Clean Loaded Brass?

[nicholasjohn]

Thanks for the link.

Here's another gadget I just found that does the same thing :

LEE UNIVERSAL 3 JAW CHUCK

LEE UNIVERSAL 3 JAW CHUCK Three Jaw Chuck works with any case from 25 ACP to the largest belted magnums. Three hardened steel jaws gently hold and center the case while the spindle squares and locks the case head. Cases are installed and removed with a fraction of a turn. Fits: Lee Zip Trim Case […]

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[emp1953]

Ok, talking to a good friend back east and just happened to mention he finished up a load and final wipe down. So I asked him huh? He wipes his "cleaned loaded" brass down with acetone to insure brass is as about free of foreign material as can be. He uses various polishers in his vibratory cleaner so he doesn't want anything on brass to interfere with chamber brass "grip". I wipe my brass down but do not use any chemicals to "remove" foreign mayerial.

So how about it, do you use any chemical cleaner in final load?

I never used a tumbler but have run loaded rounds through a vibratory cleaner with no problems. Only ever did 20 at a time and when done gave them a once over with my concentricity gauge.

 

[Justice1327]

Oil will not easily deaden a primer. It can take months or even years to take effect. The easiest and best way to deaden a primer is with warm 5% vinegar. The weak acid will break the components down quickly.

Always thought the easiest way to deaden a primer is to put it in the appropriate Rifle cartridge and press the trigger to fire it

 

[ByronP]

I wipe my cases after sizing to remove the sizing wax….that's it, no chemicals, no tumbling. I just prime them, bag them or load them, depending on what I am doing at the time.
I have never heard of anyone doing this.
I once caught my buddy tumbling LOADED ROUNDS in his case tumbler. His excuse was that he forgot to wipe off the case lube and that was the easiest way to clean 100 rounds….I just shook my head and said YEP, WHATEVER!

Cheers.
P. S. I guess I'm not THAT strange after all!

WTH

 

[nicholasjohn]

I always wipe them with a paper towel after I'm all done with the loading process. I have often been surprised at how dirty the paper towel gets cleaning the brass. I don't know if there's something in Imperial Sizing Wax that functions as a cleaner, or if it's just the abrasiveness of the paper towel that makes it get dirty. In any case, that seems to be enough to get them clean. They say that when a cartridge fires without being contained in a chamber that it's no big deal. This may be true, but I sure wouldn't test the concept by tumbling a bunch of live rounds in a tumbler - especially with paper towels being so cheap.

 

[Teri Anne]

I always wipe them with a paper towel after I'm all done with the loading process. I have often been surprised at how dirty the paper towel gets cleaning the brass. I don't know if there's something in Imperial Sizing Wax that functions as a cleaner, or if it's just the abrasiveness of the paper towel that makes it get dirty. In any case, that seems to be enough to get them clean. They say that when a cartridge fires without being contained in a chamber that it's no big deal. This may be true, but I sure wouldn't test the concept by tumbling a bunch of live rounds in a tumbler - especially with paper towels being so cheap.

I tumble my brass before doing anything else, then wipe them with Hornady Unique case lube and size them. They get wiped with a soft cotton cloth after sizing, and yes, the cloth gets dirty. Even the cleanest burning powder leaves traces of burned powder on everything it comes in contact with. I have never damaged a sizer die, nor a rifle chamber doing things this way.

 

[MarkInPA]

All that I know is that you have to be very careful of any chemicals, polish, or cleaners that you apply to brass. They do not behave well together. I personally only use a clean, dry cotton cloth after resizing to remove the lube and that has seemed to work well for me. Reading through these comments, the only substance that MIGHT sound acceptable to me is the alcohol but, I'm not sure. Can someone comment on the use of alcohol?

 

[Varmint Hunter]

I used to wipe the Imperial wax off with a clean towel but never thought it was sufficiently removed. Lately, I've been dropping the cases in a vibratory tumbler for 30 minutes. That seems to do a better job, but you have to deal with the media getting stuck in the flash holes. I've gotten pretty quick at knocking it out with an awl, without effecting the size of the flash hole.