Newbee to reloading

[coyotekiller82]

After tumbling the brass, is it necessary to clean the inside before reloading? Using walnut.
If so, how?

Nope, not necessary.

Some people, myself included, use stainless steel pins in a rotary tumbler (rock polisher) to get shiny clean brass inside and out, but it's really not necessary.

I used to use walnut and a vibratory and that's all most folks have used for decades!!

 

[walkingjay]

just be sure there is nothing stuck inside and that the primer hole is not plugged.

I shake out case, look through primer hole. if plugged I use a dental pick or other such tool.

tumbling media stuck in primer hole can cause failure to fire or hangfire. media stuck in case can cause high pressures, a quick look will show up any problems. You should be visually inspecting your brass before you load it anyway split cases/neck and other damage. Inspection after tumbling/cleaning will make it easier to see problems.

 

[7magcreedmoor]

I use the standard RCBS powder measure, with their micrometer stem and baffle to throw a charge just a few tenths light, then trickle up to the desired weight on my RCBS triple poise balance beam scale. I tried digitals, but found they suffer from "zero-drift" even if I let them warm up for over half an hour before starting to load. That was just too aggravating, so I sold them and went back to old faithful. When I am in the groove, I can charge 50 cases in about 25 minutes, and that is fast enough for me. Burning powder to dispose of it doesn't have to be a catastrophe, just don't make a pile. Make a line instead, and light one end with a long match, no problem.