Oven marks on brass: problem?

[D the D]

I just spread them out on the picnic table if it's over 60F and on a table in the house if it's cold out. A couple of hours of Sunshine or overnight inside takes care of drying.

 

[jelenko]

Tongue in cheek pro tip: If you don't wet tumble, you don't need to dry the cases.

 

[SSchnd]

I Roll em in towel, let them air dry. I put mine in 45ACP ammo trays (case mouth down) and set them on the vents on my house in the winter or summer. or on the ac unit outside in the trays.
If sunny summer (midwest here) they stay on a towel on the deck and sunbake.

One could maybe take those stained cases and tumble in dry media to see if it knocks it off. Less labor intensive correction if it works.
I for one am a fan of wet vs dry. Have my methods pretty well perfected for the most efficient processes after doing it many years.

Each has it merits Wet vs Dry -- Good luck

 

[ISS]

The only thing you should put in the oven is a Turkey...

ISS

 

[Maximus1840]

I wet tumble then put them in a stainless-steel colander on a sneaker rack in the clothes dryer. Done in 40 minutes.

 

[JMayo]

Crumpled up tinfoil on a baking pan is what i use.

 

[Yarnev]

Thanks again for all the helpfull tips, everyone.
I did use some 0000 steel wool and all the marks came off, so no permanent damage. Hooray!

 

[Webster]

Hi everyone!
I just started reloading for the first time. I'm doing it for my RPR in 6.5CM. After shooting new brass (Lapua) for the first time I went through the whole process of cleaning it for reloading it a second time. I use a wet tumbler, and then I dried them in the oven on 100C (212F, this was recommended on multiple forum posts) for about 20 minutes. One batch came out mint, but the other has marks running top to bottom, where the cases were touching the oven rack. I can also 'feel' the lines with my fingers. I have attached a picture of one of the cases.

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Is this a safety issue? Have I ruined my fancy new Lapua brass? if so, what went actually wrong (oven to high? best never to use oven overall? ...)?

Thanks for thinking along with me!
Kind regards,
Pete

I always used the oven. I ended up setting the temp for 190F. This temp reduced the oxidation and the cases were brighter. The stains can only occur if something is on the surface the cases are sitting on? I put my cases in a clean Pyrex dish in the oven. I like to blow excess water out with an air can before putting in the oven.

 

[wv.citybilly]

deprime
clean primer pocket
anneal
steel wool
soap and water

170F 30 minutes in oven
whiteish line on them (from soap or water), wiped off with a paper towel, or is gone later after I dry tumble.

 

[Dimner]

Hike your own hike...but sheesh people go through way too much effort to clean brass.

Bolt action.
Use steel wool. I was converted to that this year. Takes like 3 quarter rotations of the hand to clean a neck. In my opinion, if your bolt gun needs more cleaning than the neck or maybe a small portion of the shoulder, there is something wrong with the load.

For gas guns, vibratory tumbler and some car polish.


Live life brass prep free. Spend more time on forums, with your family or at the range.

 

[6BRA]

Hike your own hike...but sheesh people go through way too much effort to clean brass.

Bolt action.
Use steel wool. I was converted to that this year. Takes like 3 quarter rotations of the hand to clean a neck. In my opinion, if your bolt gun needs more cleaning than the neck or maybe a small portion of the shoulder, there is something wrong with the load.

For gas guns, vibratory tumbler and some car polish.


Live life brass prep free. Spend more time on forums, with your family or at the range.

my only issue with 0000 steel wool. It will always end up inside the neck. If not cleaned out it will remain in powder charge. And then in barrel. White scotch-brite pads will clean but wont give the shine like 0000 steel wool. Ultrasonic and dryer after depriming. Clean brass/ clean dies.

 

[243Lapua]

I don't even clean my brass. Just the primer pocket and neck area

 

[Coyotefurharvester]

I tried 0000 steel wool on some suppressed rds out of my AR's(dirtiest necks). Than I ran a magnet in/out of the cases, A lot of SW fibers on the magnet. So I quit the SW use. Washing/tumble no pins works just fine when I want/need shiny clean brass.

 

[Old Navy]

Tongue in cheek pro tip: If you don't wet tumble, you don't need to dry the cases.

Just what I think every time I read this topic.

 

[Dimner]

I worried about that too and I did the same test. My rare earth magnet had no steel wool on it afterward.

my only issue with 0000 steel wool. It will always end up inside the neck. If not cleaned out it will remain in powder charge. And then in barrel. White scotch-brite pads will clean but wont give the shine like 0000 steel wool. Ultrasonic and dryer after depriming. Clean brass/ clean dies.

 

[Webster]

Hi everyone!
I just started reloading for the first time. I'm doing it for my RPR in 6.5CM. After shooting new brass (Lapua) for the first time I went through the whole process of cleaning it for reloading it a second time. I use a wet tumbler, and then I dried them in the oven on 100C (212F, this was recommended on multiple forum posts) for about 20 minutes. One batch came out mint, but the other has marks running top to bottom, where the cases were touching the oven rack. I can also 'feel' the lines with my fingers. I have attached a picture of one of the cases.

View attachment 1609032

Is this a safety issue? Have I ruined my fancy new Lapua brass? if so, what went actually wrong (oven to high? best never to use oven overall? ...)?

Thanks for thinking along with me!
Kind regards,
Pete

The oven rack is dirty from cooking food.

 

[5spd]

I wet tumble, then in the oven at 170* for 40 min,
does a perfect job.

 

[Spoonbill]

I use a $20 hair dryer from Walmart

 

[D-4297]

Use the microwave next time!

C'mon Man ! Somebody will try that ,thinking it is okay . And we know what can happen .

 

[Kracken McGraw]

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I’ll confess, I’m guilty of going out and putting my hand over the fan to get an idea of this.