dustinoif3 said:
So do you have to tumble with a rotary? Also does it have to be in a liquid? I was curious what would happen if you throw the stuff in a tumbler dry.
I'm not sure what you're asking here but I'll take a stab... I've found that when use the STM to clean my cases after sizing, unless I do small batches, there isn't enough water in the tumbler to emulfsify all the lanolin-based caselube. That means I have to change the water out mid-clean. That sux.
So far I've used Ivory liquid dish soap only, and it's worked so well I haven't experiemented with others.
fish30114 said:
I think you're stating a solution to a problem that doesn't / shouldn't exist. Yes to those who asked, most folks clean their cases before sizing. And frankly cleaning lube off your cases after sizing just doesn't seem to be an issue IMO. I use either Hornady Unique or Imperial Die Wax, and when sizing cleaned and lubed cases a quick wipe with a towel, is all that is necessary before continuing on with the process of loading AND shooting my ammo. I would never even think about using soap for lubing my cases, I lube them after tumbling in stainless steel media and then get to the sizing, including lubing my cases before sizing.
When I buy factory ammo, there is never any kind of *junk* on the cases. The brass is shiny and bright, and it will pass the "white glove test". I've tried a bunch of different brass cleaning techniques, and they all fail the white glove test. Either there is dusty debris left over, or a greasy sheen, or some rouge...or something left over from the cleaning process. I don't like the idea of blasting that shit down my quality rifle barrel at 60ksi and 3000fps. As mentioned prior, if I used a lanolin based lube, I had to change the water several times to get all of the greasiness off the brass. The soap technique avoids this, and I easily get bright, clean, shiny brass that passes the white glove test.
Additionally, I don't load 20-50 rounds at a time. I load 250-500 rounds at a time. I'm not interested in applying lube to, and removing lube from 500 cases - one at a time.
P7id10t said:
How do you keep your sizer die from rusting?
The dies won't rust overnight, but if they're not going to be used a while, I wash them with soap, water and a bottle brush, then hit them with some WD40 for storage.
