TANFARM Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 I am pulling a large quantity of loaded 9mm rounds and am wondering if I can put these primed cases in my corn tumbler to clean prior to reloadiing...times are tough! Thanks in advance....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgj3 Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Dont clean. Just reload them if you are trying to salvage the primers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Postal Bob Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 No, media will get stuck in the flash hole affecting the ignition of the powder. Plus, the vibration could cause the priming compound to break up, and again affecting ignition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSP737 Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 35 minutes ago, Postal Bob said: No, media will get stuck in the flash hole affecting the ignition of the powder. Plus, the vibration could cause the priming compound to break up, and again affecting ignition. What he said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyOne Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Spray lightly with lube, resize with no de-priming pin in the die, load and then tumble gently for 10-15 minutes to remove lube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigarmsp226 Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Tanfarm - If you are using a Inertia Bullet Hammer - BE CAREFUL as I have read where some people have experienced accidental discharges. I never have but have since purchased a RCBS and Hornady bullet pulling die for future pulling requirements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TANFARM Posted February 4, 2021 Author Share Posted February 4, 2021 Thank you all....questions answered.....I suspected as much.......using a Hornady puller in a single stage....slow work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youngeyes Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Why are you breaking down the 9mm? How much is a large quantity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstagn Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 And after you load and tumble use a toothpick to get the media out of your hollow points ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 1 hour ago, jstagn said: And after you load and tumble use a toothpick to get the media out of your hollow points ! Mini compressor in the loading room to blow them out 100 at a time during case gauging Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darrell Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 10 hours ago, Sigarmsp226 said: Tanfarm - If you are using a Inertia Bullet Hammer - BE CAREFUL as I have read where some people have experienced accidental discharges. I never have but have since purchased a RCBS and Hornady bullet pulling die for future pulling requirements. The collet bullet puller are useless on coated bullets. On Hi-Tek coated bullets anyway, the coating is so slick that you ruin the bullet for reuse if you tighten the collet enough to allow the bullet to be pulled. I had about 250 .380 coated bullets to pull and had to wind up using the hammer type puller. I wasn't going to waste 250 bullets to this is taking some time, I pull a few every so many days and eventually I'll be done. Collet pullers work great on FMJ bullets especially long rifle bullets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMP Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 I pulled some old mil 9mm ammo recently. Had a bonding/sealing agent for waterproofing, made pulling tough and left a ring where the base was. I just ran a reamer down the case between my fingers, cleaned up and loaded fine. Didn’t care about the outside just wiped them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 you could always pop the primers out, clean the brass and reuse them if you must clean the brass. I would just resize without the decap pin and reload. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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