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Eve wonder why factory ammo is so shiny and shows no die marks/scratches? Because they tumble and polish it after it is loaded.
What ^^^ said, Happy New Years!
Eve wonder why factory ammo is so shiny and shows no die marks/scratches? Because they tumble and polish it after it is loaded.
I have done this, too, but wonder why I bother!
Surely the piece of tumbling media would be blown out with the primer ignition and nobody would know if it was ever there.
It's a non-issue in a tumbler. The pieces won't even damage the bowl.Yes, the primer will be ejected, but it and the case become instant schrapnel, hardly a non-issue.
Apparently things blow up around you, but we aren't talking about a primer magazine explosion, we're talking about tumbling loaded rounds. In a loaded round, any static generated outside the case will not make it inside, and anything generated inside is just grounded on the case and dispersed into the media.Myth? Really?
It happened to me! Nothing mythical about a primer magazine explosion initiated by static electricity. I was there! I have the burst primer magazine tube taped above my loading bench as a reminder.![]()
If the round goes off in the open, not contained in a chamber/barrel, the powder will ignite! Why would it not?
Yes, the primer will be ejected, but it and the case become instant schrapnel, hardly a non-issue.
I say this because it happened to me. I had a .38 super round go off when the primer struck the ejector while unloading and showing clear after an IPSC match. It was my practise to cup my hand over the ejection port to catch the round ...
Myth? Really?
It happened to me! Nothing mythical about a primer magazine explosion initiated by static electricity. I was there! I have the burst primer magazine tube taped above my loading bench as a reminder.![]()
Someone on CGN did a tumbling experiment where he put rounds in the tumbler for differing amounts of time, then chronographed some and disassembled some and looked at the powder under a microscope.In cases like this, some people will not do it regardless of proof that it's safe (or lack of proof that's it's not). That's fine, but the irritating part is when they try to bring others to their side. I am genuinely interested in the science behind this, but conjecture doesn't cut it for me.
It's a non-issue in a tumbler. The pieces won't even damage the bowl.