I've also read studies over on TheHighRoad.org that showed no detectible changes in chronograph results for a variety of powders tumbled for an absurdly long time.
I'll continue to tumble my finished ammo, no differently than every major ammo manufacturer.
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- Tue Jan 24, 2012 7:36 am
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- Tue Nov 29, 2011 9:43 pm
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Re: Cleaning live ammo in a tumbler
I cast my own bullets, and then coat them with Alox (a bullet lube). This leaves the bullet slightly tacky to the touch,stroo wrote:Why would you polish live ammo?
Tumbling after loading removes the bullet lube from the exposed portion of the bullet.
I also like the way it makes them look:
- Tue Nov 29, 2011 9:09 am
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Re: Cleaning live ammo in a tumbler
Every commercial ammunition manufacturer tumbles their loaded ammo.