deye243 wrote:I don't bother tumbling anymore and have not seen any change in accuracy all the way out to 1700+ yards .
No problems with dies and smooth seating.
This is one of my test cases it has been loaded 16 times it has not been in a tumbler .
and now it needs to have the shoulder pushed back but I don't think I will bother as by the time I load 200 cases this many times the barrel will be long gone .
on_one_wheel wrote:I love wet tumbling, Wanneroo nailed it, any cracks stand out on shiny brass.
I use mild citric acid and dish liquid.
Once tumbled, I rinse.in cheep wash n wax car cleaner then blow my brass from both ends with compressed air to remove 90% of the water and any pins that might have hung up (they always fall out when I rinse anyway)
I let the brass dry overnight.
SCJ429 wrote:I clean the outside neck of the case with steel wool to get all that accumulated carbon off. I run tight necks and that carbon increases neck size. For the inside of the necks, the carbon is a good lubricant, shiny clean inside necks are very grippy and increases the variability of the release of the bullet.
I clean the carbon out of the primer pocket with a primer pocket tool.
SCJ429 wrote:I would think tumbling and then drying and then applying some lube to the inside necks would be more time consuming than a bit of steel wool and a quick wiz of the primer pocket. I suspect you just love bright shiny brass. Nothing wrong with that.
SCJ429 wrote:I would think tumbling and then drying and then applying some lube to the inside necks would be more time consuming that a bit of steel wool and a quick wiz of the primer pocket. I suspect you just love bright shiny brass. Nothing wrong with that.
mchughcb wrote:deye243 wrote:I don't bother tumbling anymore and have not seen any change in accuracy all the way out to 1700+ yards .
No problems with dies and smooth seating.
This is one of my test cases it has been loaded 16 times it has not been in a tumbler .
and now it needs to have the shoulder pushed back but I don't think I will bother as by the time I load 200 cases this many times the barrel will be long gone .
Your cases look in exceptional condition. I've been given cases with corrosion, blood, carbon the whole works, and that's after one firing.
Do you clean your primer pockets out?
deye243 wrote:I used to wet tumble I even built one to do a decent amount.
But now I figure it APITA to do and I have not found ant change in accuracy so I don't bother.
mchughcb wrote:If people saw the black crud that came out of the 223 batch first tumble they would be surprised. Now you can eat off them.