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Reloading
I switched to Steel pin tumbling
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<blockquote data-quote="eshorebwhntr" data-source="post: 1567882" data-attributes="member: 17112"><p>My process is a little more involved I guess but it's what I found to work best. </p><p></p><p>I noticed after several firings on brass that the carbon buildup in the primer pockets would get sufficient and I was seeing SD creep a little but wasnt bad. I mainly hated the feeling seating them in that buildup. Dry tumbling wasn't cleaning this so I had to do it by hand which I hated.</p><p></p><p>Once I stated wet tumbling I noticed that with the super clean brass that the neck tension consistency upon seating the bullets was very inconsistent in feel. I never noticed a huge degradation in accuracy but never tested it thoroughly either. </p><p></p><p>So that led me to the process I'm doing now. Ive had good luck with it so far but I'm also not a high volume shooter. I do reload a lot for others. I would say around 200rds/month total. I also shoot mainly on weekends and reload through the week. </p><p></p><p>I deprime by hand with a Frankford Arsenal tool, inspect each case, hot water, Dawn, lemishine, 1.5hrs tumble in a Lyman tumbler with ss pins. If summer I dry outside in sun, if winter I place the cases over the heat register neck down in a mtm case divider I pulled out of an ammo case.</p><p></p><p>After dried I spray with hornady one shot, FL resize, and drop into a dry tumbler for several hrs. This gives me clean cases, clean primer pockets, and the small amount of dust from the dry media acts as dry neck lube and I have consistent seating pressure.</p><p></p><p>I'm sure this process isn't best for everyone but it's what works for me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="eshorebwhntr, post: 1567882, member: 17112"] My process is a little more involved I guess but it's what I found to work best. I noticed after several firings on brass that the carbon buildup in the primer pockets would get sufficient and I was seeing SD creep a little but wasnt bad. I mainly hated the feeling seating them in that buildup. Dry tumbling wasn't cleaning this so I had to do it by hand which I hated. Once I stated wet tumbling I noticed that with the super clean brass that the neck tension consistency upon seating the bullets was very inconsistent in feel. I never noticed a huge degradation in accuracy but never tested it thoroughly either. So that led me to the process I'm doing now. Ive had good luck with it so far but I'm also not a high volume shooter. I do reload a lot for others. I would say around 200rds/month total. I also shoot mainly on weekends and reload through the week. I deprime by hand with a Frankford Arsenal tool, inspect each case, hot water, Dawn, lemishine, 1.5hrs tumble in a Lyman tumbler with ss pins. If summer I dry outside in sun, if winter I place the cases over the heat register neck down in a mtm case divider I pulled out of an ammo case. After dried I spray with hornady one shot, FL resize, and drop into a dry tumbler for several hrs. This gives me clean cases, clean primer pockets, and the small amount of dust from the dry media acts as dry neck lube and I have consistent seating pressure. I'm sure this process isn't best for everyone but it's what works for me. [/QUOTE]
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