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Acetone bath works. Probably 8oz for 100 cases and dries quickly.
I tumbled off. There’s never any media inside them when she dumped the case out, maybe in the flash hole. Just punch it out with something
Dry or wet tumbled?
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I dry tumble in walnut media and just punch out anything in the flash hole with a pick
What grit media?
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I’d have to go to the shop and look honestly. Give me a few and I’ll see if I can get out there and find the bag/box
With one shot I just throw the brass on a towel after I size it- then when I get about 20 on the towel I do a quick roll them around and call it good. It must be enough... they aren't tacky and don't collect dirt. I use to tumble them but it made no noticeable difference.
Please no hurry.
Hot water and Dawn. Yes, I'm the dirty brass guy.
The water where I'm at would eat the asshole out of an elephant.
Well water here and it's a 35 micron pre filter then a 5 micron, and I change them every month or so. Every well around is good except mine. At least it isn't sulphur "fart water"
No
Literally do the exact same thing
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I lied, I am using processed corncob media with polishing compound in it. Pretty sure it’s just cheap shit I picked up at Cabela’s
I use corn media. The finer the grit, the more surface area and the longer it will take the media to get covered with grit and lube to the point it wont clean brass.
If you leave the lube on it can feel just the slightest bit sticky. I hear that in dusty western conditions it can attract dirt to the case and then gum up the chamber after a while. Here in Ohio I don't bother cleaning it off and haven't had a problem.
Who knows, maybe the neglected lube left in the neck will keep me from getting so called "cold weld" if If I leave my loaded ammo sit to long. Really, I am just dodging a step in an already long and laborious process but I can tell myself that to feel justified.
Who knows, maybe the neglected lube left in the neck will keep me from getting so called "cold weld" if If I leave my loaded ammo sit to long. Really, I am just dodging a step in an already long and laborious process but I can tell myself that to feel justified.
From Dillon -> “The case lube must be removed from ammunition before firing it. Failure to do so prevents the cases from momentarily adhering to the chamber walls during firing, increasing the breechface thrust pressure to beyond safe levels. While this is typically not enough to cause the firearm to fail catastrophically, it will cause excessive headspace to develop.”
Right?!? Just a shot of gun scrubber on a rag and wipe them off. Would take me longer to dig them all back out of the media.
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I shoot dirty and wait until brass needs trimmed and wipe them down with mineral spirits soaked a little with a square of an old black crew sock. Usually with Lee Chuck and a drill.
Ultrasonic cleaner. Heat and Simple Green.
After I size, throw all the brass on a towel, spray with acetone, use towel to dry off
start priming, powder charge, and seat bullets
away from the reloading bench and onto the shooting bench sooner
start priming, powder charge, and seat bullets
away from the reloading bench and onto the shooting bench sooner
