I had that same problem on one batch. The thing I did different from other batches was drying them in an oven @ 100 degrees. Turned them a darker bronze color. Think I will try my food dryer next time with the fan only.
I had that same problem on one batch. The thing I did different from other batches was drying them in an oven @ 100 degrees. Turned them a darker bronze color. Think I will try my food dryer next time with the fan only.
I use as little Lemishine as I can......
Soldered a 9mm case to a wire handle for a scoop, and that is plenty for a load in my "B".
Just a small squirt of Blue Dawn, enough to make suds.
I rinse in the hottest possible water, usually three changes of water,
and rinse the pins too, once they are separated.
The Dawn removes the Imperial sizing wax, the hot water removes the Dawn.
and the hot brass dries much quicker after toweling than cold brass would.
Someone posted recently that
soaking the brass overnight in water before tumbling reduces the tumbling time to one hour.....
I tried that and it really works!
I wish I could remember who posted it, and give him the credit and thanks he deserves.
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Try this instead of Dawn,makes a major improvement and they store better.
"The remedy for evil men is not the abrogation of the rights of law abiding citizens. The remedy for evil men is the gallows." Thomas Jefferson
I agree with Buckeye Bandit on the Armor All wash and wax. Brass stays shiny for many months and the very small amount of wax makes resizing even easier.
Just wondering if the OP ever resolved the problem posted here and have one other question.......from your post it seemed like you'd been using pins for awhile then all of a sudden this happened. Just curious to know if you figured out what caused it?
Temper is a quality that at a critical moment brings out the best in steel and the worst in people.
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |