Cleaning fired cases

[Dave M.]

I just finished 400. They came out of the ammo box they were out into after shooting the last match.

I cleaned necks as i put into the annealer. Then They go into mtm tray, get sprayed with one shot, sized & primer p cleaned, wiped with paper towel, Re primed then powder and bullet.
Put back into the ammo box. Ready and confident I'll be in the top 5 and maybe even win....
if i can keep the nut on the butt tight !
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Mayo, the process you describe above after you have shot a match to prepare your brass for the next is nearly identical to the process I follow to prepare brass for all FOUR of our family’s F-Open rifles. I have a Lyman vibratory bowl that I’ll put brass about every 4th or 5th match. There is absolutely no need to clean brass on the inside other than to run a nylon brush in and out one time. As far as cleaning the outside of the brass, I (like JMayo if I can speak for you) subscribe to the “less is more” brass processing theory. Crazy cloth serves a great double purpose for my reloading now, it cleans the outside of the necks very well and acts as a great lube for full length sizing. I wipe the brass with a microfiber towel after sizing, then prime, power, pellet and shoot.
I honestly feel that as I simplify the amount of processes I’m performing on the brass, the better my scores get and the more we win. My girlfriend just won the 2022 Michigan Fullbore Rifle Championship (300/500/600 yards) and she has only been shooting competitively for about 9-10 months (she fired a perfect 450-25X).
Dave

 

[bozo699]

When gasses are sealed by/at the case neck, the remainder of the chamber doesn’t get dirty… at least mine don’t! I clean cases primarily to facilitate visual inspection for cracks…

You must not have ever shot any RL15 hahaha
Or many other dirty powders that soot your cases up.
Wayne

 

[243Lapua]

I don't clean my brass. Every rifle I own has it's designated brass. Just a quick wipe with solvent after shooting on the outer neck to remove carbon and a nylon brush on the inside. Deprime, clean primer pocket. Reload and shoot. Anneal every three firings.

 

[D-4297]

Me!….shoot a couple shots in your new shiny fresh
“Cut” barrel with your shiny look what I have everyone pretty brass!… then take a cleaning patch to your chamber and show me how clean it is!…
Wayne

It's very "clean" because my cases seal very good at the neck shoulder junction . But glad to hear I got to a honest TR Masters rating by doing it all wrong .

 

[D-4297]

LOL…Lots of great shooters. Most don’t do any sort of wet cleaning process and some don’t even dry tumble in media. Shiny brass doesn’t win competitions and the sooner you learn this fact the better off you’ll be.
Dave

You mean I actually got to a Masters TR Rating by doing it all wrong ? Pushing for that HM at every meet I shoot in now , so maybe if I just throw my brass in the dirt and reload it , I'll get there . ( sarc )

 

[Dave M.]

You must not have ever shot any RL15 hahaha
Or many other dirty powders that soot your cases up.
Wayne

Haha. Our rifles eat RL-15 as fast as I can feed them. That shit is dirty.

 

[Dave M.]

You mean I actually got to a Masters TR Rating by doing it all wrong ? Pushing for that HM at every meet I shoot in now , so maybe if I just throw my brass in the dirt and reload it , I'll get there . ( sarc )

Trust me, you really shouldn’t be bragging about Masters rating on this forum. HM sure, but there are probably more Masters on this forum than there are in the Quad at University of Michigan. You keep cleaning your brass all shiny, wet tumbling with SS pins, and the rest of us will have one less competitor to worry about taking home the hardware.
Also, let me know when you are going to conduct the 20-50 pc shoot off of your cleaned brass vs uncleaned. I can’t wait to hear the results.
Dave

 

[FNSafari]

If you want em clean like new use SS pins. Dont worry about the sky is falling case mouth peening guys, it takes seconds to debur a case mouth. I do it every loading anyway. You dont have to make a cookie cutter out of it, it just takes a quick twist

Duster, do pins work acceptably in a vibratory cleaner vs. a tumbler?? Tks

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Duster, do pins work acceptably in a vibratory cleaner vs. a tumbler?? Tks

I dont think so

 

[rwj]

I dont think so

The pins will stay on the bottom of the bowl… they’re too heavy

 

[D-4297]

Trust me, you really shouldn’t be bragging about Masters rating on this forum. HM sure, but there are probably more Masters on this forum than there are in the Quad at University of Michigan. You keep cleaning your brass all shiny, wet tumbling with SS pins, and the rest of us will have one less competitor to worry about taking home the hardware.
Also, let me know when you are going to conduct the 20-50 pc shoot off of your cleaned brass vs uncleaned. I can’t wait to hear the results.
Dave

You have me confused with someone else about any comparison tests . Someone else mentioned doing that , but it wasn't me . But hey ; You are entitled to your overbearing insistence that "YOUR WAY" is the only way to do things . BTW : I don't use pins . Hard to be accurate posting when you're to busy being critical , isn't it ?