beatledog7
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All I do inside is run a brush up into bottleneck brass to make sure there's nothing jammed in there.
Do you clean the inside of your brass?
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gamestalker
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Well, that was just about what I expected for responses, and I'm by no means offended. We all approach this hobby with our own personal agenda, mine has nothing to do with how long it takes me to build a round, as I immensely enjoy the time I spend with this hobby.
And RC, my Wife and grown children gave up trying to get me to seek professional help a long time ago.
And to those who recognize my sleep disorder, yes, I do sleep very well at night knowing the powder isn't having to share it's personal space with anything that doesn't belong there.
No, but seriously, I don't do it for appearance, it's primarily about the media dust that cakes up under the shoulder. I could really care less what the inside looks like, but more so my concern is, what's causing the media dust to cake up. I assume it is lube residue, which is where acetone comes into play.
The other benefit to having the inside nice and clean is, I sometimes enjoy drinking my coffee from a bottle neck casing, I just hate media dust floating around in it.
The first step in seeking help is, admitting I have a problem, I have now done that. So I assume the next step would be spending the money to go with stainless media?
GS
And RC, my Wife and grown children gave up trying to get me to seek professional help a long time ago.
And to those who recognize my sleep disorder, yes, I do sleep very well at night knowing the powder isn't having to share it's personal space with anything that doesn't belong there.
No, but seriously, I don't do it for appearance, it's primarily about the media dust that cakes up under the shoulder. I could really care less what the inside looks like, but more so my concern is, what's causing the media dust to cake up. I assume it is lube residue, which is where acetone comes into play.
The other benefit to having the inside nice and clean is, I sometimes enjoy drinking my coffee from a bottle neck casing, I just hate media dust floating around in it.
The first step in seeking help is, admitting I have a problem, I have now done that. So I assume the next step would be spending the money to go with stainless media?
GS
blarby
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GS, you and I look eye-to-eye on a lot of reloading issues.
This is one of them !
Ultrasonic and tumbling gets my brass exactly the same as all this SS needle stuff I see pictures of floating around.
Scrub 'em surgical clean, do what you must to satisfy your desire for perfection.
Reloading isn't an art form/ zen task for most folks, it seems to fall somewhere between a chore and pseudo-science.
I will attest that ultrasonic cleaning gets the inside of the case spic and span, and home-made solutions are pennies.
If you are interested, don't buy ANY of the ultrasonics I've been able to find in catalogs or on the web....go to harbor freight. They have a FANTASTIC chicago power tool brand cleaner that rotates on and off "sale" in the $45-$60 range....considerably cheaper than anything i've seen lately.
No, you ain't crazy, you're persnickety..... there is a difference, and you are not alone.
This is one of them !
Ultrasonic and tumbling gets my brass exactly the same as all this SS needle stuff I see pictures of floating around.
Scrub 'em surgical clean, do what you must to satisfy your desire for perfection.
Reloading isn't an art form/ zen task for most folks, it seems to fall somewhere between a chore and pseudo-science.
I will attest that ultrasonic cleaning gets the inside of the case spic and span, and home-made solutions are pennies.
If you are interested, don't buy ANY of the ultrasonics I've been able to find in catalogs or on the web....go to harbor freight. They have a FANTASTIC chicago power tool brand cleaner that rotates on and off "sale" in the $45-$60 range....considerably cheaper than anything i've seen lately.
No, you ain't crazy, you're persnickety..... there is a difference, and you are not alone.
Benchrest shooters don't do it. They wipe the outside and brush the neck. They shoot the same 15 to 20 cases all weekend long. Do it for any reason you want, but do not expect better accuracy, especially in anything less than a full blown custom bench gun, with a shooter who could prove the difference, if it existed.
crazy4milsurps
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I haven't noticed any decrease or increase in how clean the inside of the case is but if I'm cleaning it I may as well go all of the way with it and I do sleep better at night.
FROGO207
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I find with the SS media you can easily look into any casing and see what is or is not in there cause it is not a dark black hole anymore----even with those pesky bottle neck cases.
If speed is a necessity then do not worry about cleaning your cases as it does not really matter for accuracy as already stated. Me I want them to shine just "because" so therefore I make them shine. Just choose your level of prep and load em up, they all will shoot fine.
If speed is a necessity then do not worry about cleaning your cases as it does not really matter for accuracy as already stated. Me I want them to shine just "because" so therefore I make them shine. Just choose your level of prep and load em up, they all will shoot fine. Certaindeaf
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Good question.
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Damon555
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If anything you are adding another way for the primer or powder to become contaminated.
You're just wasting your time.....
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