jwrowland77
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Wow I thought I was weird for always checking my gig line still. Glad to see others still do it.
I always tumble my brass. I don't want all that grime and yuck in my rifle or pistol.
Anyone Else NOT Tumble Rifle Brass?
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Wow I thought I was weird for always checking my gig line still. Glad to see others still do it.
I always tumble my brass. I don't want all that grime and yuck in my rifle or pistol.
CraigC
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I tumble all my brass so that it is clean when it gets cycled through my dies and guns. I'd also hate to know I went through all that trouble to produce crummy-looking handloads. Particularly when it's so easy.
I had no idea what a gig line was until this thread but apparently I also check mine every time I leave the house.
I had no idea what a gig line was until this thread but apparently I also check mine every time I leave the house.
It's scary to think someone would wash their brass, with priming residue in a dishwasher used for dishes. Especially considering all the food residue that they deposit on dishes.
jcwit
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[QUOTEWhat's bad news, having children or using your dishwasher to clean brass? ][/QUOTE]
At my age either one, take your pick.
At my age either one, take your pick.
splattergun
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I don't own a tumbler and it is on the bottom of my loading want list. Maybe some day I might feel like I want one, but I don't see a need.
I clean my brass with hot water, Dawn, vinegar and salt. They come out physically clean and look much better than 'Walmart dressed'. The few I've bothered to spin polish with 0000 steel wool or polishing compound were just to show off to 'Macy's' friends, where show is more important than function.
I only anneal about every 5th or 6th loading. I check inside my rifle cases for head seperation with a paper clip.
I clean my brass with hot water, Dawn, vinegar and salt. They come out physically clean and look much better than 'Walmart dressed'. The few I've bothered to spin polish with 0000 steel wool or polishing compound were just to show off to 'Macy's' friends, where show is more important than function.
I only anneal about every 5th or 6th loading. I check inside my rifle cases for head seperation with a paper clip.
bbuddtec
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I tumble to resize...
anneal when i can't see the shadow from past annealing,
...and don't feel weird checking my line every day.
anneal when i can't see the shadow from past annealing,
...and don't feel weird checking my line every day.
jcwit
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Have yet to anneal my first case, got some rifle cases that have been reloaded 70+ times.
Frankly I like shiney cases, as I like a clean shiney vehicle. Or for that matter a nicely oiled rustfree firearm.
To each his own I guess.
_N4Z_
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No I don't. And on the rare occasion I do this (couple times a year), the brass doesn't go in with the dishes. It goes by itself. Sometimes I like to lick paint chips too.
jcwit
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Well being as you only do it a couple of times a year I suppose its OK to expose yourself to lead contaniments then.
Myself, I'll just opt to clean my cases by more conventional & safer means. I reccomend everyone else do the same.
AABEN
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I have the new Lyman ultrasonic cleaner. That is the way to go. It will clean 200 223 in about 8min and do not have the noise from the old tumbler for 4hr.
Kyle M.
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I use a hornady sonic cleaner. I take the brass and throw it in and run it 30 minutes and it comes out looking like new. I then spread the brass out on a old towel or sheet and let it dry in the sun, if it's not sunny I put it in front of an electric heater. I don't shoot enough that I can't take the time to dry my brass, plus I don't have anywhere I can run a tumbler without disturbing anyone or dusting up the house due to a lack of a garage,or basement.
_N4Z_
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So seriously now, paint chips aside, brass has lead residue on it from priming compound??
Are you talking about the spent primers are leaving lead residue inside the cases? Primers don't produce lead on ignition (that i am aware of), and unless my bullets have exposed bases, which they do not, where exactly is the lead contamination coming from?
Always looking to learn so please explain. Thanks.
_N4Z_
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Ahhhhh ha. So upon further investigation it appears there is merit to this. Maybe I'll dig the wife's sonic jewelery cleaner out of the closet and start using that instead. Thanks to jcwit for pointing out the error in my ways.
jcwit
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There you go, and with a good clean up for the sonic cleaner after you done, "just a dump and wipe out" its ready for when she uses it for her jewlery, you are on the right track.
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