Widening flash hole to stop tumbler media sticking

[teedo]

I'm using a hard walnut tumbler media and Winchester brass.

After tumbling the media about 1/4 of the brass has a bead of media stuck in the primer hole which I have to flick out with a paperclip or whatever.

I thought about widening the flash hole a fraction so the media doesn't get stuck as easily.

Is this the way to go? Any problems with doing it?

How wide can/should I go too?

[Streamline]

You can, however it can effect accuracy of your loads due to different powder burns.

[defau]

You can, however it can effect accuracy of your loads due to different powder burns.

How's that exactly?

Once the powder ignites it's bullet away, no?

[DaleH]

Widening the hole would just let bigger media get stuck there while tumbling. Unless you consistently screen and size your media (or replace it with something else), you will almost always get some stuck

[Aster]

How's that exactly?

Once the powder ignites it's bullet away, no?

A narrower hole creates a higher velocity jet from the primer, getting deeper into the powder faster.

Wider hole = slower ignition from the primer.

[teedo]

I see, I see...

Thanks guys. I'll do a couple of test runs to tumble first and see how they go before committing to the lot.

[bunnybuster]

Let us know how you go,if you can still see,and have fingers to use the keyboard,any particular size drill in mind ?
why not decap after tumbling,

BB

[on_one_wheel]

Personally I would not advise it. If you do go down that path, then working up your load again is a must to play it safe. I wolud stick with blowing them out with compressed air and using a stoker to push media out of the hole.

[Chickenhawk]

I wolud stick with blowing them out with compressed air and using a stoker to push media out of the hole.

I've just got an old girls hair pin thing with a tiny bauble on the end.

Does the job and can't scratch anything.