So you resized your dirty brass ?Thanks for the info!
Deprimed, resized and rolling around in the tumbler, corn cob. I have a small black powder nipple brush to get the bits out of the pocket. I'll check case lenght after they come out.
It's pretty nice not having to run a uniformer or a brush in pockets on 500 piecesI can see that... never did the wet tumble process.
I know several successful shooters that don’t clean brass at all. Eric Cortina is one of them and he has proven his process in F-Class comps.So you resized your dirty brass ?
I don’t like to get crud in my dies. I tumble before I start any reloading.
Yeah, good point though.So you resized your dirty brass ?
I don’t like to get crud in my dies. I tumble before I start any reloading.
Me either. I have enough invested in the dry tumble stuff.. Id rather spend money on other things now.I can see that... never did the wet tumble process.
Nothing wrong with dry tumble. I just try to limit the amount of times you have to handle a piece of brass through the the whole hand loading process. I think I still handle brass 15 times from spent case to new handload in a box.Me either. I have enough invested in the dry tumble stuff.. Id rather spend money on other things now.
I use a single stage and do everything in batches. Bill helped me figure out the basics when I started about 2 or 3 years ago and I haven't done much past that.Nothing wrong with dry tumble. I just try to limit the amount of times you have to handle a piece of brass through the the whole hand loading process. I think I still handle brass 15 times from spent case to new handload in a box.
And countless benchrest shooters clean their brass. Tony Boyer has proven that.I know several successful shooters that don’t clean brass at all. Eric Cortina is one of them and he has proven his process in F-Class comps.
I read Jhunter's comment earlier...he enjoys a .17? group IIRC with his 6 Dasher and doesn't clean his brass. I wonder if I should stop cleaning mine to get my 6.5 group from .25 to .175...or should I convince him to start cleaning his to get his group to .100 or belowAnd countless benchrest shooters clean their brass. Tony Boyer has proven that.
I like to clean brass because it helps me to inspect my brass and I’m better able to control what goes into my die during reloading (eliminate crud that might scratch my die - as in eliminate variables).I read Jhunter's comment earlier...he enjoys a .17? group IIRC with his 6 Dasher and doesn't clean his brass. I wonder if I should stop cleaning mine to get my 6.5 group from .25 to .175...or should I convince him to start cleaning his to get his group to .100 or below
That’s exactly how I do it.I deprime , then inspect, and after that I clean using the wet method. SS pins, Dawn, and Lemi-Shine do all the dirty work. I then re-inspect after cleaning and only then re-size. Just my way and all my cases are clean and shiny. Helps my OCD.
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