Exposure
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Like many I have been curious if tumbling loaded rounds had any impact on the powder.
Last night I decided to do a bit of experimenting.
I loaded 20 rounds of .45 ACP. I then tumbled 10 of them for 15 minutes and left the other 10 just as they came off the press.
Recipe was as follows:
200 Grain Rainier plated RN bullets
Wolf LP primers
6.8 Grains Ramshot True Blue Powder
Once fired cases from many different manufacturers
These were intentionally light loads. But the results were interesting.
All 20 rounds were fired from a 5" barreled 1911.
Rounds tumbled after being loaded:
770.4 FPS
Rounds not tumbled after being loaded:
768.2 FPS
I would say that is close enough to be negligible.
The only difference was that the tumbled rounds sure did look pretty!
I know this isn't very scientific but for me it shows that at least a 15 minute post loading tumble doesn't hurt anything.
Last night I decided to do a bit of experimenting.
I loaded 20 rounds of .45 ACP. I then tumbled 10 of them for 15 minutes and left the other 10 just as they came off the press.
Recipe was as follows:
200 Grain Rainier plated RN bullets
Wolf LP primers
6.8 Grains Ramshot True Blue Powder
Once fired cases from many different manufacturers
These were intentionally light loads. But the results were interesting.
All 20 rounds were fired from a 5" barreled 1911.
Rounds tumbled after being loaded:
770.4 FPS
Rounds not tumbled after being loaded:
768.2 FPS
I would say that is close enough to be negligible.
The only difference was that the tumbled rounds sure did look pretty!
I know this isn't very scientific but for me it shows that at least a 15 minute post loading tumble doesn't hurt anything.