Deprime before or after cleaning - Page 2 - The Firearms Forum

time2shoot · 11-14-2012, 05:34 PM

I do both, simply I dont want anything on my brass before resizing and decaping.
Then i run them again. It helps that my kids love the tumbler.

but it is just my prefrence

10 Spot Terminator · 11-14-2012, 06:27 PM

I clean my cases in a 50/50 mix of walnut and corn cob media laced with a capful of nu-finish 2000 before sizing/depriming. Keeps my dies cleaner and scratch free . In the time it takes to get that media out of the flash holes I spend that time with a primer pocket brush chucked up in a lightweight cordless drill. Takes me about 4 minutes to clean 100 primer pockets this way.

mikld · 11-17-2012, 12:29 PM

FWIW; I rarely clean primer pockets. Some cases I will deprime before cleaning, but I don't like carbon/soot getting on my press so some times I'll punch the primers out manually. I have been reloading off and on since '69 and really have found no need to clean primer pockets. 90% of what I reload is handgun ammo (80% revolver, 20% semi-auto) and have never had a failure to fire because of dirty primer pockets or mis-seated primers. I reload .223/5.56 and use a lot of military brass so I de-crimp the pockets but don't scrub them. But I do inspect the entire cartridge (before, during, and after reloading) and if I ever saw anything in the pocket, carbon, soot, etc., of course I would clean it out but haven't needed to yet. I'm not a benchrest shooter but my .223 can hold 1" at 100 yds when I do my part...

streetbob · 11-17-2012, 05:51 PM

I usually do both, I give my brass a heavy cleaning before reloading them with some Frankford Arsenal case polish and corn cob media. Then after I completed the rounds I throw them back in with walnut media for a hour or two to get the lube and fingerprints off then wipe them with a microfiber cloth to get all the dust off.

11-14-2012, 05:34 PM	#26
time2shoot Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Brandon SD Contributor Posts: 2,601	Re: Deprime before or after cleaning I do both, simply I dont want anything on my brass before resizing and decaping. Then i run them again. It helps that my kids love the tumbler. but it is just my prefrence __________________ I AM A VETERAN MY OATH OF ENLISTMENT HAS NO EXPIRATION DATE!

11-14-2012, 06:27 PM	#27
10 Spot Terminator V.I.P. Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Redmond Oregon ( middle of state refered to as Central Oregon ) Posts: 82	Re: Deprime before or after cleaning I clean my cases in a 50/50 mix of walnut and corn cob media laced with a capful of nu-finish 2000 before sizing/depriming. Keeps my dies cleaner and scratch free . In the time it takes to get that media out of the flash holes I spend that time with a primer pocket brush chucked up in a lightweight cordless drill. Takes me about 4 minutes to clean 100 primer pockets this way.

11-17-2012, 12:29 PM	#28
mikld Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Oregon Posts: 573	Re: Deprime before or after cleaning FWIW; I rarely clean primer pockets. Some cases I will deprime before cleaning, but I don't like carbon/soot getting on my press so some times I'll punch the primers out manually. I have been reloading off and on since '69 and really have found no need to clean primer pockets. 90% of what I reload is handgun ammo (80% revolver, 20% semi-auto) and have never had a failure to fire because of dirty primer pockets or mis-seated primers. I reload .223/5.56 and use a lot of military brass so I de-crimp the pockets but don't scrub them. But I do inspect the entire cartridge (before, during, and after reloading) and if I ever saw anything in the pocket, carbon, soot, etc., of course I would clean it out but haven't needed to yet. I'm not a benchrest shooter but my .223 can hold 1" at 100 yds when I do my part... __________________ My Anchor is holding fast. Last edited by mikld; 11-17-2012 at 12:31 PM..

11-17-2012, 05:51 PM	#29
streetbob V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Gulf Coast, Texas Posts: 214	Re: Deprime before or after cleaning I usually do both, I give my brass a heavy cleaning before reloading them with some Frankford Arsenal case polish and corn cob media. Then after I completed the rounds I throw them back in with walnut media for a hour or two to get the lube and fingerprints off then wipe them with a microfiber cloth to get all the dust off.