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tobnpr · April 6, 2011, 12:37 PM

Curious...
Dumping a load of shells into the tumbler takes no time at all (granted, it takes an hour or two to tumble, but that's not my time)- so why in the world would you want to take the time to "hand clean" all those areas on each piece of brass individually, instead of just throwing them into the tumbler?

Am I missing something?

I never clean the primer pockets, but then again I limit brass to five firings- then set them aside in case of the apocalypse...

April 6, 2011, 12:37 PM	#14
tobnpr Senior Member Join Date: August 1, 2010 Location: Tampa Bay Posts: 4,556	Curious... Dumping a load of shells into the tumbler takes no time at all (granted, it takes an hour or two to tumble, but that's not my time)- so why in the world would you want to take the time to "hand clean" all those areas on each piece of brass individually, instead of just throwing them into the tumbler? Am I missing something? I never clean the primer pockets, but then again I limit brass to five firings- then set them aside in case of the apocalypse...