Ammunition & Hand Loading > Cartridge and Shotshell reloading
Cleaning brass after sizing
Dan W:
George. I too use a Dillon press for .45 and 9mm. I do not use case lube for pistol rounds, but I do tumble in a mix of walnut media (lizard litter from the pet store) along with an additive of 60% Nu finish car polish mixed with 40% minerals spirits. I add a few table spoons to the media before I add the brass and tumble for several hours for brass that looks unbelievable and has a slick finish like a wax.
As for powder I am pretty much exclusively loading AA#5 for .45 acp and 9mm with Federal primers
George:
Thanks for the info Dan.....
maanbr:
ghknives,
For large quantities of resized .223 brass I use a bucket of hot soapy water to clean all of the lube off. After a rinse spread them out on a towel and set them in the sun on a hot day for a while and they dry out quick and ready to load.
Rich B:
--- Quote from: ghknives on September 25, 2009, 10:26:14 AM ---Looking for ideas on cleaning the lube from large quantities of resized rifle brass. Hate to contaminate my polishing media with the lube.
--- End quote ---
A few quarts of hot water, some dish detergent, and a teaspoon of salt. Slosh them around, let them soak, slosh again, drain, rinse with hot water, drain, spread on a towel to dry.
Some guys bake at 250* for an hour to dry them. Do NOT use a baking sheet you'll eat off of.
SemperFiGuy:
Here's a reloading tip for your consideration if:
A) You use soapy water to clean case lube off your brass, or
B) You use a liquid case cleaner instead of an honest-to-goodness vibratory tumbler and walnut media.
Like some of the Good Ol' Boys in the forum listings up above.
Here's the tip:
After either of the above processes, you'll have wet cartridge cases. It's Hell to get all the wet out of the insides of the cartridge cases.
So---Wait until your Wo-man goes to the mall, hair salon, church, whatever. [Wait til she goes to Work, even. You can stay home.]
Get hold of her hair dryer. Crank it up good and high. Put the cases in a reloading tray, neck down/rim up.
Run the hair dryer over the cartridge cases. Water evaporates nicely when cases get hot. [ Don't do the Guy Thing and melt the plastic reloading tray. Or set the wooden reloading tray on fire.]
After the hair dryer cools, put it back where you got it. Before she comes home.
The Woman will still know that you used it. Deny it anyhow. Make her wonder What the Hell. Tell her your Girl Friend came over, just to dry her hair.
Have a beer. Then charge the cases and seat the bullets.
Whoops....Charge cases, seat bullets, THEN have the beer.
You'll save the expense of heating the oven. [This method is Green.]
SFG
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