Brass Cleaning - No Tumbler

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Re: Brass Cleaning - No Tumbler

Post by JimTom » 23 Jan 2018, 5:15 pm

Mate can you chuck up a few details of the tumbler you ended up buying please if you get a chance.
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Re: Brass Cleaning - No Tumbler

Post by Wylie27 » 23 Jan 2018, 5:56 pm

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Re: Brass Cleaning - No Tumbler

Post by JimTom » 23 Jan 2018, 6:43 pm

Mate thanks very much for that. I only do 50-100 (308 or 223)at a time so the 3kg should be fine provided it has the volume to take at least 50 x 308 cases.
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Re: Brass Cleaning - No Tumbler

Post by sungazer » 23 Jan 2018, 7:06 pm

I did mention that the 3kg is at full capacity with 50 308 cases. It does a better job on 40.
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Re: Brass Cleaning - No Tumbler

Post by straightshooter » 24 Jan 2018, 7:43 am

I suppose tumbling and polishing are OK if your aim is to pass off 'near death' brass as 'once fired'.
Most of the processes people talk about that make their brass look all shiny and new all have a potentially detrimental effect in one way or other.
For example tumbling in SS pins work hardens the brass, worse still the brass will then continue to age harden, clever move if you have gone to a lot of trouble to carefully neck anneal.
Another example, all polishing leaves some abrasive on and inside your cases, what does that do to your bore and eventually your chamber and your loading dies?
The one I really don't get is soaking brass in acids such as vinegar or citric acid which unless they are completely neutralised means you will be shooting some acid residue down your bore. Often the advocates of acid cleaning will also rail against the use of ammonia based bore cleaners. The ammonia based bore cleaners are alkaline. Acids are harmful to metals alkalis are not.
Go figger.
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Only when I FLS I then boil the brass in water with a cap full of dish washer powder added (which by the way is highly alkaline), rinse a few times in clean water and then blow dry with air.
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Re: Brass Cleaning - No Tumbler

Post by JimTom » 24 Jan 2018, 8:00 am

What sort of results are you getting using that method straightshooter?
Would be interested to see the results. Might give it a try myself.
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Re: Brass Cleaning - No Tumbler

Post by Oldbloke » 24 Jan 2018, 12:13 pm

Scooter wrote:What sort of results are you getting using that method straightshooter?
Would be interested to see the results. Might give it a try myself.


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Re: Brass Cleaning - No Tumbler

Post by Oldbloke » 24 Jan 2018, 12:44 pm

If you rinse in tap water a couple of times after the salt/vinegar wash. should be fine. If your worried rinse in a week baking soda solution.

During production they go through an acid solution so I don't see it as a issue if you do as above.

Neck tension is about all being consistent. Whether you don't clean, use the salt/vinegar solution of tumble, if they are all done the same way tension should be consistent.
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