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I find that one hour of wet tumbling with Dawn and Lemishine is sufficient to clean the brass for reloading. To much tumbling causes some pinging on the cases and I don't know if this effects the load or case life but never the less I choose to avoid it. I have tried minimal cleaning without removing the carbon inside the necks and it doesn't work any better than wet tumbling. I think the advantage of wet tumbling is the starting point is always the same as far as the inside of the case is concerned.I wet tumble with the SS pins, normal run is 2.5 hours all come out "like new".
pockets, necks, shoulder, unless I'm trying to impress myselfI like Ford's myself.
No matter what you do do it the same way to every cartridge ....
I don't clean anything but p pockets and outside neck/shoulder.
same here ^^^^^^For new or pin tumbled cases, I just swirl the base of my bullets around in my Imperial neck lube can as I seat.
Feels very consistent when seating, and since I never know how long it's going to be between range trips, I don't worry about case/bullet weld.
While testing “neck tension” at 600, I compared dry necks after a thorough ultra sound cleaning, dry then lubed with imperial dry media, and the normal in and out with a brush to smooth out the carbon. While not included in this test, I have shot groups at 600 with necks that were lubed with imperial sizing wax; they shot well, however the powder would stick in the neck and I wasted a lot of time tamping it down.Interesting, has anyone compared the 500+yd. group results of lubing necks with wet lube vs. dry lube?....or no lube?
Ben
The wind variable is why I don't like to do testing in windy conditions like when you said "really have a hard time dealing with the wind which was hard in from the left". It leaves me wondering how the wind affected the two different 10 shot groups. I guess that is why when manufactures test they like to do it in a tunnel.I don't claim to be a great shooter and really have a hard time dealing with the wind which was hard in from the left. Actual aim point was the left two red squares, I made no corrections and shot for same aim point. Squares are 1 inch.