Can you vibrate clean complete cartridges?

[runway1]

I have some completed .308Win cartridges that I feel are a bit dirtier than I'd like to put through my action. Any reason why I can't throw them in the standard Harbor Freight vibrator?

Thanks all!

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[MXRider]

I have always been told not too.

[edgerly779]

If they have imr cannelure type powder bad idea. If ball powder iffy. The powder breaks down and possibly changes burn rate to a faster powder increasing chamber pressures. I have been doing it for years and just found this out.

[Bill Steele]

I tumble all my completed rounds, sometimes for a few hours.

[XDRoX]

Yep, nothing wrong with tumbling finished rounds.

[CALI SHOT DOC]

never had an issue

[Linkpimp]

I don't use a tumbler to much of chance of the tip hitting the primer on other bullets and going bang, if your using a soft primer. Not good….

I have a vibrator and I do all of my completed rounds for 5-8 minuets, it removes all of the left over lube and brings back the shine to the rounds.



Personally I wouldn’t go over 10 minutes thou, to much of chance of developing high pressure as the powder breaks down..

[runway1]

They have Varget and Reloader 15. The have SMK 150g/168g and 178g bullets with Winchester primers. Cases are mixed.

[ArmyMedicMoose]

I do it all the time, usually for about 15 mins no more

[runway1]

CORRECTION: I meant vibrator, not tumbler (good catch) - just like the one you're showing. Got mine at Harbor Freight for$60 wih tax.

[Triple R Munitions]

i tumble 5k of 9mm at a time and will use "on occasion" my cement mixer to polish the ammo. i have gotten some really dirty. grimy ammo so hot that it hurt to hold in your hand...(wasnt trying to that but after 6 hrs....) and never had a round go off...

polishing live ammo is fine. when your considering the breakdown of powder...idk enough to say but it would have very little (prob. not even able to notice) a difference.

R

[CSACANNONEER]

Every major ammunition manufacturer tumbles completed rounds before fianl packaging.

[ireload]

I do it from time to time but 15 to 20 minutes tops.

[runway1]

Every major ammunition manufacturer tumbles completed rounds before fianl packaging.

Well, that would pretty much seal it up.

Thanks all for the inputs.

[gunboat]

All ammo in aircraft, m113's, jeeps, and duece and halfs is thrown away after being subject to vibration for over 20 minutes ---
Oh yes, and all the 20mm/40mm and 5" ammo is chucked after a day in the magazine.

Please shown some valid information where cleaning in a tumbler or vibrator is harmful to ammunition.
my tuppence