Reloading question

[Travelor]

I use WD-40 to clean the carbon residue from the case mouths and the bodies before sizing. After sizing/depriming I give the primer pockets a cleaning, and then clean the Imperial Sizing Wax off with WD-40. Toss them in the vibratory tumbler for about 30 minutes and they come out looking better than new. Clean the few corn cobb pieces that stick in the flash holes with a sharp pencil and brush the case neck interiors and load.

Just a FYI, clean the loaded rounds with a slightly damp paper towel with WD-40 and toss them into a zip-lock bag. They will stay bright and shiny almost indefinitely.

And yes, I buy a lot of WD-40..

[Stormbringer]

Originally Posted by Nor Cal Mikie

I tumble "after" the brass is resized. That gets rid of any sizing lube. Picking out stuck media or SS pins is just part of the job and can be a PITA BUT, IMHO, just another chance to inspect my brass for defects or problems. Rather find any problems before I start adding primers, powder and bullets.

My anal process:

1). Take a cloth, my shirt, or just fingers and clean the neck after firing. If case and neck are clean they are not put into the vibrating unit.
2). If necks still dirty clean them with bore solvent when cleaning the rifle.
3). Use lube, resize/deprime case, clean primer pocket and chamfer/deburr.
4). Wipe off lube, inspect case and into the vibrating cleaner using Hornady
One Shot.
5). Remove from tumbler and empty out media and check flash holes for media.

Mike.

[trevort]

universal decapping die and ultrasonic with cream of tartar and dishwashing liquid mix.

Only clean brass goes into my dies


Not sure how I would handle shooting high volumes though

[x32030]

After firing at the range, I wipe necks with a paper towel. Check primers for pressure signs. At home I decap,neck size wipe neck off again with papertowel. Chamfer case mouth lightly, clean primer pocket with RCBS brush in electric drill. Prime with old Lee priming tool. As long as cases are clean I don't tumble brass very seldom.