CQB45ACP
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I see a few folks who size before tumbling/cleaning. As stated I use a universal to deprime, then clean, then prime etc..
I was taught to clean/tumble before resizing, brass that has not been cleaned (tumbled in my case) could scratch dies or cause brass to bind when resizing. So, question is, for those that size before cleaning/tumbling, are you seeing any issues, scratches on dies, binding etc when reloading pistol?
I use a carbide die which (according to Lee) cannot be scratched by any of the grime one might have on a dirty case. I have always deprimed and sized before cleaning and true to what Lee suggests, have experienced zero problems. Don’t shoot the messenger