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Posted: 4/3/2009 4:59:24 AM EDT
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Ok, so I got to thinking the other day that instead of finding a good quality tumbler and tumbling my brass Ill just use some form of solution out there to clean my brass. Then I got to thinking, how am I going to get lube OFF the brass once I have resized it before loading it.
Any suggestions ... what works for yall that dont use a tumbler and simply use some form of soultion to saok your brass to clean it. |
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RIGHT NOW...Midway has on sale a Frankfort Arsenal tumbler and media separator combo for $66 and change.
As someone who used to do the Dawn soak thing...BUY IT. You will never get cases as clean by soaking them as you will by tumbling them. OK, so you'll have to eat bean and oatmeal sammiches for a month. BUY IT. |
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Use carbide dies and you won't have to worry about using case lube. That's only for Pistol Cases. Rifle cases still have to use lube with carbide dies.. Quoted:
After sizing I wash my brass with dishwashing liquid then put on a baking sheet and dry in the oven at its lowest setting. I can guarentee that the cost of running your oven can/will cost you alot more on your power bill than a tumbler over even a short amount of time. -Masta |
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I'm trading into one of the frankford tumblers today actually sitting in the parking lot waiting on the guy to get here.
But that was just something that I had thought about and figured I would ask. I didn't think that 1k of large rifle and 500 small rifle was a bad trade for the kit. Now just if the guy shows up on time. I gotta be across town in 30 mins to make another trade for a jug of blc2. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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For grungy range pickups, I do two step tumbling. First tumble less than 2 hr run to get the body clean enough to run up in the sizing and decapping die (after lube of course). This first tumble gets the grit off the outside, so the sizing die is not scratched and/or the casing is not scratched (more). With the spent primer gone, back into the tumbler for another 2 hour run to get rid of the casing lube and polish the brass inside and out some more.
I tried some of the solution cleaning stuff (acidic). But, this is yet another process to worry with, as mentioned above. If trying it in one step, the spent primer material turns into some kind of goop. Some liquids caused a color change from yellow to pink if left in too long, which possibly could signal stripping the zinc out of the brass on the surface. |
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Use carbide dies and you won't have to worry about using case lube. That's only for Pistol Cases. Rifle cases still have to use lube with carbide dies.. Quoted:
After sizing I wash my brass with dishwashing liquid then put on a baking sheet and dry in the oven at its lowest setting. I can guarentee that the cost of running your oven can/will cost you alot more on your power bill than a tumbler over even a short amount of time. -Masta I tumble after shooting to remove the powder residue. |
(takes only 3-4 min's per 100) and it works great for removing the annealing discoloration and other contaminants from the brass and then tumble in corn cob for a like new shine.
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Ok, so I got to thinking the other day that instead of finding a good quality tumbler and tumbling my brass Ill just use some form of solution out there to clean my brass. Then I got to thinking, how am I going to get lube OFF the brass once I have resized it before loading it.
Simply put. Two baths. First bath, to clean the brass. Then, dry. lube de-cap/re-size gauge test (for correct re-size) trim if needed Then, another bath to get the lube off. Then, dry. seat the new primer drop powder seat the bullet As for drying...........you could use an oven to dry brass (at very low temp) or just let them air dry over a couple of days (or hours on a very sunny day). Just don't forget to shake the brass box every once in a while, to knock out the water from the primer pockets. Air drying will help to save the environment. Why waste electricity? We........reloaders are all about re-cycling and being friendly to our environment, RIGHT? 
HTH. Aloha, Mark |
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A simple solution for cleaning dirty and or lubed cases:
3qt Warm/hot water 1/4 cup vinegar Shot of dishwashing detergent 1 tbsp of salt Soak for 10-15 minutes, agitating every 3-5 minutes. (Measurements are estimates) Rinse thoroughly. Place cases on old baking sheet and bake at 225* for 20 minutes to dry. |
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After sizing I wash my brass with dishwashing liquid then put on a baking sheet and dry in the oven at its lowest setting. It's not a good idea to mix primer residue with your food preparation equipment. Primer residue has lead dust which is something you don't want to ingest. That's the reason for all the reloading warnings about not eating, drinking, or smoking while reloading (other than the obvious fire hazard with smoking). |
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I do both.
For really tarnished brass I soak in Lemshine and water. As AeroE suggested. Works good. After drying cases, I tumble to make them look like shinny brass again. For brass that's just fired dirty, in the tumbler it goes. No soaking. To remove the lube from sized brass, tumbler takes only 30 mins with plain corn cob. No drying time. Soaking, drying to remove lube? Not for me. I would tumble anyway just to get the color right. Try different methods, see what works for you. |
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