Any thoughts on tumbling live 223? Some say yes...others no. Any experiences? Hazards? Can the powder actually vibrate and.crash apart due to friction causing it to act differently than engineered?
Over on ar-15.com in the reloading forum a guy had a big old write up about this very subject. he tumbles some .223 rounds for quite a while, then tore them apart to examine the powder. There was no breakdown that occured. He had pics and everything!
I do not understand why people would want to tumble a live round. I tumble in walnut pre case prep, and tumble in corncob after all processing is com-plete.
Any thoughts on tumbling live 223? Some say yes...others no. Any experiences? Hazards? Can the powder actually vibrate and.crash apart due to friction causing it to act differently than engineered?
Been tumbling finished Ammo for over 30 years. It looks really nice and I take pride in the finished product.
I load for 7 handgun calibers and 3 rifle calibers. Each type has been thoroughly tested and the chrono shows absolutely no change in velocity, its always with 20 to 30 Fps of my standards for each caliber and cases show no signs of pressure.
Is it needed NO but as I said I like my ammo to look good as well as shoot accurately.
Its an individual thing but if you want to tumble, go ahead, its safe and a high percentage of us old timers tumble loaded ammo.
Why not embrace technology and start tumbling with stainless media? It makes the worst brass look factory new. In about 4 hours
Why not embrace technology and start tumbling with stainless media? It makes the worst brass look factory new. In about 4 hours