Tumbling Media in Flash Hole

[iareConfusE]

Hey guys, I did a google search on this and couldn't find the exact answer to my question.

If I tumble my dirty brass before I decap/resize and tumbling media gets stuck in the flash hole, will this cause any problems when I run them through the resizing/decapping die? Will the jammed media bend my decapping pin? I should add that this is for pistol brass. Based on the Google search I did it seems that most people that reload rifle rounds will make the effort to clear their flash holes of media before priming. I would rather not prime my cases with a piece of media stuck in the flash hole, pistol or rifle. I just wanted to know if the decapping pin would take care of the media without breaking.

[Chief-7700]

I can only comment on straight walled pistol brass never had a problem with media stuck in the flash hole since the decapping will take care of that.

[Gio]

I mainly load .223 and 9mm and I have not had any problems with media causing decapping pins to break on my XL 650. Only thing to break decapping pins so far were berdan primed 9mm and .223 cases that snuck their way into my hopper and then into station #1

[iareConfusE]

Thanks for the replies. I'm glad I don't have to spend hours picking away at lodged media particles...

[ojisan]

Thanks for the replies. I'm glad I don't have to spend hours picking away at lodged media particles...

There are people on this forum who do that.

[Munk]

Brass and steel stronger than cobb... and walnut shell. They will knock the flash hold clean every time, just make sure that your decapper pin is installed tighly. A slightly loose pin will work fine on a clean case... but a loose pin on a cobbed case may deflect. Pay attention for a sudden increase in how much force it takes to bring the arm down. (learned the hard way, but was replaced free... yay RCBS warranty).

There are people on this forum who do that.

Lol I was one of them for my first batch of brass. I'm now changing things up a bit. Tumble clean, THEN deprime although with the lube i'm using I may need to wipe them off before continuing, or just deal with the picking, or get a universal decapper and take the decapper pin out of my sizer.... I think i just figure out my next steps while typing this.

[Munk]

Brass and steel stronger than cobb... and walnut shell. They will knock the flash hold clean every time, just make sure that your decapper pin is installed tighly. A slightly loose pin will work fine on a clean case... but a loose pin on a cobbed case may deflect. Pay attention for a sudden increase in how much force it takes to bring the arm down. (learned the hard way, but was replaced free... yay RCBS warranty).

There are people on this forum who do that.

Lol I was one of them for my first batch of brass. I'm now changing things up a bit. Tumble clean, THEN deprime although with the lube i'm using I may need to wipe them off before continuing, or just deal with the picking, or get a universal decapper and take the decapper pin out of my sizer.... I think i just figured out my next steps while typing this.

[GeoffLinder]

This will not cause a problem, guaranteed!

[Divernhunter]

I always clean then deprime. Never had a problem in the many years I have do so.

[ireload]

I never have any problem with mine either. The media always gets pushed out along with the spent primer. The only time you would have a bent decap pin are mis-centered flash hole, berdan primer, or the whole bottom of the case is plugged with pebbles or packed dirt.

[stphnman20]

No, nothing will happen to your decap pin. I always get media stuck in the flash hole after the second tumble. Just get a paper clip and push it out.

[iareConfusE]

No, nothing will happen to your decap pin. I always get media stuck in the flash hole after the second tumble. Just get a paper clip and push it out.

That's what I want to avoid doing, though... What I wanted to do was just leave the media in the flash hole and just let the decapping pin take care of it and the primer at the same time, instead of spending hours picking away at the flash hole prior to decapping. My question wasn't about media stuck in the flash hole after decapping, though if that were my situation, I wouldn't want a piece of media in the flash hole when priming, so I would push them through.

[zfields]

...you really think corn cobb would make an issue on a part that is designed to pop out a peice of metal....


cmon man

[stphnman20]

That's what I want to avoid doing, though... What I wanted to do was just leave the media in the flash hole and just let the decapping pin take care of it and the primer at the same time, instead of spending hours picking away at the flash hole prior to decapping. My question wasn't about media stuck in the flash hole after decapping, though if that were my situation, I wouldn't want a piece of media in the flash hole when priming, so I would push them through.

So after resize and decap, you don't tumble again to remove the lube?

[Eargasm]

What I do:

1. Remove primer
2. Tumble
3. Neck Size/Trim
4. Tumble (removes lube and brass trimmings)
5. Prime

When I go to prime it, there is rarely tumbling media stuck in the flash hole (I mostly do .223), maybe 1 in 10 will have some present, but I can just pop it out with a ball point pen or a paper clip.