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[Riverpigusmc]

Originally Posted by skosh69

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

It's actually pretty simple

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

[skosh69]

Originally Posted by Lonestar grips.

he wouldn't need to re-size it unless he fired it would he?

Yes he would because of the crimp.

Originally Posted by Riverpigusmc

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

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

[RandallZ]

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]

Originally Posted by RandallZ

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]

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

[sdmc530]

I have heard of people tumbling loaded rounds, but not unloaded and just primed. I would think you would be ok. I have tumbled live rounds before, not on purpose. I do though put .22 in the tumbler. .22 can be very dirty so if you tumble it for a just a short bit it cleans it and keeps the gun cleaner. Works too.

anyways I would think it would be an issue of getting something in the primer hole...but heck I don't really know.


If you have any casing that are shot and still primed you could just tumble them and see if crap gets in the flash hole? A little test.......

[shooter]

I would reload tarnished and then polish the finished rounds. I have done this before with no issues. What I didn't do was stuff the tumbler. I also would make sure up I didn't hang around this it was time to turn it off

[skosh69]

Originally Posted by RandallZ

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

Hey man, long time no see. Glad to see you're still around. Come around more often.

[RandallZ]

Originally Posted by skosh69

Hey man, long time no see. Glad to see you're still around. Come around more often.

Since retirement, I've been way busy with hunting, fishing, shooting, and building an airplane. It's a tough life.

Anyway, back to the thread...why bother with re-tumbling? Tarnished btass shoots just fine in my guns.

Randall

[7.62Kolectr]

Unless the tarnishing is so bad you can feel it and worry about feed and function why bother? Reload em and shoot em. Then start the process over correctly by depriming them before tumbling.
Or is there a mental need to see fresh shiny cases going into the chamber?

I don't reload but the first thought I had was same as others, how do you guarantee no material clogs flash hole inside?