Just started reloading this winter. Question, when tumbling pistol brass---do you remove the old primers first????
You can use a "universal depriming die" which doesn't touch the brass to remove the old primers before tumbling and your primer pockets will be cleaner but you will have to dig tumbling media out of most of those pockets. Or you can tumble first, remove the primers and then clean the pockets with a small wire brush made for this purpose. A third option, which I think most of us use, is to de-prime re-prime and not worry about having pristine primer pockets (except for premium performance loads). You will have to decide what is most important for your type of shooting.Just started reloading this winter. Question, when tumbling pistol brass---do you remove the old primers first????
A third option, which I think most of us use, is to de-prime re-prime and not worry about having pristine primer pockets (except for premium performance loads). You will have to decide what is most important for your type of shooting.
^^ This is what I do ^^ Tumble, De-prime, prime, load , repeat
^^ This is what I do ^^ Tumble, De-prime, prime, load , repeat