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Thread: Dry your tumbled brass thoroughly

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    Dry your tumbled brass thoroughly

    Cautionary tale of woe…….

    Always ensure your primer pockets are dry, especially prior to reloading and using your penultimate box of large pistol primers in an evening!

    Positive side, what an exceedingly great opportunity to practice tap, roll, rack

    Whaaaaaaaa
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    I’ve got a heap of pistol primers here. Not shooting anymore. Let me know if keen.
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    Dump in meths, drain then dry in oven. No problemo!

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    Why would my tumbled brass be wet?
    Oh your one of those ss pins wet tumble guys huh.
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    Sorry, just checked. They are Federal small pistol primers.
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    @stug thank for the kind offer, but it’s a great reinforcing lesson for being one of those wet tumblers…………bet I won’t be making that rookie mistake in a while……

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tertle View Post
    Cautionary tale of woe…….

    Always ensure your primer pockets are dry, especially prior to reloading and using your penultimate box of large pistol primers in an evening!

    Positive side, what an exceedingly great opportunity to practice tap, roll, rack

    Whaaaaaaaa
    You have lost me. What happened.

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    I wet tumbled a little over 1000 45acp cases last night, batched them according to numbers of reloads, one batch didn’t spend enough time drying in the dehydrator and then in the oven with the fan on……..so when I put them through the Dillon I didn’t notice one batch there was still moisture in the primer pocket……hence today I’d say conservatively 20% went click followed by “Fark!” Tap roll rack…..BUT my groups did tighten……as it was a surprise when it went bang and I could really dial in on my flinch / grip when it went click

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    I would respectfully ask that when you clear jams and fail to fires always consider the possibility that the primer did go off and be aware there may now be a projectile lodged in the barrel. I have seen it twice under match conditions while being the R/0 so able to halt proceedings. Especially if forcing the slide into battery.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tertle View Post
    I wet tumbled a little over 1000 45acp cases last night, batched them according to numbers of reloads, one batch didn’t spend enough time drying in the dehydrator and then in the oven with the fan on……..so when I put them through the Dillon I didn’t notice one batch there was still moisture in the primer pocket……hence today I’d say conservatively 20% went click followed by “Fark!” Tap roll rack…..BUT my groups did tighten……as it was a surprise when it went bang and I could really dial in on my flinch / grip when it went click
    My cases come out of the dehy toasty warm. That would set you on edge. Best.

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    Dry mine couple days in a bowl with paper towels if been in ultrasonic, then under hair dryer mounted in the vice until completely dry.

 

 

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