I am thinking of trying a wet tumbling process, but am not convinced it's worth the effort. From what I've read, I do not see any advantage to it. According to the literature, I would first have to clean (in dry media), then decap and size, then wet tumble. This is the only way in which to get the primer pockets clean. It seems like an extra process. Other than shiny brass, I don't see an advantage to wet tumbling. If I don't clean first I would be running dirty brass (and some nasty range pick ups) through my decapping dies. To say the least, it's not healthy for the die. Also not cleaning first means the primer pockets never get cleaned.
Those of you that do use this process, what can you tell me as far as an advantage goes, or at least give me some advice on the process. Other than shiny brass, is it worth it?
Those of you that do use this process, what can you tell me as far as an advantage goes, or at least give me some advice on the process. Other than shiny brass, is it worth it?