Thread: Once fired, processing

Right, so how do people process once fired brass , ie 223, 9mm. Etc
Talking for bulk ammo, for ipsc and 3gun type shooting, not super super accurate, but better than bad if that makes sense

For me once fired 223 goes in one side of my press and 6.5TCU comes out the other
Frst station necks up, deprimes and primes and from there.............
For 3Gun as long as you can hit the target 1/2 to 1/4MOA accuracy is wasted

Originally Posted by mikee

For me once fired 223 goes in one side of my press and 6.5TCU comes out the other
Frst station necks up, deprimes and primes and from there.............
For 3Gun as long as you can hit the target 1/2 to 1/4MOA accuracy is wasted

So cleaning first (wet pins, dry media), Lube? Measure?

Agree on accuracy.

Depriming with cheap Lee universal decapping die, then into a STM tumbler, forming the necks, priming, load, shoot.

I visually check all my brass then just tumble, dry media to get the grit from the range off. Shake all the media out in a basket then load em up.
Have no issue getting accurate pistol ammo but I haven't loaded .223 on my progressive press yet. Got shit tons of loaded stuff.

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For fired brass I just size, trim and deburr case necks then throw it in the ultrasonic cleaner then prime and load once dry recently I have also started to uniform all of the primer pockets on my brass since I bought one of those lyman case care kits

deprime (lee universal),
clean in tumbler (Extreme Tumblers Rebel 17 & lemi-shine and Palmolive)

then using a Lee 4 Hole Turret press with Lee PaceSetter Die Set,

1)full length resize + prime
2)power throw (Lee pro auto-disk power measure)
3)bullet seat
4)crimp

I'm probably going the long and pedantic route with it but here is what I do.

Deprime .223 in a neck die. (Not pressed in enough to size neck just knock primers out)

Put in sonic cleaner.
Lube and F/L size.
Sonic clean again to rid if lube.
Trim, deburr, chamfer and decrimp.
Dry media tumble.
Prime, powder, projectile and crimp.

Easy only takes a week of an hour here and there for 1000rds.

Been loading and reloading a 223 for target shooting since August 2014.
Put 1200-1300 rounds through it. Have a base of 400 rounds so most are onto their 4th use.
None have been full length resized.

Once fired a case is neck sized and deprimed in a Lee press with Lee die.
Cases are then ultrasonic cleaned, then dried.
Reprimed, reloaded, and a new projectile added. No lube required.
Works for us.

Savage Model 12 VLP DBM 223 26" 1:7 twist barrel, Norma Brass, 24.7 gr ADI AR2208, 80 gr Hornady A-Max projectiles.

Chuck empties in tumbler for an hour, then one of those Dillion spinning baskets to remove media from tumbling process.

Put shells in a bucket, spray with Dillon spray lube, put lid on bucket...shake it gently, repeat.

Into a lee 1000 to deprime

Then I hand prime with a lee primer. I like to do this as this is my only QC where I inspect the shells.

Back into the lee 1000, put the other turret on with dies and powder etc (I have one turret with just the sizer/decapper, the other with powder, seater/crimper).

Job done.

Well it seems i'm not alone......
This is only if i get unknown once fired brass, for me fired, 9mm its just a tumble and then 650 to load up

223 -
Dry tumble (just to knock the unknown crap off)
F/L size (lube about every 3 case) and de prime (on a single stage)
Deswag (drill mounted cutter)
Wet s/s pin clean
Measure and trim
Outside chamfer
Inside chamfer

Was wondering if i should dry thumble with something mixed in to stop tarnishing etc....? Normally add a bit of turps and frankford arsenal clealer to the corncob - works a treat for 9mm, sort of lubes them a bit


9mm
Dry thumble
Deprime and size (on the 650)
Wet pin clean
Load in 650 ( leaving the sizer decapper die in - just in case i missed one....)


With thmbling after deburring, do you worry about media getting stuck in flash hole? Or is it add a step and blow out with compress air?

I tumble with old primers in to avoid this.

with the right size media stuck pins aren't an issue

Originally Posted by kimjon

I tumble with old primers in to avoid this.

Sorry that was for @EK9132 about media in flash hole......

@Beaker I check each primer pocket before seating primers so if any are blocked I use the end of a lee trimmer pilot to dislodge the media.