December 20, 2009, 11:40 AM | #1 |
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cleaning brass
this has probably been answered many times, but does it hurt to also clean brass in a tumbler after it has been resized. thanks
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December 20, 2009, 12:15 PM | #2 |
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Doesn't hurt at all, you will likely wind up getting some cleaning material stuck in the flash holes though. That will need to be cleaned out before you prime.
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December 20, 2009, 12:42 PM | #3 |
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Gearhead said it right. Just keep a bent out paper clip, or safty pin to clean out the flash hole if it is clogged with media. I decap my .45 acp then tumble it. I keep the paper clip near. I usualy get a couple that have some media stuck in the flash hole. Takes about 2 seconds to clean it out.
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December 20, 2009, 09:56 PM | #4 |
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I tumble, deprime and size, tumble again, then load lol.
Seems redundant but I like shiny brass, I use a Dillon Progressive loader and the first station de-primes so when I go to load it I just run it through that die first just like I normally would, that way the de-capper pin will knock crap out of the flash holes
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December 20, 2009, 11:09 PM | #5 |
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thanks guys i like them shiny also
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December 21, 2009, 10:44 PM | #6 |
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I always tumble my brass after depriming and trimming to remove any brass scraps and to knock any sharp edges off the brass neck. Use a jumbo paper clip and just bend the one end out and you're ready to remove any left-over walnut from the primer hole. Also you can clean out any excess carbon that the walnut doesn't remove in the tumbliong process.
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