Hey ya'll,
I was fortunate enough to procure 600 rounds of Talon .50 Cal AP recently. The brass is 1945's vintage; although there is nothing wrong with it, the brass is rather tarnished. I want to shine it up a little better before chambering it in my M99 Barrett.
These rounds are loaded and primed of course with fresh primer, powder and bullet tips. Steel wool does indeed brighten them up; I have been wanting to chuck them in a drill with a shellholder attached to the base of the round. And give the cartridge some twirls while holding it in a handful of steel wool.
I plan to use the Lee case trimmer chellholder to do this. Of course, since the Lee case trimmer shellholder screws down on the male portion which is chucked into the drill, how safe do you think this is? The primer will be in contact with the male threaded portion of the shellholder; although I do not plan to screw it down hard, I want to have it firmly attached.
In your best professional opinions, would you feel that this is unsafe, or a non-issue?
Kindest Regards,
-Will in Maryland
I was fortunate enough to procure 600 rounds of Talon .50 Cal AP recently. The brass is 1945's vintage; although there is nothing wrong with it, the brass is rather tarnished. I want to shine it up a little better before chambering it in my M99 Barrett.
These rounds are loaded and primed of course with fresh primer, powder and bullet tips. Steel wool does indeed brighten them up; I have been wanting to chuck them in a drill with a shellholder attached to the base of the round. And give the cartridge some twirls while holding it in a handful of steel wool.
I plan to use the Lee case trimmer chellholder to do this. Of course, since the Lee case trimmer shellholder screws down on the male portion which is chucked into the drill, how safe do you think this is? The primer will be in contact with the male threaded portion of the shellholder; although I do not plan to screw it down hard, I want to have it firmly attached.
In your best professional opinions, would you feel that this is unsafe, or a non-issue?
Kindest Regards,
-Will in Maryland