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Posted: 8/29/2021 3:31:16 PM EDT
i have been using anti microbal wipes to wipe off the nastyness of rounds. fire a round eject, quick wipe with a damp wipe
using a Ultra 7 can. this happens on any caliber, do you have any other suggestions to get the necks "cleaned" after being fired? being cleaned in a tumbler does Not rid of the neck gunk i can't be the only person who this bugs the crap out |
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Posted: 8/29/2021 3:43:01 PM EDT
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Lol the OCD of loading. Tumble them and load them. Cold day in hell before I am wiping every piece of brass like a baby’s ass after each shot. Lol A little darkness won’t do anything but you might want to tumble them longer and use some polish as most all comes off.
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Posted: 8/29/2021 4:13:41 PM EDT
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Can you suggest a different polish for dry tumbling
I’ve been using grafs polish white goo for tumbling for an hour in a 25+ year old tumbler |
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Posted: 8/29/2021 4:40:34 PM EDT
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I use the Frankford Arsenal polish from Midway but an hour isn't long enough. I tumble mine 6-8 hours with corn media and the Midway polish in a Lyman Turbo tumbler. Got to give the media and polish time to work though. Sometimes I will leave it tumbling for 12 hours over night.
Polish Lyman Tumbler |
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Posted: 8/29/2021 5:24:24 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Rob01: I use the Frankford Arsenal polish from Midway but an hour isn't long enough. I tumble mine 6-8 hours with corn media and the Midway polish in a Lyman Turbo tumbler. Got to give the media and polish time to work though. Sometimes I will leave it tumbling for 12 hours over night. Polish Lyman Tumbler Thanks I go the route you suggested with bullets and brass too on the order 
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Posted: 8/29/2021 5:31:36 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By cruze5: Thanks I go the route you suggested with bullets and brass too on the order No problem and don't stress a little discoloration on the neck. Won't effect accuracy. |
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Posted: 8/29/2021 5:37:08 PM EDT
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Wet tumbling
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Posted: 8/29/2021 5:49:23 PM EDT
[Last Edit: cruze5]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By purevl2: Wet tumbling I got 7 lbs of Media on clearance for 7 dollars Are you putting your brass in the oven to dry it or what is your method? I have a cheap ultra sonic cleaner I tried but the max it goes up to is like 480 seconds  When I took the brass out (overnight)the primer pockets all turned white using a method I read online with a mixture of dawn soap Drying really isn’t saving me any time I would rather dry tumble |
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Posted: 8/29/2021 6:02:24 PM EDT
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saw a guy at the range last week using 0000 steel wool to clean necks, was working pretty good.
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Posted: 8/29/2021 6:08:35 PM EDT
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Walnut media, Nufinish, size, load.
Shiny cases do nothing, and wet tumbling is a no go for me because it adds more steps to an already tedious process. |
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Posted: 8/29/2021 6:41:43 PM EDT
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Just use a FART wet tumbler and a dehydrator to dry your cases.
You'll thank me later. |
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Posted: 8/30/2021 9:08:09 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Tranquility]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Rob01: Lol the OCD of loading. Tumble them and load them. Cold day in hell before I am wiping every piece of brass like a baby’s ass after each shot. Lol A little darkness won’t do anything but you might want to tumble them longer and use some polish as most all comes off. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Rob01: Lol the OCD of loading. Tumble them and load them. Cold day in hell before I am wiping every piece of brass like a baby’s ass after each shot. Lol A little darkness won’t do anything but you might want to tumble them longer and use some polish as most all comes off. I usually do an hour in corncob before decapping/trimming/sizing/trimming then another two to three hours before priming. The necks always have a little bit of black grime on them. Originally Posted By Skg_Mre_Lght: Walnut media, Nufinish, size, load. Shiny cases do nothing, and wet tumbling is a no go for me because it adds more steps to an already tedious process. I have to agree. It looks like quite a process just to get some slightly shinier brass. |
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Posted: 8/30/2021 9:16:04 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Roddy556: I usually do an hour in corncob before decapping/trimming/sizing/trimming then another two to three hours before priming. The necks always have a little bit of black grime on them. I have to agree. It looks like quite a process just to get some slightly shinier brass. I always do my tumbling before they see my dies as I want as much of the crud off them as possible so not to wear on dies. As I said usually about 6-8 hours. Not sure why people don’t tumble longer. It’s not that big of a deal and cleans better. Start it before bed and go to sleep and when you wake up nice shines brass. And I also agree that wet tumbling is a pain in the ass and no benefit other than shines brass for the OCD crowd. |
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Posted: 8/30/2021 9:22:47 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By cruze5: I got 7 lbs of Media on clearance for 7 dollars Are you putting your brass in the oven to dry it or what is your method? I have a cheap ultra sonic cleaner I tried but the max it goes up to is like 480 seconds When I took the brass out (overnight)the primer pockets all turned white using a method I read online with a mixture of dawn soap Drying really isn’t saving me any time I would rather dry tumble I use a cheap Walmart food dehydrator. Takes 30min to dry. So 2hrs to wet tumble and 30min to dry and I'm loading. That's just as fast as dry tumbling if you dry tumble to polished clean except we tumbling is way cleaner and safer (no lead dust). |
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Posted: 8/30/2021 9:27:07 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By reelserious: saw a guy at the range last week using 0000 steel wool to clean necks, was working pretty good. This works for me as well. A quick twist is all it usually takes. |
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Posted: 8/30/2021 10:48:57 AM EDT
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I wet tumble for 20-30min with a dab of dawn, rinse and air dry for a day or two if I'm not in a hurry which I'm usually not. I don't care if the brass is a little discolored. I also like to leave some carbon inside the neck as it seems to help get a consistent/smooth seating. Getting the brass squeaky clean makes seating inconsistent or stagy instead of a smooth press IME.
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Posted: 8/30/2021 8:37:37 PM EDT
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I run my cases through a deprimer die then sonic clean them if there's still stubborn residue on the neck a quick wipe of the paper towel get's it. Then I drop them into my tumbler for a couple hours. If the cases aren't to bad I might just wipe them with a cloth with some acetone to get the dust off and load them. Just depends how nasty they are.
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Posted: 9/5/2021 9:06:23 AM EDT
[Last Edit: cruze5]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Rob01: I always do my tumbling before they see my dies as I want as much of the crud off them as possible so not to wear on dies. As I said usually about 6-8 hours. Not sure why people don’t tumble longer. It’s not that big of a deal and cleans better. Start it before bed and go to sleep and when you wake up nice shines brass. And I also agree that wet tumbling is a pain in the ass and no benefit other than shines brass for the OCD crowd. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Rob01: Originally Posted By Roddy556: I usually do an hour in corncob before decapping/trimming/sizing/trimming then another two to three hours before priming. The necks always have a little bit of black grime on them. I have to agree. It looks like quite a process just to get some slightly shinier brass. I always do my tumbling before they see my dies as I want as much of the crud off them as possible so not to wear on dies. As I said usually about 6-8 hours. Not sure why people don’t tumble longer. It’s not that big of a deal and cleans better. Start it before bed and go to sleep and when you wake up nice shines brass. And I also agree that wet tumbling is a pain in the ass and no benefit other than shines brass for the OCD crowd. both arrived last week, plus some extremely overpriced 168SMK from midway (oh well) i am tumbling some 223, 260 and 300prc without anything but the MUCH smaller walnuts... these are SO much smaller than what was gifted to me  this unit is so much quieter than the 25 year old Lyman spent about 2 hours loading a bunch of 308 i had prepped. now that i have a decent amount of 308 i need to get back into my 223 bolt guns  in reading the manual it states 2 hours -4 hours if extremely tarneshed |
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