Worthless tumbler?

[CoalCrackerAl]

I use this one here for my final tumble. And a berrys for my pre-clean tumble. I use steel block mesh baskets for separating the media from the brass.
2500 Pro Magnum Tumbler | Tumblers & Tumbler Kits (lymanproducts.com)

 

[JJFitch]

My only concern, and excuse me if I sound silly I'm still new to reloading. I feel like if the inside of the case isn't being polished that eventually it will build-up and build-up and build-up to the point where my powder actually sits at a higher level creating higher pressures....... But I would imagine with Amount of force that blows out of the casing maybe it can't build-up that bad..... Or, you would toss them after 6 loads anyway and they would never have the chance to build-up to that point.

The powder burn is violent enough that the only artifact from firing will be smoke staining not a lot of carbon build up.

You're over thinking the reloading process and making it harder than it has to be.
After firing sort your brass any way you want.
Dry tumble is one or two steps less than wet tumbling.
After tumble cleaning use your favorite lanolin based case lube.
Size and de-cap, as you set these aside inspect the case, flash hole and primer cup.
Trim to size as necessary bottle neck cases, use a scraping tool made for cleaning and or removing primer pocket crimp. You can also size/clean the flash hole with a tool designed for this.
RCBS has a powered case preparation set up with 4-5 stations for removing the crimp, sizing the primer pocket for diameter and depth and cleaning the inside of the case!
Your cases should now be ready for reloading.
Cheers,

 

[JJFitch]

The powder burn is violent enough that the only artifact from firing will be smoke staining not a lot of carbon build up.

You're over thinking the reloading process and making it harder than it has to be.
After firing sort your brass any way you want.
Dry tumble is one or two steps less than wet tumbling.
After tumble cleaning use your favorite lanolin based case lube.
Size and de-cap, as you set these aside inspect the case, flash hole and primer cup.
Trim to size as necessary bottle neck cases, use a scraping tool made for cleaning and or removing primer pocket crimp. You can also size/clean the flash hole with a tool designed for this.
RCBS has a powered case preparation set up with 4-5 stations for removing the crimp, sizing the primer pocket for diameter and depth and cleaning the inside of the case!
Your cases should now be ready for reloading.

For precision rifle shooting at the state/national level there are additional steps to that end!

Cheers,

 

[mdi]

My only concern, and excuse me if I sound silly I'm still new to reloading. I feel like if the inside of the case isn't being polished that eventually it will build-up and build-up and build-up to the point where my powder actually sits at a higher level creating higher pressures....... But I would imagine with Amount of force that blows out of the casing maybe it can't build-up that bad..... Or, you would toss them after 6 loads anyway and they would never have the chance to build-up to that point.

Nope, no speakable build up. And my experience is no build up in primer pockets either. I have some brass that has been loaded many times (9mm maybe 15+ and some 38 Specials loaded 20+ times, enough that the nickel plating has worn off in spots from sizing, and an experiment over 30 times) and maybe discoloration in case interiors but no build up and certainly not enough to change case capacity. My primer pockets seem to be self cleaning as there is no build up of carbon or primer debris...

 

[Larryswn]

The powder burn is violent enough that the only artifact from firing will be smoke staining not a lot of carbon build up.

You're over thinking the reloading process and making it harder than it has to be.
After firing sort your brass any way you want.
Dry tumble is one or two steps less than wet tumbling.
After tumble cleaning use your favorite lanolin based case lube.
Size and de-cap, as you set these aside inspect the case, flash hole and primer cup.
Trim to size as necessary bottle neck cases, use a scraping tool made for cleaning and or removing primer pocket crimp. You can also size/clean the flash hole with a tool designed for this.
RCBS has a powered case preparation set up with 4-5 stations for removing the crimp, sizing the primer pocket for diameter and depth and cleaning the inside of the case!
Your cases should now be ready for reloading.
Cheers,

 

[Larryswn]

To my surprise the fine grain walnut cleans everything. The primer pockets are perfectly clean.. Just a discoloration stain from the anvil and that's it. No build-up.. The media I'm using is equivalent to sand. 2 hours didn't do it but 4 hours does the trick.

 

[solman]

I have had the Lyman 1200 auto Flo tumbler for probably 30 years. I tried the pull the plug to drain the media from the tumbler method maybe twice. I find it's very noisy when the media drains and makes a mess. I just dump the load into a rotary separator (I like the Dillon one) to get my brass and cob sorted out. I put the cob back in the tumbler and it's ready to go again.

 

[Tilos]

To my surprise the fine grain walnut cleans everything. The primer pockets are perfectly clean.. Just a discoloration stain from the anvil and that's it. No build-up.. The media I'm using is equivalent to sand. 2 hours didn't do it but 4 hours does the trick.

Sounds like you are content with this results
One more thing that I don't think has been mentioned yet in this thread...

Once you have media separated, put the brass back in the vibe tumbler/just the brass and turn on the tumbler.
Without media the brass will vibrate more violently and any media stuck in the primer pockets will be dislodged.
Just something I do when vibe/dry tumbling brass.
jmo,

 

[Larryswn]

The mess occurs when you pull that rubber plug and turn the tumbler on to drain it.
I also taped over that rubber plug as it would fall out while it was running, putting media everywhere.
It's not about shiny but clean for sure, but this type of tumbling will NOT clean the primer pockets or the insides of any caliber case.

Post back after you have tried it!
jmo,

 

[Larryswn]

I ended up with some walnut media equivalent to sand basically that's how small it is....... After about 4 hours the primer pockets are actually clean. No gunk. The only thing left over is a "stain" from the anvil. But no actual build-up in the primer pocket which is great.

 

[Larryswn]

Sounds like you are content with this results
One more thing that I don't think has been mentioned yet in this thread...

Once you have media separated, put the brass back in the vibe tumbler/just the brass and turn on the tumbler.
Without media the brass will vibrate more violently and any media stuck in the primer pockets will be dislodged.
Just something I do when vibe/dry tumbling brass.
jmo,

 

[Larryswn]

Yep!!!!