Cleaning outside case necks

[rwj]

Thanks for the cleaning suggestions.
But is it necessary to clean the outside of the neck?

No.

 

[Shooter13]

............Use This. It works GREAT

Regards
Rick

Yes but your fingers will hate you!

 

[Shooter13]

Okay, take this for what it is worth, this is what I do.
1. deprime brass (not necessary before annealing)
2. Anneal the brass
3. Size brass (you can deprime with this step)
4. I use a rotary tumbler, no pins, with the Frankfort Arsenal "packet" (looks like dishwashing powder)
5. Trim brass (using no pins I haven't noticed any dinging on case mouth) if you had any dinging this will take care of it.
I don't clean every time (maybe once every 5 or 6 firings) this is a good way to inspect the brass when it is clean!

 

[LVLAaron]

Me too, and it took FOREVER to get the solvent off.

I'm convinced there is more than one "krazy kloth." Some people have no problems. Some people get corroded brass.

 

[Shooter13]

I'm convinced there is more than one "krazy kloth." Some people have no problems. Some people get corroded brass.

I have one after reading a thread like this, that was a mistake. I have never gotten corroded brass but that cloth is a mess, if that was the only way to do it, I wouldn't.

 

[Clancy]

NevR Dull is very good. That’s the route I’d go. It cleans just about anything metallic and leaves very little residue.

 

[K22]

This does not need to be complicated, and you don't need secret solutions or cloths. It is very simple, a few twists with 0000 steel wool removes the carbon residue. I have been doing this forever and it works very simply and effectively.

There are a few things I really feel that are essential in reloading bottle neck rifle cases and removing that carbon build up on the necks is one of them. You DO NOT want to run unclean cases in your sizing dies. If your tumbler removes it, fine, mine never did to the level I felt necessary.

 

[Ajwilly96]

 

[Shooter13]

NevR Dull is very good. That’s the route I’d go. It cleans just about anything metallic and leaves very little residue.

I have never dull, used to use it on Harley side cover to make them look like chrome. On brass you then need to clean the never dull residue off. That is the reason I wash them and I'm done! No cleaning off the cleaning stuff! Washing in the tumbler does not damage brass!

 

[quest450]

I’ve been using this little tool to clean the neck and shoulder before annealing it’s quick and easy but I wasn’t getting the results I was looking for, Now I just chuck my brass in case holder and use a piece of 3M pad, kinda PITA but brass comes out squeaky clean
I don’t clean inside my brass, let the carbon build up for lubrication.

 

[Bill K]

It is best to just remove any debris. Just a light rub/twist with some fine steel wool works just fine. Don't over think the process of a super clean case. You could also tumble in media the cases prior to Annealing if you want to also.

Thanks for the cleaning suggestions.
But is it necessary to clean the outside of the neck?

 

[6.5 forever]

I’ve been using this little tool to clean the neck and shoulder before annealing it’s quick and easy but I wasn’t getting the results I was looking for, Now I just chuck my brass in case holder and use a piece of 3M pad, kinda PITA but brass comes out squeaky clean
I don’t clean inside my brass, let the carbon build up for lubrication.

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Where do you get this tool?

 

[quest450]

Where do you get this tool?

a member here @Harvey McCraw used to sell them

 

[6.5 forever]

Amp just confirmed:
Thanks for your email. Cleaning makes no difference to annealing either way. We do find that brushing inside the necks after annealing does assist with more consistent bullet seating pressures.

 

[Straightshooter1]

I did a search and could not find a answer. I anneal with a AMP. Is it important to clean the outside of the neck? I use 0000 steel wool and all it seems to do is polish the case. Would using a vibratory do the same?

I feel it's important to clean the oxidation film, which is rather rough, off the neck to protect my sizing dies, so I clean with 000 steel wool.

 

[Shooter13]

a member here @Harvey McCraw used to sell them

I have one for sale from Harvey, the way I clean I really don't use it.

 

[Shooter13]

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think about this for just a moment, if you clean BEFORE resizing you have die lube on your brass, to me that means I have to clean it again (wipe down anyway) the way I do it avoids this step and I'm all about saving steps at my age. Now if I could just learn to shoot!!

 

[centershot]

Bartender's Friend, liquid.

 

[Mark W]

I knock the carbon off of the outside of necks with a piece of steel wool before sizing. After sizing, I sizing, I spray the brass with isopropyl alcohol and wipe them off with a micro fiber rag. That’s about all the cleaning my brass ever gets.

 

[ebb]

When you get them out of the tumbler the necks are clean!