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    Tumbling primed brass.

    I don't do it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Super Sneaky Steve View Post
    If it were loaded you could, but the powder would start to break down and it could increase pressure.

    If it's unloaded you could get corn cob stuck in your holes.

    If it really bothers you could clean it up with some Mother's and a rag. If it were me I'd just shoot it then clean it better afterward.
    Sorry but this is BS.

    All the big ammo makers tumble finished rounds.
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    I hope we don't get intom the "don't tumble live ammo,you'll blow your hand off, vs I do it all the time and factory ammo is tumbled" controversy again for the 10,000th time...
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    Quote Originally Posted by mdi View Post
    I hope we don't get intom the "don't tumble live ammo,you'll blow your hand off, vs I do it all the time and factory ammo is tumbled" controversy again for the 10,000th time...
    There is no controversy. On one side there's ignorance, on the other there's science.

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    I wouldn't for all the reasons mentioned. I'd either load then put in the tumbler or take some steel wool and a few swipes will clean it up. I've tumbled a few but don't make it a habit. I prefer steel wool if the spots bother me that much.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Burnt Fingers View Post
    There is no controversy. On one side there's ignorance, on the other there's science.

    https://www.americanhunter.org/artic...mmo-dangerous/
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    Just put some Flitz on a soft cotton cloth and polish them when it hazes over, wipe it off. They will dazzel you at how bright they will become UNLESS....they are very very corroded.
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    Brasso will probably cause the cartridge case to break down and weaken.I believe it contains ammonia.
    Better to use Bon Ami soap maybe.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Burnt Fingers View Post
    There is no controversy. On one side there's ignorance, on the other there's science.

    https://www.americanhunter.org/artic...mmo-dangerous/
    Sounds pretty arrogant and quoting one side of the discussion. I won't parcipate...
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    Quote Originally Posted by mdi View Post
    Sounds pretty arrogant and quoting one side of the discussion. I won't parcipate...
    It's not arrogant. It's FACT. All the major ammo makers tumble completed rounds to clean them.

    The military ships rounds on C-130s for hours at a time. You want vibration, ride a C-130.

    Since you probably didn't read the link I'll quote part of it for ya.

    The Expert Deferral
    Logic alone isn’t enough when it comes to harnessing propellant gases mere inches from a shooter’s face, so we asked experts at two of the World’s leading powder and ammunition makers. I spoke to the Chief Ballistic Scientist at Hornady Manufacturing and the Head Ballistician at Hodgdon Powder and asked for their professional opinions. Both agreed that this is a myth devoid of empirical data.

    "Powder is hard, it doesn’t change shape from any reasonable amount of vibration,” said Hornady’s Dave Emary. “This notion that you can wear deterrent off of the surface of the powder is a myth, it is impregnated into the powder grains. You can’t knock this stuff off."

    Both scientists felt that tumbling was a safe practice within the bounds of reason.


    Gee, Hornady and Hodgdon see no problem with it. That's called fact. All the other stuff on the internet is opinion.
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    Back in the 1960's My Dad used a small cement mixer with treated walnut media as a tumbler. He tumbled before anything and after completed loading.
    And We boys wiped the Rouge off every case after each tumbling.

    Never had a problem.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lksdmachine View Post
    Decamping live primers question……
    Will or can the decamping pin move the anvil of the primer possibly dislodging the primer compound?

    That was my fear of decamping live primers and then reuse them in the future.
    Any experience out there with this or am I a worry wart?
    Yes, there is a chance of damaging the live primer when removing. If you look at the primer you can usually tell, the anvil is what is dislodged. During covid I did ~700 44 Mags that had been primed by the previous owner. I bought them when he got out of reloading. I de-primed them with the intention of selling the brass here because I don't shoot the 44 Mag.

    Ended up selling the brass locally. He had even used the red waterproofing sealant on the primers and they came out without any problems.

    I think I lost 2 out of the 700. I've gone through a couple hundred of them in light rifle cast loads with no ill effects.

    In this day and age 700 recycled primers is a good thing.

    Would I use them during a hunt or a match of some kind? No, but they be fine as frog's hair for plinking.

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    Nobody like getting corncobs stuck in their holes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hanzy4200 View Post
    Nobody like getting corncobs stuck in their holes.
    Isn't that an Olympic sport?

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