Darth-Vang
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What do you clean your reloading dies with? How do you clean the inside of the dies? What’s needed? What are the do’s and don’ts when cleaning them?
I do the same, a Q-tip and Hoppes to clean my seating and crimp dies. Lube build up from using lead boolits. Dillon dies have a clip that you pull. Remove the insert, clean and re-assemble.I just use Hoppes with either a cotton swab or a coffee stirrer wrapped in a paper towel. I dislike disassembling my dies once I have them set.
No clue as I’ve never cleaned them in 60,000 rounds loaded. Clean, lightly lubed (with one shot) pistol brass goes in. I don’t see how they could get dirty enough to hurt anything. I could be wrong.
I guess if you seat and crimp a lot of coated lead bullets the dies could get dirty. I mostly shoot plated/FMJ or hi-tek coated lead bullets.
rifle sizing dies only see cleaned brass lightly lubed with Imperial sizing wax. Haven’t cleaned them either.
I agree 100%. That is how I have done it for the past 35 years, or so.....time gets a little blurry after the first 25 years.I use rubbing alcohol and a soft brush. They never seem to get to dirty.
Brake Cleaner.