Dry or wet tumble?

[tabascoz28]

Dry or wet tumble?

[JackEllis]

Neither.

[cavemanlrrp]

Both

Rifle: Pop primers, ultra sonic, lube, size, trim, dry tumble, load.

Pistol, carbide dies: Pop primers, dry tumble, size and load.

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[tabascoz28]

Neither.

Damn, I forgot that one. I know I've accidentally done that before or it just didn't look dirty.

[Cowboy T]

Always dry at present. Gets my brass nice 'n' clean. Tried ultrasonic, didn't like it.

[TAS]

Currently dry though I thought about trying stainless pins and wet tumbling. I’m just not sure if now is the right time to invest in new gear or whether it’s even worth it.

[Spdjunkie]

Tumbling:
Dry majority of the time, but occasionally wet then dry to help against that stick

[sofbak]

Posted in the other active thread on this very subject:

This subject is like "Which religion is best?" Comes down to a matter of preference I guess.

I've used both, and I prefer wet tumbling. It is much faster-by about 65-70% less time.

It's neater. You don't broadcast lead-laden dust all over the place. And the dirty water goes down the drain.

Separating the pins is simple. Use a magnet. You (should) inspect the cases as you reload, so if an errant pin becomes a stowaway in one case-you should be diligent enough to spot it during the reload process.

Drying is simple. Put the cases in a towel and "hobo fold" it into a sack. Shake like hell for a few seconds, and done. Done even faster if you use a "no-touch" car wash/wax soap.

Lube. Yeah if you use regular soap, no lube. But if you use a liquid car wash/wax concentrate like Armorall instead of dishwashing liquid, you get a nice thin coating of carnuba that lubes the cases, and protects them against tarnish if you store them for lengthy periods before use.

Wet tumbling FTW.

[LMan57]

Dry I never have had a need to try wet.

[the86d]

I moist, like your mom-tumble in "dry" media with Brasso, and a solvent...

It works pretty well, as the lady is allergic to walnut.

[67Cuda]

Went wet while gearing up for reloading. I didn't want to deal with the noise or dust.

[divingin]

Depends on what you're trying to accomplish.

Bullseye Pistol stuff gets decapped and wet tumbled.

Bulk rifle gets dry tumbled.

Benchrest rifle brass gets the soot taken off with steel wool, and primer pockets cleaned.

Anything that just needs case exterior cleaned (range dirt, case lube, etc.) gets dry tumbled for a bit.

[alland]

Dry, I tried wet two or three times. I just didn't like the mess and the time involved with wet tumbling.

With dry tumbling, I can throw them in the tumbler and then be loding in about an hour. With wet tumbling I can't even get them dry the same day.

[Corbin Dallas]

Wet all day long and twice on Sunday. i do large batches (80lbs of brass) and let them dry in the sun. Once dry, I store them in 5gal buckets with desiccant for later loading.

I'm done with dry tumbling and the dust bowl it makes in the garage. No matter how many dryer sheets, nufinish, other treatments I tried, dust was always a problem.

With pins I never have to replace them and the residue goes in the lawn. Seems my grass likes heavy metals.

[ds272]

I wet tumble all of my brass, but dry tumble my completed rifle shells for 5-10 minutes after loading to remove the sizing wax.