What equipment are you cleaning with?
Was in no hurry. If I were, a pre-heated oven at 200 degrees would dry them quickly. I don't wash them as I need them - I have stock of about 2,000 cleaned brass at any given time.But, it's all wet! Now you can't reload it for a while. If it had just come out of a dry media tumbler, you could have posted pictures of loaded ammo, in slightly less sparkly cases.
There is clean, and then there is shiny. Your cases are SHINY! They should be very easy to spot at the range. My cases are just clean, but they are also loaded up n' ready to go. I figure they're just going to get dirty again when I shoot 'em, so why get too worked up over cleaning 'em?
I would argue that they are clean and shiny. This makes the primer pockets spotless and easier to set primers. There are ways to make it dry faster but if you plan ahead it is not an issue.
I just prefer to use the wet tumbler over a dry vibratory cleaner for the simple fact that the dry vibratory cleaner will put a lot of dust into the air where as the wet tumbler captures all of it in the water.With all due respect, "easier to set primers" is a highly subjective benefit of wet-cleaning with stainless media.
For one, primers seat perfectly in cases that have had nothing whatsoever done to them but the old primer pushed out. What's more is that you want a primer to fit snugly in the pocket, not go in "easy".
The simple truth of the matter, as evidenced by millions of rounds reloaded every year with absolutely no cleaning of the primer pocket, is that shiny primer pockets have nothing whatsoever to do with ease of seating, accuracy, or reliability. They are purely, 100% cosmetic. If you still like seeing a shiny primer pocket and feel that it makes primers easier to seat, have at it.
I just prefer to use the wet tumbler over a dry vibratory cleaner for the simple fact that the dry vibratory cleaner will put a lot of dust into the air where as the wet tumbler captures all of it in the water.
I have a 7 month old son, so the less dust I put into the air and on my clothes, the better. I obviously clean the cases outside the house (garage) but the sheer fact that leaving a vibratory tumbler running will throw nasty stuff into the air is a big no-no for me.
For some, it's a non-issue but for me it's a major consideration.
Let's just say 'a lot' is more than 0 and I prefer it to be as close to 0 as possible.How much is a lot? Should I do it outside? I have a Lyman Turbo tumbler and haven't used it yet. My reloading area is in my garage and I keep it very clean. I am not too interested in coating everything on my bench with a layer of dust.
How much is a lot? Should I do it outside? I have a Lyman Turbo tumbler and haven't used it yet. My reloading area is in my garage and I keep it very clean. I am not too interested in coating everything on my bench with a layer of dust.
Tough to find one right now. I have been looking for quite a while and everyone is back ordered. I went ahead and back ordered one through Midway USA with my birthday discount for less than 160I like it! Anyone know who has the best deal on the Thumler Tumbler?