]

I polish the one in my shirt pocket every day.

 

[ky8]

I have to go with C

 

[BYJO4]

I tumble my brass after each firing.