Depriming brass

[Xringshooter]

What do you use for depriming brass?

Do you just deprime when you resize or do you deprime first, then clean, then resize using a "universal" depriming tool (like the Lee depriming die, or the Harveys hand held deprimer)?

Has anyone who deprimes before cleaning/resizing used the Harvey depriming tool? Looks kinda like the Lee and RCBS hand primer. https://harveydeprimer.com/

[bogey1]

I always clean first then size/deprime. I use a rcbs (rock chucker )size/deprimer for the 50.
and a dillon XL650 for handgun brass.

[gnbrotz]

Clean first, then deprime/resize die (Lee). For me, new primer is also seated during this step.

[SIGFAN86]

For rifle, i deprime first with a lee decapping die, then tumble in walnut media with a bit of liquid polish mixed in.

With pistol i just clean, then size/ deprime

[DucatiRon]

If dry tumbling I clean first then size/deprime.

If Wet tumbling I deprime with a modified lee universal decapper, then wet tumble, then size.

I modded my lee die to accept a rcbs decapper stem and pins. Best of both worlds. If it dosen't slip out the RCBS pin is cheaper to change than the Lee pin.

[Hoppy]

Like others I just clean then deprime/resize at the same time. I use a lee hand press and do it in front of the TV.

I do have a primer pocket cleaner if I think it looks like it needs attention. They never do though and I've never had trouble seating a new primer or a problem with any ammo.

This is all just range ammo.

[GeneCC]

For rifle, i deprime first with a lee decapping die, then tumble in walnut media

I use one of those. I'll clean in a mild acid solution, rinse three times in clean water, air dry and tumble in plain walnut. I don't use a brightener because it might damage the dies.

I prime using a hand primer.

[27hand]

I dry tumble, wipe off any dust/ residue by hand and deprime / resize with RCBS resizing decapping die.

I have about 50 .44 cases I shot today, tumbling as I type.
I threw about 30 or 40 762x51s in there as well.

Rock Chucker still. Ha.

[dk99358]

For handgun ammo, I resize/deprime with the appropriate sizing die, prime on RCBS hand tool and reload. Rifle ammo gets deprimed/resized with the appropriate sizing die and then tossed in the tumbler to get rid of the case lube, reprime with the hand tool and reload.

Dale

[Hawk]

I guess I'm lazy. I dry tumble .223 with ground walnut used for reptile beds: https://www.chewy.com/zilla-ground-e..._content=Zilla

I leave the dust on the cases and spray them with sizing lube, let it dry for 5 minutes, and then run them through a RCBS 550B that de-cap/sizes/primes, then powder charge, then bullet seat, then crimp.
I don't clean any walnut/lube residue off the cases afterwards. I've been doing it this way for at least 5 years and 1,000's of rounds without any negative effects to equipment, firearms, or accuracy.