Clean or Size First?

[country gent]

I clean before sizing, this is normally a short trip thru the polisher with older media to remove dust dirt from the range and firing residues. cases ae then rolled in a damp towel to remove dust from media. I then Lube and size then polish both to brighten cases and remove lube. A lot of my shooting has been black powder cartridges the cases are wet when I get home, a few rinses deprime and polish. clean inside with a nylon brush and prime

[Murphy]

I always clean my cases before sizing. It's easier on everything (brass & dies). I'm blessed with tumblers and can go simple, or what some would consider overkill.


Murphy

[chrometip78]

I reload in the living room so I need to keep crud and dust outside. First thing I do is deprime in the garage with a universal decapping die in a JR3 that is dedicated to that purpose and stays outside (just a dirty process). Second, they go into a rock polisher with water and soap to get all the dirt/crud out, I don't use pins, not worried about shiny brass, just clean. Makes the rest of the sizing and loading process clean and something I feel comfortable bringing in the house.

[Shiloh]

Wipe rifle cases clean at the range with Ed's Red.
Then they get sized, the necks brushed, trimmed if needed, neck's expanded, primer pockets cleaned, and polished.

Shiloh