Process Cleaning Fired Brass

[358WCF]

I am missing out on a lot of work. I wipe the carbon off of the necks with a magic cloth, lube with Hornady Unique lube, size, wipe case with alcohol on a rag, and load.

Yes. Quick & easy is under-rated. When I get home right from the range I try to brush neck innards with nylon brush, & use Krazy Kloth on the necks to save the extra effort on hardened carbon. Size with Imperial & their dry neck lube, size, then wipe with a paper towel. No alcohol needed. Check case length, trim if needed, & rock on. This for small batches of 20-30 per rifle. I dont load large quantities of anything. Imperial seems to protect the brass from tarnish too. I found some stuff loaded in the '80s & 90s that the bullets were showing some verde gris, but the brass was still brass colored.

For pistol if the brass is nasty enough to need cleaning it goes in a separate bucket until needed (hopefully never).

 

[Liven The Dream]

De-Prime, Wet Tumble with Pins, Bake at 275 10-15 minutes, lube size, Trim, wash in Acetone, Prime weight sort .

 

[Jaz80]

De-Prime, Wet Tumble with Pins, Bake at 275 10-15 minutes, lube size, Trim, wash in Acetone, Prime weight sort .

Why??

 

[Jaz80]

You all are benchrest shooters?

 

[Liven The Dream]

Why??

I shoot F/Class 1000 yards .
Still do it Hunting Ammo

A Question was asked ?

 

[6.5 forever]

I prefer to tumble fired brass first to get the crud off before sizing.

I tumble, anneal, size, tumble, load.

This

 

[5spd]

I spray lube, fl size, ss polish then trim my brass.

 

[sksshooter]

Ive bounced around a bit but what i have settled on for now assuming the brass is dirty i throw it in corncob for 45 min or so to knock the crud off. Lube, size, deprime and then wet tumble with pins, dawn and lemishine. Then i trim chamfer etc. I also do not load large quantities at one time. Typically for each hunting rifle i like to keep 20-25 rounds loadded. But my brass is all ready to go when i need it.

 

[G7BC]

I did a search and it was like google.. Any answer you want came up.
I have Lapua, fired 6 BR brass. My current process is: spray RCBS case slick, size and polishing with corn cob media.
My question is: Should I be washing the brass in a solution then size then polish?
What solution should I use if I should wash?
Thank you.

I quit tumbling a few years back and it makes no difference. I anneal dirty brass , size and wipe off the spray lube with a rag dampened with windex. Then I trim chamfer debur , clean primer pockets and reload them. I can have my rounds reloaded and ready for the range in the time it took me just to tumble them before. You will never wear out the die but if you did just buy another one. With the time you have saved it would be worth it to me. The brass does not know or care how shiny it is. This being said, we all have a different level of comfort with how we do things." If you think it matters, then it matters."

 

[sksshooter]

I quit tumbling a few years back and it makes no difference. I anneal dirty brass , size and wipe off the spray lube with a rag dampened with windex. Then I trim chamfer debur , clean primer pockets and reload them. I can have my rounds reloaded and ready for the range in the time it took me just to tumble them before. You will never wear out the die but if you did just buy another one. With the time you have saved it would be worth it to me. The brass does not know or care how shiny it is. This being said, we all have a different level of comfort with how we do things." If you think it matters, then it matters."

for myself, i don't honestly believe it matters. my problem is myself... i have in a crunch and my tumbler was broken loaded non "shiny" brass. i simply used a scotch pad clean the neck up and blew it out good and loaded it back up. i just prefer they be nice and shiny but have no dillusion that it is required to produce good loads.

 

[skeeljc]

For all the BR shooters here: Are you concerned with carbon build up on the inside of the case? If so, what is your solution.

 

[mills braswell]

I am missing out on a lot of work. I wipe the carbon off of the necks with a magic cloth, lube with Hornady Unique lube, size, wipe case with alcohol on a rag, and load.

I do almost the same to my brass.^ I don't shoot much or compete, but hand load for my 225 win.. I omit the alcohol and just use a clean rag(s) to wipe off the lube. My brass lots are small and I hate tumbling, then picking out the media. I actually PREFER the aged patina look compared to fresh and shiny. However, I do this process asap after I shoot. Whether it's after target shooting, usually 30 pieces or less, or just one shot at a varmint, it will get done shortly after.

 

[Charlie-NY]

0000 steel wool the necks to remove visible carbon, brass brush the inside of the necks, imperial wax then size, uniform pockets and prime.

On a rare occasion I may briefly wet tumble with SS pins.

 

[markT]

Appreciate all the replies fellas! This is for prairie dog shooting.. Probably close to ~1200 rounds I think I will try and de-prime some rounds and wash in hot water soapy water.. Thank you.