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RiverRider · July 15, 2001, 09:01 AM

My method is similar to Dave's, but I prefer to flare my cases also before cleaning, at least when it comes to straight-walled cases.

I think that one danger with cleaning primed cases is that there could eventually be a build-up of the dust of unspent priming compound. I have heard or read the suggestion that this is one of the reasons that primers should always be stored in their original containers. Many of us may have heard of incedents where someone put all his primers loose in a glass jar or other container with catastrophic results, and the priming compound dust was identified as the reason for the disaster.

I think it may be worth mentioning here that tumbling media accumulalates lead from spent priming compound, so the dust of the media can be harmful if you get it in your lungs. I always run my tumbler outdoors if possible.

July 15, 2001, 09:01 AM	#8
RiverRider Senior Member Join Date: November 30, 2000 Posts: 341	My method is similar to Dave's, but I prefer to flare my cases also before cleaning, at least when it comes to straight-walled cases. I think that one danger with cleaning primed cases is that there could eventually be a build-up of the dust of unspent priming compound. I have heard or read the suggestion that this is one of the reasons that primers should always be stored in their original containers. Many of us may have heard of incedents where someone put all his primers loose in a glass jar or other container with catastrophic results, and the priming compound dust was identified as the reason for the disaster. I think it may be worth mentioning here that tumbling media accumulalates lead from spent priming compound, so the dust of the media can be harmful if you get it in your lungs. I always run my tumbler outdoors if possible. __________________ NO Compromise!