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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dumpstick" data-source="post: 4176467" data-attributes="member: 41653">I started reloading around 1986 or so.  I reloaded for 20 years or more without any sort of tumbler - wet,  dry,  anything. When I started reloading,  most people didn't have a tumbler. I eventually acquired a vibratory tumbler in a 'lot purchase',  maybe 10-12 years ago. I still have it,  and do use it;  especially for handgun brass.  I would wipe off any dirt,  and occasionally wash the brass in hot water and soap,  but that was it. New reloaders don't seem to understand that folks were reloading metallic cartridges for 100 years before tumblers ever came out on the retail market.  There's been a huge amount of time and effort spent in what is probably the least important part of reloading:  cleaning the empty case.</blockquote>