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I'm going to start reloading after a 20 year layoff. In reading up on some of the latest equipment and techniques it seems that cleaning brass before reloading is an accepted process now. That's something I never used to do when reloading rifle and pistol several (many) years ago.
I have ordered an RCBS 88895 pro 2000 press and the dies for 9mm and .40 S&W. I'm leaning toward a thumbler wet tumbler with stainless steel pins for cleaning. The question I have is about de-priming before cleaning. I like the idea of cleaning up the primer holes, but do not like the added step to the loading process. So the question is can the brass be effectively cleaned without removing the primers? That would eliminate a time consuming extra step, but what are the negatives? All the brass I'll be using has been previously fired and uncleaned.
I have ordered an RCBS 88895 pro 2000 press and the dies for 9mm and .40 S&W. I'm leaning toward a thumbler wet tumbler with stainless steel pins for cleaning. The question I have is about de-priming before cleaning. I like the idea of cleaning up the primer holes, but do not like the added step to the loading process. So the question is can the brass be effectively cleaned without removing the primers? That would eliminate a time consuming extra step, but what are the negatives? All the brass I'll be using has been previously fired and uncleaned.