ultrasonic cleaners

[boiler_house7]

was wondering what the thought is on the ultrasonic cleaners, are most of the long range guys using them and which brand-chemicals seem to work best. Thanks Bill

 

[guidom]

i use one, with hornady one shot.

 

[its only light]

I have a Lyman that I have used with the Hornady one shot and the Lyman turbo sonic. I think the Hornady worked slightly better or maybe I just learned what I was doing by the time I started using the one shot. There is a really good article on the accurateshooter I believe tech section on solutions. A guy did a bunch of testing and it seemed he had stumbled on to a mixture/process that was superb. I will see if I can find it and place a link. Either way I say well worth the money. I couldn't go back to a tumbler now.

 

[nosualc]

I tried one for a while, even bought a fancy commercial unit. US got the cases clean, but then I had "sticky necks" when I seated my bullets. You can work around the sticky necks problem with a variety of solutions, but those caused other problems to work around. More trouble than it was worth.

I came to the conclusion that the carbon on the inside of your case necks is your friend. Doing anything to remove it beyond a single stroke with with a nylon brush (ultrasonic or stainless steel pins) is counter productive.

Others have different opinions, but my scores went up when I stopped over-cleaning my brass. It has the added benefit of being easier.

-nosualc

 

[its only light]

Hmmm, I'm going to pay attention to this once. The carbon reducing friction is something that never really crossed my mind. You could be on to something.

 

[XTR]

I use one, I use water, vinegar and a dollop of laundry soap.

I also have a big Dillon polisher that I toss all my brass in after I run it in the US to make it look pretty.

 

[Dave T]

I stopped treating rifle brass like Michelle Obama's jewelry, life's too short to worry about a little discoloration and does nothing for accuracy. I just clean the outside necks, and if the carbon gets too thick inside I will begrudgingly throw them in an ultrasonic cleaner.
Dave T