Washing brass before tumbling.

[stand125]

So I have not bought a tumbler yett because I don't reload a ton and it is a good arm workout shaking a canister full of brass and Crusher walnut shells over a few night period to shine up my brass. Well last night a was going to switch out the brass that I had been shaking for the last week with the brass I got from my range trip. The range brass was really dirty so I threw it in a large bucket, a shot of dawn and hot water. I swished it around for a couple minutes and rinsed very well. I laid it outside and this morning it was dry and really clean. I am still going to shake it up over the next few nights to shine it up a little, but I could definately tell that washing the brass before shaking will really keep the media a lot cleaner.

Don't know the whole point of this post, besides I thought it was cool how clean the brass was after washing it in a bucket. I don't really see a need to even use a tumbler if you do not mind shooting clean but not shiney brass.

[EBR Works]

The primer pockets are probably still wet. Make sure they are completely dry inside before reloading.

I can't imagine living without a tumbler. That's hardcore to shake them manually. My arms hurt just thinking about it!

[stand125]

yay, I won't ever reload all the brass I have within a week of washing them, so it will have plenty of time to dry. It is also summer, so they get to bake on the pool deck for a day before I toss them in the bin.