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  Jul 4 2012, 15:46
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SGT  Group: Gold Membership Posts: 616 Joined: 7-November 2007 From: Las Vegas, Nv Member No.: 17,908 Rifle:AICS 6.5 x 47 Lapua; SR 25 Optics:Premiere 3-15x50; Leuopold CQBSS 1.1-8 Ammo:6.5 x 47 Lapua 123 gr scenar; .308 FED GMM 168  |
I like to know what you all use to clean your cases; type of device (brand), media, and at what point in the cycle do you clean?
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Jul 4 2012, 15:50
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Owner/Operator of Sniper's Paradise  Group: SP Admin Posts: 14,898 Joined: 17-February 2003 From: Dallas, GA Member No.: 2,367 Rifle:HD Rifles/APA Rem700 .308 Optics:Nightforce 5.5-20x50mm, MLR reticle, Zero Stop Ammo:Black Hills 175grn Match |
I use a Dillon vibrating tumbler with corncob media, once in a while I add a dollop of the case cleaning liquid that Dillon sells.
I clean my cases after I sort them. I've been wanting to try one of the ultrasonic case cleaners, and Hawker sent me a method using stainless steel media that sounds great. |
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Jul 4 2012, 21:34
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SGT Group: Gold Membership Posts: 616 Joined: 7-November 2007 From: Las Vegas, Nv Member No.: 17,908 Rifle:AICS 6.5 x 47 Lapua; SR 25 Optics:Premiere 3-15x50; Leuopold CQBSS 1.1-8 Ammo:6.5 x 47 Lapua 123 gr scenar; .308 FED GMM 168 |
QUOTE (cmshoot @ Jul 4 2012, 16:50)  I use a Dillon vibrating tumbler with corncob media, once in a while I add a dollop of the case cleaning liquid that Dillon sells. I clean my cases after I sort them. I've been wanting to try one of the ultrasonic case cleaners, and Hawker sent me a method using stainless steel media that sounds great. I've been looking at both of these also. Do you decap your brass prior to cleaning? |
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Jul 4 2012, 21:44
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Owner/Operator of Sniper's Paradise Group: SP Admin Posts: 14,898 Joined: 17-February 2003 From: Dallas, GA Member No.: 2,367 Rifle:HD Rifles/APA Rem700 .308 Optics:Nightforce 5.5-20x50mm, MLR reticle, Zero Stop Ammo:Black Hills 175grn Match |
I don't. On my handgun rounds I don't care, on my precision rifle stuff I always reamed/cleaned the primer pockets as a separate step during brass prep.
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Jul 10 2012, 5:55
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PFC Group: Registered Posts: 291 Joined: 6-January 2004 From: Louisville, KY Member No.: 4,187 Rifle:AI / Rem 700 in .308 and .300 WM and DPMS SASS in .308 Optics:Nightforce NXS and Nikon Tactical Ammo:Mostly Handloads and Federal GMM |
Sorry, late to the game as usual,
I switched to the Stainless Steel Media about 2 years ago, and it is outstanding! BEFORE (IMG:http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/captrichardson/BrassDirty.jpg) AFTER (IMG:http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/captrichardson/BrassClean.jpg) Downside, is the initial cost of everything, but it is pretty much a one time investment. Upside is, pop the primers out, throw them in, tumble for about 3 hours, rinse & dry, and you have brass that is cleaner than new. Tip, once done, I rinse my brass in cold water, then in Alcohol that is at least 90% concentration (drug store or commercial). By doing that, it pulls all of the water off of / out of the cases and the alcohol evaporates / dries quickly with no residue. I reuse the alcohol 8-10 times and then pitch it. Best of Luck, M Richardson |
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Jul 10 2012, 6:35
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Multi-Spectrum Coyote Hunter Group: SP Admin Posts: 3,056 Joined: 8-March 2005 From: Richmond, VA Member No.: 8,107 Rifle:Terry Cross Custom 700, .308 24in bbl. Optics:Nightforce NXS 5.5-22X50 Ammo:44 gr Varget, 175SMK bullets, Lapua Brass |
Still use my Ultrasonic, see the pinned thread on that.
Then I still tumble in the treated corn media to protect the cases. |
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Jul 10 2012, 19:23
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SGT Group: Gold Membership Posts: 616 Joined: 7-November 2007 From: Las Vegas, Nv Member No.: 17,908 Rifle:AICS 6.5 x 47 Lapua; SR 25 Optics:Premiere 3-15x50; Leuopold CQBSS 1.1-8 Ammo:6.5 x 47 Lapua 123 gr scenar; .308 FED GMM 168 |
QUOTE (CaptRichardson @ Jul 10 2012, 5:55) Sorry, late to the game as usual, I switched to the Stainless Steel Media about 2 years ago, and it is outstanding! Best of Luck, M Richardson I have lost the link to the SS media/tumbler. Can you post it? |
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Jul 10 2012, 19:47
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Owner/Operator of Sniper's Paradise Group: SP Admin Posts: 14,898 Joined: 17-February 2003 From: Dallas, GA Member No.: 2,367 Rifle:HD Rifles/APA Rem700 .308 Optics:Nightforce 5.5-20x50mm, MLR reticle, Zero Stop Ammo:Black Hills 175grn Match |
PM sent
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Jul 10 2012, 19:52
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PFC Group: Registered Posts: 291 Joined: 6-January 2004 From: Louisville, KY Member No.: 4,187 Rifle:AI / Rem 700 in .308 and .300 WM and DPMS SASS in .308 Optics:Nightforce NXS and Nikon Tactical Ammo:Mostly Handloads and Federal GMM |
This is the "official company":
http://www.stainlesstumblingmedia.com/?gcl...CFc3MKgodZkZsig There are also other folks and companies out there selling comparable products, your call on what you decide to use. Some other info: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-6SOiWE8Hc http://www.snipershide.com/forum/ubbthread...0869&page=1 Best of Luck, M Richardson |
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Jul 10 2012, 20:45
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SGT Group: Gold Membership Posts: 616 Joined: 7-November 2007 From: Las Vegas, Nv Member No.: 17,908 Rifle:AICS 6.5 x 47 Lapua; SR 25 Optics:Premiere 3-15x50; Leuopold CQBSS 1.1-8 Ammo:6.5 x 47 Lapua 123 gr scenar; .308 FED GMM 168 |
QUOTE (CaptRichardson @ Jul 10 2012, 19:52) This is the "official company": http://www.stainlesstumblingmedia.com/?gcl...CFc3MKgodZkZsig There are also other folks and companies out there selling comparable products, your call on what you decide to use. Some other info: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-6SOiWE8Hc http://www.snipershide.com/forum/ubbthread...0869&page=1 Best of Luck, M Richardson Just bit the bullet so to speak and order the kit. Thanks. The process I plan to follow is this; 1. decap 2. clean cases with above 3. lube (spray lube) and neck size 4. prime 5. charge case 6. seat bullets My next question is how to clean off case lube. Do I really need to add a step after neck size to use the tumbler again? |
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Jul 10 2012, 21:05
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SGT Group: Registered Posts: 673 Joined: 11-December 2011 From: SW GA Member No.: 22,425 Rifle:700 PSS .308 Colt HBAR Match Optics:Night Force 5.5-22X50 MOAR Night Optics D-760AG Gen III Ammo:175 gr SMK 75 gr hand rolled |
could you switch 2 & 3?
This post has been edited by Jester896: Jul 10 2012, 21:07 |
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Jul 11 2012, 0:29
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SGT Group: Gold Membership Posts: 616 Joined: 7-November 2007 From: Las Vegas, Nv Member No.: 17,908 Rifle:AICS 6.5 x 47 Lapua; SR 25 Optics:Premiere 3-15x50; Leuopold CQBSS 1.1-8 Ammo:6.5 x 47 Lapua 123 gr scenar; .308 FED GMM 168 |
QUOTE (Jester896 @ Jul 10 2012, 21:05) could you switch 2 & 3? I thought I would want clean cases going into the die, no? |
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Jul 11 2012, 5:00
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SGT Group: Registered Posts: 673 Joined: 11-December 2011 From: SW GA Member No.: 22,425 Rifle:700 PSS .308 Colt HBAR Match Optics:Night Force 5.5-22X50 MOAR Night Optics D-760AG Gen III Ammo:175 gr SMK 75 gr hand rolled |
yes you do...the few I do are cleaned twice.
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Jul 11 2012, 6:06
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Master Flea Group: Staff Moderators Posts: 5,874 Joined: 29-November 2003 From: South Central Virginia Member No.: 3,596 Rifle:1 Sako TRG22/1 McMillan Tactical 300wm/ 1- 308 custom w/A-5 McMillan stock, 1, PSS Optics:1 3.5x15x50 NF NXS, IOR 10X Ammo:Handloads/M 118 LR |
We should all be using the stainless steel media. That carbon that's left inside the cases really wears our bore out faster then you think. By removing the carbon it puts 1000's of more rounds of life on our barrels.
When we use the old method of cleaning (and I'm still using corn cob media) we leave all that carbon in the case. It's the first thing down the bore when we shoot that reloaded round. The carbon is now like gravel and our bullets are riding along the path. On a new barrel we could realistically see two the three thousand more rounds of life. |
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Jul 11 2012, 6:48
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Multi-Spectrum Coyote Hunter Group: SP Admin Posts: 3,056 Joined: 8-March 2005 From: Richmond, VA Member No.: 8,107 Rifle:Terry Cross Custom 700, .308 24in bbl. Optics:Nightforce NXS 5.5-22X50 Ammo:44 gr Varget, 175SMK bullets, Lapua Brass |
http://snipersparadise.com/sniperchat/inde...p;hl=ultrasonic
I will update the above thread shortly with my modified procedure. |
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