I'm not clear on these operations order, especially for dirty range brass. I'm thinking of pistol brass if that makes any difference.
1. I think that the first step is to hose the brass off, to remove loose dirt etc.
2. deprime
3. tumble
4. lube/resize
The reason for steps, I think this way primer pocket gets cleaned better? If I'm using walnut shells, would they clean the primer pocket enough?
I know that most presses will resize brass as they deprime in one pull. I'm not sure that I want to do that because dirty brass may contain particles that would wear the die and also may not get the dimensions right.
Am I crazy? I never reloaded before.
1. I think that the first step is to hose the brass off, to remove loose dirt etc.
2. deprime
3. tumble
4. lube/resize
The reason for steps, I think this way primer pocket gets cleaned better? If I'm using walnut shells, would they clean the primer pocket enough?
I know that most presses will resize brass as they deprime in one pull. I'm not sure that I want to do that because dirty brass may contain particles that would wear the die and also may not get the dimensions right.
Am I crazy? I never reloaded before.