Thread: Best time to clean brass

I resize, chamfer then tumble , prime and reload

Originally Posted by Pongo12

I resize, chamfer then tumble , prime and reload

Ah the looks. A good tumble does make them nice and shiny. I went to the trouble of building a wet tumbler but i'm trying a batch of 100 just doing the practical steps. The inside of my brass is putrid but it is consistent so its staying.
Im just chucking on a dab of autosol on the necks and that takes the carbon off instantly. The heads don't get much love.

Mine goes like this
Remove carbon around neck and shoulder - anneal - then body size alone (with tiny amount of lube) - clear the flashhole - trim the necks - debur in/out - prime.

Seems to be going fine as my 'no turn throat' is still leaving me with sufficient neck tension (just going off feel of the lever when seating). I still only have 3/50 that have medium tension which Ive been using as foulers.