Results from walnut chip stuck in flash hole?

[Hogxtz]

Apparently the walnut shells I bought from the local feed store didnt have the small grind that I needed. Upon cleaning my 223 brass, about 1 out of every ten or so has a chip stuck in the flash hole. It making things go real slooooow....

Having to stop and look into every flash hole prior to placing it into my Dillon is mind numbing and I became concerned that I might have forgot to look at a couple.

If murphys law stikes me, what happens if a cartridge is fired that had a chip stuck in the flash hole?

[Chief-7700]

Tumble them then deprime them. Decapping pin will take care of any media stuck in the flash hole.

[Hogxtz]

After resizing and decaping I re-tumble to remove case lube. I will get smaller grind walnuts. But my question was if a round is fired that had a chip in the flash hole, what is the result other than a possible squib?

[XDRoX]

After resizing and decaping I re-tumble to remove case lube. I will get smaller grind walnuts. But my question was if a round is fired that had a chip in the flash hole, what is the result other than a possible squib?

I doubt it would squib. The primer would either ignite the powder or it wouldn't.

I will tell you that I purposely tried it once in 8mm, and it fired fine.

[NotEnufGarage]

for your second tumble, try fine corn corb and NuFinish. It'll give you nice shiny brass.

Or, switch to the spray can lube that you don't need to tumble off.

[XDRoX]

for your second tumble, try fine corn corb and NuFinish. It'll give you nice shiny brass.

Or, switch to the spray can lube that you don't need to tumble off.

You can also run the brass through a universal decapping die in stage one just to get any stuck media out. That's what's I've done.

[rspar]

I blow them out with a compressor. But I don't decap before cleaning anymore.

[Peter W Bush]

You can also run the brass through a universal decapping die in stage one just to get any stuck media out. That's what's I've done.

This. Station 1 in my Dillon is a Lee universal decapper

[krzgoat]

I generally tumble in fine walnut to remove the lube. Doesn't stick in flash holes. Got it at Harbor Freight I think for 25 bucks or so for 25 lbs.

[Clownpuncher]

You can also run the brass through a universal decapping die in stage one just to get any stuck media out. That's what's I've done.

Thats usually the way I go. I give em one last look for splits and such and look out the flash hole. If I don't see daylight, they go in a pile and get cleaned out with the universal decapper

[bruceflinch]

Stuck chip in the Flash hole! I Hate when that happens....

[problemchild]

This. Station 1 in my Dillon is a Lee universal decapper

Ding ding ding.... WINNER!

[Sunday]

The primer will blow out the tumbling media with gusto.

[rsrocket1]

If you use a progressive, do what the previous posters recommend in station 1.

If you use a turret or single stage or a hand primer:
Mount up an unbent paper clip and when you grab a case, stick the paper clip through the flash hole, turn the case over to dump the walnut shell (if any), then mount it in the shell holder. Hardly any wasted motion and almost no extra time wasted.

[noylj]

I know this may be too "out there" for some, but don't you size as the first step? IF so, any particle in the flash hole will be knocked out by the decapping die.
Next, weigh one of these specs. Now, how much will that much "fluff" effect anything when the primer goes off.
Finally, use 20/40 grit corn and you will eliminate the possibility (or at least I have).
I deprime as part of my case inspections and sorting when I get back from the range. Never had any of my corn stick in the flash hole or primer pocket.
None of my brass needs walnut as they haven't been buried in the mud.
Brass cleaning is not a step that is worth sweating. All you are doing is saving yourself from wiping off each case--any thing beyond that is for pride of ownership.