How important is tumbling brass?
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Gary Benson
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I pick up brass at the range and it seems to be in good shape. I have reloaded a lot without tumbling and it seems to be fine. I do blow the casings out with air.
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Re: How important is tumbling brass?
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Brass should be cleaned by some method, even if you don't do it every loading, because otherwise the gunpowder residue and grit will eventually gum up your dies and affect measurements.
Reloaders deal with tolerances of a few thousandths of an inch. Doesn't take a lot of residue to affect the process.
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Re: How important is tumbling brass?
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Besides, they're so PRETTY and SHINY when you're done... Whatever, I just make sure mine are clean- I probably tumble a piece of brass maybe twice during its life.
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Re: How important is tumbling brass?
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tumbling is not needed , some form of cleaning on range pick up
a jug with citric acid and hot water will also work as will several other methods.
when I go shoot targets with my 308 the brass comes out of the plastic MTM box into the gun and right back into the plastic MTM box that brass reloads easy with no cleaning. neck size only& prime , drop powder , seat bullet crimp bullet back in the MTM box after several loadings I clean, full length size and trim.
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Re: How important is tumbling brass?
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I bought a tumbler a couple weeks ago. First I ever owned. Been reloading since the 70's. Case lube cleans them pretty good when you wipe it off after sizing and inspect cases.
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Re: How important is tumbling brass?
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I have not used any form of tumbler for my first few decades of hand loading. Now I use a wet and a dry tumbler. Is it necessary. Nope but I like it when the loads look like new and when I store some of the calibers I load in larger quantities, I think it makes for better storage conditions as well when there is no powder residues on any part of the case. It also makes for easier visual inspections of a case before loading ... more so now that my eyes are not as good as they used to be.
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