Quick 20 minute brass - Good enough to reload?

[splattergun]

In the midst of wet tumbling world of brilliant clean inside/out brass, below is my spent brass shot last few weeks and dry tumbled in new corn cob for "quick" 20 minutes in Cabela's vibratory tumbler (Berry's 400).

It is my belief that a bit of carbon soot inside the case won't affect powder burn enough to show on target (If you like, we could do a myth busting thread ).

BTW, they were loaded with RMR pulled 115 gr plated RN with 4.0-4.2 gr of Promo and loaded to 1.125"-1.130" OAL.

Well, are they "clean" enough to reload for you?

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BDS, they suit me just fine. In fact, they look a lot like my 'clean' brass. I take pride in how my rounds shoot, not in how they look.
Jewelry-bright brass has never impressed me, and I don't care to put in all the extra time, work and expense of polishing up all those tiny brass mirrors.

 

[Skgreen]

Could I?
Sure.

Would I?
Considering I already have oodles of sparkling clean brass on my shelves, plus, everything else I need ready and waiting to make more dirty brass sparkling clean again,,,, eh, no.

Kinda like a car I reckon,,, Some like 'em clean,,, Others, not so much. Either one will most likely get you there.

 

[bullseye308]

That what all my brass looks like. 30-45 minuets in walnut with Nu-Finish and ready to load. Done that for years and it has worked for many hundreds of thousands of rounds.

 

[Catpop]

That what all my brass looks like. 30-45 minuets in walnut with Nu-Finish and ready to load. Done that for years and it has worked for many hundreds of thousands of rounds.

Same here except I might spend 2-4 hours vs 3/4 hour depending on how dirty.

 

[FROGO207]

For me clean brass is easier to inspect for defects. Years ago I never did anything but wipe them off with a rag and they all shot fine then too. It all goes back to the case of diminishing returns and how clean is "clean enough" for you.

 

[Llama Bob]

Tumbling doesn't offer any functional advantage over wiping with a wet cloth. It may however offer a cosmetic advantage if you're into that sort of thing.