All brass gets cleaned as it is less wearing on the dies. It also makes it easier to find stressed out cases. My revolver loads may not get tumbled every time as the revolvers are pretty trouble free regarding ammo but the autoloader brass definitely get cleaned every time as that reduces feeding problems.
My brass is tumbled clean after every use. Not polished, cleaned with untreated walnut media and an oz lacquer thinner for 30-40 mins. For the same reasons Uglydog stated.
If ya got a tumbler that don't get used,then you've got dies that are either scratched up or so dirty that they need a real good cleaning. My cases get tumbled after each use generally. I've got so many though,that I shoot em and pitch em in the tumbler til I'm down to 100 or so, then they all go round and round for a while.
If you load low volume, wiping the cases with an oily rag will suffice. I don't tumble my rifle brass. I don't size my 357 brass anymore. I just deprime, prime, charge, and seat those HBWC bullets with finger pressure against a flat surface. They don't kick hard enough to back out. Cases eject as usual. Auto-pistol brass gets stolen by brass thieves before I have a chance to pick it up, or the range staff go crazy with the brooms and sweep the floor every 10 seconds. Safety they call it.
Low volume = no tumbler, for me anyway.
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