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BRASS TUMBLING

Walt NunleyWalt Nunley Member Posts: 228 ✭✭✭
edited December 2001 in General Discussion
HOW OFTEN SHOULD THIS BE DONE?EVERY TIME?EVERY 10 TIMES? WHAT IS EXCESSIVE?NEW TO RELOADING AND GETTING THE MEDIA OUT OF THE PRIMER HOLES IS ABOUT AS AGGRAVATING AS PICKING UP THE BRASS HA HA
Submarine Sailor,Truck Driver,and very bad typist.GO RUSTY #2
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  • oneshyoneshy Member Posts: 417 ✭
    edited November -1
    I personally clean them every time. I would say that this, from my experience, doesn't seem to increase wear. I have used corn and walnut media. Make sure you have plenty of media, and don't load so much brass that the pieces rattle together. De-prime after cleaning and you won't have the problem of clogged primer pockets.
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  • jonkjonk Member Posts: 10,121
    edited November -1
    I tumble twice per shooting- first I put the fired cases in plain walnut media to remove any soot, dirt, etc. from shooting and hitting the ground. Then I resize and put in corncob with lube to polish. The first step is really just to protect the dies. However, it is my belief that a dirty case won't hurt the gun- before getting a tumbler, I reloaded many cases many times and it just got dirtier, with no appreciable problem.
    "...hit your enemy in the belly, and kick him when he is down, and boil his prisoners in oil- if you take any- and torture his women and children. Then people will keep clear of you..." -Admiral of the Fleet Lord Fisher, speaking at the Hague Peace Conference in 1899.
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  • IconoclastIconoclast Member Posts: 10,515 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Walt -If it's dirty, I will tumble it, especially in calibers that will go through standard steel (as opposed to carbide) sizers. I use very small diameter media and not much sticks in the primer holes. What does is punched out by the decap pin - and I haven't mangled a pin from that cause in 10s of thousands of rounds. I do, however, use a shaker to separate media & brass. Like every reloading step, one puts in more work the more critical the application.
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  • Walt NunleyWalt Nunley Member Posts: 228 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I WAS JUST WONDERING IF I NEEDED TO TUMBLE IT EVERYTIME I SHOT IT,OR IF I COULD GET AWAY WITHOUT IT
    Submarine Sailor,Truck Driver,and very bad typist.GO RUSTY #2
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  • jonkjonk Member Posts: 10,121
    edited November -1
    Well, yes, if you don't mind the case looking dirty, I suppose you can get away with NEVER tumbling... Lee says in their reloading manual that there is no advantage to tumbling, but if you go this route be sure to use plenty of lube.
    "...hit your enemy in the belly, and kick him when he is down, and boil his prisoners in oil- if you take any- and torture his women and children. Then people will keep clear of you..." -Admiral of the Fleet Lord Fisher, speaking at the Hague Peace Conference in 1899.
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  • 7mm_ultra_mag_is_king7mm_ultra_mag_is_king Member Posts: 676 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Problem I have with tumbling is after time the media will ruin cases. It wears the brass thin and then you know what happens. I have found a simple household cleaner that does the job just as well as tumbling and does not wear cases. If you tumble after every shot brass will not last very long.Best thing to do is just get a cloth dmap with a good cleaner and wipe them down, allow to dry and spray with one shot case lube.
    when all else fails........................
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  • edharoldedharold Member Posts: 465 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I tumble every time but I don't believe I need to, I just like it clean. There is no way tumbling damages the brass in a normal lifetime. I usually discard any brass that makes it through 9 reloads though.
    "They that would give up liberty to obtain safety deserve neither liberty nor safety"Benj. Franklin, 1759
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  • badboybobbadboybob Member Posts: 1,658 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have reloaded pistol brass 15 times and more after cleaning with corn cob. My brass is always cleaned after shooting. [This message has been edited by badboybob (edited 12-08-2001).]
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