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Thread: A much better way to clean brass.

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    Boolit Master
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    The pins clean the insides and primer pockets.
    no pins == dirty insides and primer pockets.
    your choice

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    Boolit Grand Master In Remembrance
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    For those that use Dawn, where did you first read or was told to use it?
    Regards
    John

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    Boolit Grand Master
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    I’ve only done wet tumbling with SS pins once, to do a product review for an article in the ASSRA Journal. I threw a batch of particularly nasty 45-70 brass into my old Thumler Tumbler with the pins, water, and a dose of the original blue Dawn dish detergent and let her roll. I was amazed when I opened it up a couple of hours later and discovered that the dirty brass was nickel... it had been so darkened I couldn’t tell. I wish I hadn’t passed those SS pins on; I have a bunch of nasty brass again.

    Froggie
    "It aint easy being green!"

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    Just finished a full 5 gallon bucket of rifle brass!!! Wet tumbled in a FART, Lemishine, Rain-X wash and wax, and hot water, run them 1 hour, drain them, rinse them,dry them in the oven on 250f for one full hour, sort and package!! Put my Dillon polisher in retirement. Works for me.
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    Boolit Buddy
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    Quote Originally Posted by rcslotcar View Post
    I use 99 cent store lemon juice concentrate, works great for me.
    Ditto. Lemishine replacement. I use one or 2 capfuls of Real lemon juice. Cant imagine the brass being any cleaner.

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    Is the difference in $$ worth the STM vs Thumbler B? She asked me what I wanted for Christmas. I know the STM is much better quality but still!
    Whatever!

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Abbreviations used in Reloading

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