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I just bout 2k of factory primed 300 blk brass that has a little tarnish on it. Can loaded rounds be polished safely in my Dillon vibratory jd DRSS 9.3X74 tika 512 9.3X74 SXS Merkel 140 in 470 Nitro | ||
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NO, you will kill the primers most likely. | |||
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Even after the cases have been loaded, I was worried about a primer strike setting off a round in the dillon polisher DRSS 9.3X74 tika 512 9.3X74 SXS Merkel 140 in 470 Nitro | |||
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I would not polish loaded rounds. If you were thinking of polishing the primed brass, I'd be very concerned that the polishing media could jam the flash hole. Loading the powder on top of a jammed flash hole could well lead to bad ignition, cook offs, etc. Regards, Robert ****************************** H4350! It stays crunchy in milk longer! | |||
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You can polish loaded rounds if you get one of those case spinner contraptions from Lee. You spin the case in an electric drill and hold some fine steel wool against the cartridge. There is also a tool called a zip spin (or something like that) that does the same thing by hand. I've used the Lee tool with my cordless drill and it works, but is rather frustrating. The rounds slip off the shell holder quite often while you're doing the polishing. I'd just load the rounds the shoot them as is then polish the empty brass. Tom Z NRA Life Member | |||
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I've polished loaded rounds form many years using typical polishing media in a vibratory system from Cabellas - never had a problem. Hard to believe the mild vibration would set off a cartridge. | |||
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Good day, Gents: While I have never put a loaded round in my Lyman vibrating turbo tumbler I have used vibratory cleaners for 25 years to clean primed brass. After the size and deprime stage I found that if I cleaned the brass then the particles would plug up the flash hole. It was a long PITA to clean each one. (This is for rifle primers--shot shell primers in my bore rifles don't have this problem as the hole is too large). Now, for well over two decades, I prime the shell and place the lot in the cleaner. Never had a problem. Not one. Cheers, Cal _______________________________ Cal Pappas, Willow, Alaska www.CalPappas.com www.CalPappas.blogspot.com 1994 Zimbabwe 1997 Zimbabwe 1998 Zimbabwe 1999 Zimbabwe 1999 Namibia, Botswana, Zambia--vacation 2000 Australia 2002 South Africa 2003 South Africa 2003 Zimbabwe 2005 South Africa 2005 Zimbabwe 2006 Tanzania 2006 Zimbabwe--vacation 2007 Zimbabwe--vacation 2008 Zimbabwe 2012 Australia 2013 South Africa 2013 Zimbabwe 2013 Australia 2016 Zimbabwe 2017 Zimbabwe 2018 South Africa 2018 Zimbabwe--vacation 2019 South Africa 2019 Botswana 2019 Zimbabwe vacation 2021 South Africa 2021 South Africa (2nd hunt a month later) ______________________________ | |||
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It has been done and after 48hrs no degratory impact on powder was found. Hell spit i'll do a test now! It is 5 to 11 pm and i will put 10 rounds of 30-06 loaded with Vithavuori powder in the tumbler now.     Here's what i'll do: 1) Pull 3 cartridges after 24 hrs 2) Pull 3 cartridges after 48 hrs 3) Pull the rest after 3 days 4) I will pull the bullet of one of each for powder comparisson 5) Sunday (range day) i will chrono 2 shots of each for comparison. Sounds like it will debunk the tumbling loaded rounds myth??? | |||
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Mayhaps I missed something, but the primed brass is corroded or tarnished? take your pick and the cause of corrosion is not a concern as to its possible effect on the primers? For the price of primers, I would kill the primers, de-prime, clean and proceed with no worries. This is my first thought of the day so, could be off center. Call home and ask my wife. Just a little pot stirring, eh? Luck, Stephen | |||
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I would be more worried about the powder changing characteristics..... Vibrating could break down kernels making powder finer, thereby changing burn rate. THe coating could be abraded off the individual kernels that also would change burn rate. I wouldn't do it. At all. . | |||
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I know of an instance that the powder character broke down when the box of ammo was left in the glove compartment of a pickup too long..In this case it looked like it broke down from 4831 to bullseye and so did the Win. mod. 70 that came apart like a bomb...Those two boxes had been in the pickup for several years I was told, how many years I am not sure?? I have left ammo in the pickup for a year at a time I suppose..I don't anymore.. I would shoot them and then clean and polish the cases, tarnished cases don't hurt a thing within reason. Ray Atkinson Atkinson Hunting Adventures 10 Ward Lane, Filer, Idaho, 83328 208-731-4120 rayatkinsonhunting@gmail.com | |||
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I've polished loaded rounds numerous times without any issue whatsoever. | |||
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Seems silly to me to polish loaded rounds in a vibratory basket/tumbler. If you don't like the looks of them, spin them with your fingers in some extra-fine steel wool (0000) until they are as shiney as you like. | |||
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Yeah. Literally billions of military ammo is tumbled after loaded opinions vary band of bubbas and STC hunting Club Information on Ammoguide about the416AR, 458AR, 470AR, 500AR What is an AR round? Case Drawings 416-458-470AR and 500AR. 476AR, http://www.weaponsmith.com | |||
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Yep, OK for mass production within specified parameters for low-precision, "bulk ammo." Not for sniper rounds or my handloads. I might vibrate the powder-charged case to settle and compact the powder before I seat the bullet, not after. | |||
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