tinytim38 Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 can someone give me advice on whether to tumble my cases then resize, or resize then tumble? thought there might be potential for some damage in the tumbler, new to this so can anyone guide me if they are experienced reloaders please,also was thinking of blowing cases out with compresed air to rid the cases of particles of media that may be left behind is this the normal procedure? any tips would be great, finally what do you guys use as media? thanks in advance for your replies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 (edited) I resize etc. then clean them. Don`t know if you have gone down the route of tumbler, because if you haven`t have a look at using a sonic cleaner, no mess and fuss with media, just a smell of vinegar and a buzzing noise and shiny cases. Lidl or Aldi are doing them for £20 at the mo. Edited January 13, 2012 by henry d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redgum Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 ultrasonic cleaning is a good way of getting your cases to look like new and if you knock out the primer with the resizing die then resize before cleaning then you will clean primer pocket. I have a seperate decapping die and knock out the primer before resizing so I am resizing clean brass. Dont know if it really makes alot of differance but I like to do it this way and also keeps dies clean. I use birchwood casey case cleaner in my ultrasonic and it works a treat. The main thing is whatever your system is do in consistantly, this is the key to accurate reloading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy H Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 Resize first and then tumble as it will get rid of any sizing lube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browning Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 I always de-cap, clean, re-size. This way you are re-sizing clean cases which, in my mind, can only help consistency. As Redgum rightly says, consistency is the key to accurate reloading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phaedra1106 Posted January 14, 2012 Report Share Posted January 14, 2012 (edited) This is my method for the .308 1. Citric Acid Wash, Bicarbonate of Soda Wash, Clean Water Rinse and Dry 2. RCBS Spray Lube, De-Prime and Full Length Size, Trim to Length 3. Clean Primer Pockets, Birchwood Casey Wash 4. Clean Water Rinse 5. Dry & Tumble Polish 30mins 6. Check Case Condition, RCBS Hand Prime then load All this will change in May as I'm planning to bring a Stainless Steel cleaning kit back from the US http://www.stainlesstumblingmedia.com/ Edited January 14, 2012 by phaedra1106 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooter Posted January 14, 2012 Report Share Posted January 14, 2012 De cap with a universal decapping die. This helps to keep the crud out of your sizing die. Clean in US cleaner with your product of choice (I use a teaspoon of citric in the water), rinse and dry in the oven. Neck size only which requires no lube. If I have to full length size I do that at step one then US clean to remove all lube etc. All now ready for prime and load. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyb Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 resize then clean. I like clean primer pockets! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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