mchughcb wrote:I have found clean brass not to be grippy at all. I've loaded quite a lot of different rounds from 223 to 416 Rem. No problems at all except the Lapua 243 Win brass. All other calibres no problem and all other makes of brass.
mchughcb wrote:In anycase, wet tumbling gives a far superior clean both of the outside, the inside and primer pockets compared to the old vibrating corn husk setup. I won't be going back to the old method in a hurry.
JimTom wrote:Mate I have never experienced the grippy cases you mention with my regime. I decap and necksize using the one shot spray lube, then use a sonic cleaner which does a great job on the cases both inside and out, including the primer pocket. I even use the spray lube for full length sizing and it works fine. I know people will have a differing opinions on this, my old man is the first to disagree with me on this. Not sure what would be causing your grippy case issue mate, or if wet tumbling will solve it.
SCJ429 wrote:
Physics don't just work in my shed, you increase the grip on the bullet when you have clean cases. Check point 3 in this article.
https://www.accurateshooter.com/technic ... hing-size/
SCJ429 wrote:
Physics don't just work in my shed, you increase the grip on the bullet when you have clean cases. Check point 3 in this article.
https://www.accurateshooter.com/technic ... hing-size/
mchughcb wrote:
Physics don't just work in my shed, you increase the grip on the bullet when you have clean cases. Check point 3 in this article.
https://www.accurateshooter.com/technic ... hing-size/
Just curious have you tried brand new brass and FLS without graphite before firing? If so was it still grippy?
Blr243 wrote:I got slack and did not read all these properly but decided today I might splash out and get a wet tumbler from LGS but they were just shutting shot when I called. Years ago I was prone to sticking a bit of brasso in my corn cob tumbler to give the media a bit more life. I made the mistake today of putting some toothpaste in my tumbler and all I did was add crud to my brass. Jaycar had an ultrasonic cleaner for about 80 and a heated version for about 180. Super cheap had a heated one for 108 with simple instructions. ... for cleaning brass they recommended I cup of water one cup of white vinegar and 4 teaspoons of dish washing detergent........ I’m impressed so far ..... after rinsing and washing and drying I will inspect and then reread your replies and decide if I still want to wet tumble I can see this ultrasonic gadget will also get used for other things that crop up besides cleaning ammo cases .... thanks for your input