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Posted: 10/19/2010 5:04:37 PM EDT
| Do you guys tumble cast loads after you load them? I tumble my FMJ loads in plain corn cob to clean them up a bit but wasnt sure if bare lead would be ok. |
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I wipe off my home cast bullets as I size them, so they are clean of lube.
Commercial cast bullets I load are normally clean of lube also, any that aren't, get a wipe with a shop rag. The secret to not having a lube ring after a bullet is seated and crimped is a proper bell or flare on the case mouth. No scraped off lube, no lube ring, no need to tumble. I would never tumble a lead bullet anyway, they would get too beat up. |
| Thanks for the responses. I load on a single stage press so I am constantly handling the brass. With my FMJ loads I tumble to get fingerprints and oils off to keep the brass from tarnishing. Just wondering if I could do the same with lead. I guess I'll try a few and see how they turn out. |
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I have tumbled several hundred cast bullet reloads. The reason? I thought the bullets had too much lube on them and weren't pleasing to the eye. I am not going to mention the name brand of the bullets. They were inexpensive and I got more than what I paid for. The manufacturer (one man show) is now out of business anyway. His bullets worked fine, he just got tired of scrounging lead.
No dents, only clean loaded cartridges. jonblack |
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I wipe off my home cast bullets as I size them, so they are clean of lube. Commercial cast bullets I load are normally clean of lube also, any that aren't, get a wipe with a shop rag. The secret to not having a lube ring after a bullet is seated and crimped is a proper bell or flare on the case mouth. No scraped off lube, no lube ring, no need to tumble. I would never tumble a lead bullet anyway, they would get too beat up. Learned this the hard way... |
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Glad it worked out. How long did you tumble for, and what media? Guess you taught this dog a new trick.  I left them in overnight for testing purposes, so around 6-7 hours. I wont leave the rest in that long, I just wanted to try and maximize any problems that may occur. The media is just plain corn cob. Thanks for all of the input and I am glad I could contribute. |
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