Josh Smith

Hi Folks,

Recently I found a few split necks on some of my older .30 caliber brass. I realized it had been a while since I annealed it, so I've just begun annealing each time I handload. This is not so much for precision as it is to extend brass life. I neck/partial resize, and I've not had one case head separation. I've had a few where I thought I was beginning to feel a groove and tossed them just-in-case, but they'd been loaded well over 10 times and in all honesty were probably OK. I cut a couple open and saw nothing that would indicate incipient case head separation.

Anyway, I hold the case with my bare fingers so I know if the bottom starts getting warm. I rotate the case 180 degrees and back, and by that time the flame just starts to change color and I toss the case into water. (Some say a flame that changes color is too much, but I tend to think that's when folks run the flame a few seconds after the color change. Others like to heat the brass to cherry red, but I'm not comfortable with getting the base that hot.)

After the water I wipe down the outside and toss them into the oven at 150 degrees or so for about an hour. I pull them, neck size them, trim them, brush the insides, etc.

I can't find a reason or even a time to tumble these!

The handgun brass still gets tumbled, of course... but I'm wondering if anyone else does anything similar to what I'm doing?

Thanks,

Josh

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pff

Biggest reason I tumbled rifle brass was to clean up sizing lube.

Secondary was I felt the clean brass (not sparkly but no carbon) extended die life somewhat and fed smoother.


Regards,

Pat

trooper

i tumble all my brass, rifle and pistol.

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res45

Same here,previously cleaned brass doesn't need to be tumbled all that long to spruce it up. About 30 min. before and after sizing is all mine gets.

repete

All brass gets tumbled, respect for my dies.

cxm

My brass gets tumbled twice... once in walunt and then in corncob so it is pretty clean and safe for dies.

FWIW

Chcuk

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oberstlt

I tumble. And, recommend it.

sirgilligan

I am currently tumbling my brass for the very first time. I just got my reloading gear. Only thing left to get as the case trimmer and one die set that was sold out.

I have tumbled everything, rifle and pistol. Seems good to get things cleaned up. But no experience whatsoever. :-)

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jeep

Allways tumble,use corncobb and Lizzard litter from Petmart for media on the cheap.