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Primer in or out?
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04/12/19 11:42 PM
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I tumble my brass in walnut, with the primer removed, causing me to have to pick walnut out of the primer pockets. I do this in an attempt to get the primer pocket cleaned up some. It doesn’t end up all that clean, but I haven’t tried it with the primer still in to compare. I will, but I’m curious what y’all have figured out on this.
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Re: Primer in or out?
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04/12/19 11:51 PM
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I tumble it with the primer in. Makes sure there’s no plugged primer hole.
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Re: Primer in or out?
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04/12/19 11:52 PM
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I leave them in unless using stainless pins and water which clean the pockets like new.
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Re: Primer in or out?
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04/13/19 12:01 AM
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I suspected that would be the easier route. I’ll give it a shot.
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Re: Primer in or out?
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04/13/19 12:04 AM
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I leave them in unless using stainless pins and water which clean the pockets like new. ^^This. But that is reserved for range pick-up brass. Usually .223/5.56 and .308 I Easter egg hunt for every couple of weeks. And after tumbling primer in, and sizing, I'll run the brass under a primer pocket brush in the drill press.
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Re: Primer in or out?
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04/13/19 01:03 AM
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Brush sounds good. I can rig up something like that.
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Re: Primer in or out?
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04/13/19 01:17 AM
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Re: Primer in or out?
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04/13/19 01:33 AM
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I did tumble with the primer in as well. got an RCBS case prep center several years ago, makes short work of cleaning primer pockets, chamfer and debut
lf the saying "Liar, Liar your pants on fire" were true Mainstream news might be fun to watch
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Re: Primer in or out?
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04/13/19 02:43 AM
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I did tumble with the primer in as well. got an RCBS case prep center several years ago, makes short work of cleaning primer pockets, chamfer and debut This is what do. Fist step when prepping brass is to just run the primer flash de-burring tool into the brass whether it need de-burring or not just to clean out the flash hole of media.
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Re: Primer in or out?
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04/13/19 03:17 AM
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I have always tumbled de-primed but never really satisfied with how it cleaned the primer pockets.
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Re: Primer in or out?
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04/13/19 03:32 AM
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Added to the basket. Thank you.
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Re: Primer in or out?
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04/13/19 03:34 AM
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I have always tumbled de-primed but never really satisfied with how it cleaned the primer pockets. I did several tonight. Some in, some out. I couldn’t tell a difference. Might as well not have to dig media out of the flash hole, so I’m leaving the primer in, from now on.
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Re: Primer in or out?
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04/13/19 03:35 AM
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I did tumble with the primer in as well. got an RCBS case prep center several years ago, makes short work of cleaning primer pockets, chamfer and debut One of these days I’ll break down and get one of those.
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Re: Primer in or out?
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04/13/19 04:20 AM
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I remove them and just used my needle pick to pop a few pieces out of the primer hole.
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Re: Primer in or out?
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I remove them and just used my needle pick to pop a few pieces out of the primer hole. Hah! Kyle used his needle pick.
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Re: Primer in or out?
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04/13/19 12:43 PM
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Air compressor with a small nozzle?
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Re: Primer in or out?
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04/13/19 01:22 PM
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I did tumble with the primer in as well. got an RCBS case prep center several years ago, makes short work of cleaning primer pockets, chamfer and debut One of these days I’ll break down and get one of those. You misspelled "Giraud Power Trimmer"
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Re: Primer in or out?
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04/13/19 02:06 PM
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I did tumble with the primer in as well. got an RCBS case prep center several years ago, makes short work of cleaning primer pockets, chamfer and debut One of these days I’ll break down and get one of those. You misspelled "Giraud Power Trimmer" One of these days
lf the saying "Liar, Liar your pants on fire" were true Mainstream news might be fun to watch
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Re: Primer in or out?
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04/13/19 03:21 PM
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I tumble my brass in walnut, with the primer removed, causing me to have to pick walnut out of the primer pockets. I do this in an attempt to get the primer pocket cleaned up some. It doesn’t end up all that clean, but I haven’t tried it with the primer still in to compare. I will, but I’m curious what y’all have figured out on this. It depends on what your goal is in tumbling. I tumble after the primer is removed -- this removes the lubrication left on the case after resizing. Removing the lube is the PRIMARY reason I tumble, since the color of the brass on the outside has no impact on the performance of the load inside. Shiny brass is just a side benefit of tumbling -- removing the lube is the important part. Since every case should be visually inspected after sizing/tumbling, I sit down in my easy chair with tool akin to an ice pick and poke out any pieces of corncob/walnut left in the flash holes as I look each case over. But, I only load for about four dozen calibers and I counted it up and I've now been reloading for just four years more than a half-century, so maybe you should ask someone who has more experience.
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Re: Primer in or out?
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04/14/19 03:03 AM
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I remove them and just used my needle pick to pop a few pieces out of the primer hole. Hah! Kyle used his needle pick. Ha it’s the only place it fits
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Re: Primer in or out?
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04/14/19 01:34 PM
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I've always pulled mine to help clean the primer pocket during tumbling. Back when I used corn cob media, it got stuck all the time. The walnut stuff I use now doesn't get stuck because it's too fine. So best of both worlds IMHO.
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Re: Primer in or out?
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04/14/19 04:04 PM
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I've always pulled mine to help clean the primer pocket during tumbling. Back when I used corn cob media, it got stuck all the time. The walnut stuff I use now doesn't get stuck because it's too fine. So best of both worlds IMHO. I noticed it’s not near as bad with smaller flash holes, using the walnut I have.
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Re: Primer in or out?
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04/14/19 04:37 PM
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I do it both ways but usually with the primer in. The RCBS case prep center with the correct size brush does a great job on the pockets.
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Re: Primer in or out?
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04/15/19 03:57 PM
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I figured the cleaner the brass, the the less likely it will get stuck in the die. I'm new to reloading and I've already had 6 or so cases stuck in dies. I'm sure I might be doing something wrong. But, seems like an extra step to clean and lube me (even as "effortlessly" as wiping with a clean cloth) in order to not get cases stuck in the fl die, just to do it again after depriming.
So those who do, has anyone seen an noticeably difference in consistency from an "extra clean" primer pocket?
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Re: Primer in or out?
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04/15/19 06:15 PM
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Kr you must be doing something wrong. I have been loading for 40+ years and you have stuck more cases than I have.
What lube are you using and how/
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