Pay it Forward in Reloading

[Mark_Mark]

Your going to get a rude awakening with the wet tumbler that Poper is sending you. Better buy some Armor All Wash and Wax.

I can learn to like shiny things

 

[Bazoo]

lm wanting to get into wet tumbling, not for shiny, but to clean inside 30-30 cases. Once you load them 5-6 times and tumble between loadings, they get a black gritty layer inside.

 

[AJC1]

lm wanting to get into wet tumbling, not for shiny, but to clean inside 30-30 cases. Once you load them 5-6 times and tumble between loadings, they get a black gritty layer inside.

The bench rest crowd would call that the magic, but I like jewelry.

 

[tightgroup tiger]

Me too! I like to think of my cases as being fully reconditioned before I load them.

 

[Mark_Mark]

Nobody likes a little patina on there case? and guns?

 

[GeoDudeFlorida]

Nobody likes a little patina on there case? and guns?

Boom!-Splat! makes me smile.
Fizzle-Pop... makes me upset.
Other than that, don't care.

 

[GeoDudeFlorida]

The bench rest crowd would call that the magic, but I like jewelry.

LOL!!! Well, like a biker buddy of mine used to say, "The only good thing shiny chrome does is help the tow truck driver find you on a dark night."

That said, to each their own and best of luck with whatever you choose. I known lots of grubby bike riders that broke down and plenty of shiny ones that never did - and vice-versa.

 

[barnfrog]

LOL!!! Well, like a biker buddy of mine used to say, "The only good thing shiny chrome does is help the tow truck driver find you on a dark night."

Along the same line of logic, maybe shiny brass is easier to find on the ground?

As you say though, everyone's free to treat their brass as they see fit.

 

[Mark_Mark]

Along the same line of logic, maybe shiny brass is easier to find on the ground?

As you say though, everyone's free to treat their brass as they see fit.

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[Hooda Thunkit]

It's funny, I loaded for years without a vibratory cleaner. The only reason I have one now is that it came in a package deal several years ago. I would just wipe off the brass and load it. Sometimes I would wash it in hot soap water.

For decades, generations even, reloaders didn't clean brass beyond washing off the black powder junk, or neutralizing corrosive primer residue with water. One could always tell who were the reloaders; their brass was brown.

Now it seems one can't reload without first making the brass sparkly. Many words, and much time spent on the least important aspect of reloading.

C'est la vie, I suppose. In the end, do whatever makes you happy.

 

[Bazoo]

Cleaning for me hasnt as much to do with looks, it has to do with time. I don’t want to wipe each case clean when I can dump them in the tumbler and forget about it. I’ve developed quick methods for separating cases.

That black stuff in cases, if you use an expander ball, drags out and scratches your dies and subsequently your cases. I’ve moved away from expander balls, partly to help alleviate that issue, partly because I use an m die anyways.

 

[WeekendReloader]

people coat their bullets in horrible colors, but need shinny mirror like brass??? sorry to drift.

I like my brass clean. It helps keep all my tools and press clean.

 

[Bazoo]

I always tumble clean or new brass because the dust makes the brass not gall my die.

 

[Mark_Mark]

I always tumble clean or new brass because the dust makes the brass not gall my die.

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[Seedy Character]

Cleaning is inspecting

 

[AJC1]

Cleaning is inspecting

That's part of my excuse. I pick up range brass and really clean makes for easy inspection. Besides if your looking for pins your not halfassing it.

 

[Bazoo]

I inspect as part of grabbing to resize for pistol or when applying lube to rifle, and then again specifically after I seat and crimp.

 

[Poper]

FART went via FedEx to Mark_Mark this afternoon.
Check your inbox, please.

 

[Mark_Mark]

FART went via FedEx to Mark_Mark this afternoon.
Check your inbox, please.

I’m smiling right NOW! Thanks a MILLION!

 

[Mark_Mark]

Look what just showed up in the Mail!!!

Has anybody ever won the lottery! I just did!

Thank you @Poper

 

[Poper]

I hope you like using it more than I.

 

[tightgroup tiger]

The 308s that @GeoDudeFlorida sent me just arrived, Good looking stuff. It's been deprimed and is in the US cleaner right now.
Thanks a bunch, these will be put to good use.

 

[tightgroup tiger]

10 minutes in the US cleaner and off to the dryer it goes.

 

[GeoDudeFlorida]

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10 minutes in the US cleaner and off to the dryer it goes.

Sweet!

 

[Highland Lofts]

I have been wet tumbling 40 caliber brass for a couple of days, just did tomorrow tumble rfull of 40 caliber. You will like how clean the brass comes out.