swaging primer pockets

[redriverhunter]

I am new to swaging primer pockets should they be swage before or after tumbling.
thanks
rrh

[Land Owner]

Makes no difference.

[BLAHUT]

Not much difference, I prefer to do them after cleaning, more accurate I think ????

[45DUDE]

I like the brass to be clean first. 223 is all I swage anymore with a Dillon. The brass seems easier to inspect clean.

[imashooter2]

Only wet tumbling with the primers already out cleans the pockets. I dry tumble with the primers in, so tumbling makes no difference in my swaging.

[Half Dog]

I’ll dry tumble, swage, then wet tumble. It helps to keep the cleaning of dies to a minimum.

[ddeck22]

I wet tumble, remove primers, wet tumble with pins and then swage right before loading. The Lee APP is a powerhouse for swaging