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Riverpigusmc 11-29-2015 09:23 PM

anybody
 
ever tumble primed brass? I'm in the process of breaking down some ammo from an unknown source, and the brass is tarnished. Thanks

pig

Lonestar grips. 11-29-2015 10:06 PM

I tumbled a live round once by accident. it didn't go off but that may not always be the case. (no pun intended) if they're just primed cases then the worst that could happen is they go off and you lose the primers.

Rick McC. 11-29-2015 10:46 PM

I've actually read several posts by guys that tumble their brass again after they're fully loaded rounds.

I've never done that myself, but I'd think that cleaning primed brass in a vibratory tumbler would be much less hazardous than that.

In your situation, that's what I'd probably do. The only downside to it I see would be if the tumbling media plugged the flash hole in the brass.

I see it all the time in mine, but the pin that pushes the primer out gets rid of it as well.

In your instance of already primed brass; that won't be happening.

skosh69 11-29-2015 11:55 PM

Have you given any thought as to how you're gonna re-size the brass without de-priming it? :confused:

It's actually pretty simple :D

Lonestar grips. 11-30-2015 01:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by skosh69 (Post 122878)
Have you given any thought as to how you're gonna re-size the brass without de-priming it? :confused:

It's actually pretty simple :D

he wouldn't need to re-size it unless he fired it would he? of course he would need to bell the case mouth out. most of my dies do that and de-prime at the same time so he'd lose the primers that way.


if that's what your stuck with doing pig get yourself a brick of Gulf wax, push the primed cases into it and go out in the backyard and shoot them with Jake. lots of fun.

Riverpigusmc 11-30-2015 07:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by skosh69 (Post 122878)
Have you given any thought as to how you're gonna re-size the brass without de-priming it? :confused:

It's actually pretty simple :D

yep, take the decapping rod out of the sizing die, ya dillweed "p

skosh69 11-30-2015 09:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lonestar grips. (Post 122880)
he wouldn't need to re-size it unless he fired it would he?

Yes he would because of the crimp.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Riverpigusmc (Post 122883)
yep, take the decapping rod out of the sizing die, ya dillweed "p

See Zane, he's not as dumb as you said he was. :cool:

RandallZ 11-30-2015 09:18 AM

I wouldn't. I'd fire all the primers and do it all over again, the right way. The problem, to my thinking, is there is a high likelihood of polishing cob working its way into the flash hole. You won't be able to see it or get all of it out. When you fire your loaded rounds, the grit will interfere with th e primer flash, and give you unpredictable powder burn. Or failure to fire altogether.

Randall

RKP 11-30-2015 10:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RandallZ (Post 122887)
I wouldn't. I'd fire all the primers and do it all over again, the right way. The problem, to my thinking, is there is a high likelihood of polishing cob working its way into the flash hole. You won't be able to see it or get all of it out. When you fire your loaded rounds, the grit will interfere with th e primer flash, and give you unpredictable powder burn. Or failure to fire altogether.

Randall

^ My train of thought as well ....

Riverpigusmc 11-30-2015 11:07 AM

Nope. We're talking at least 700 or probably more .45 pieces of large primer brass. I'll resize em tarnished first


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