Getting bullet lube out of seating dies?

[oconeedan]

What is the best way to remove bullet lube from the inside of a bullet seating die? I was thinking heat gun, then using bore brush wrapped with a patch.
I also thought about letting it swim in a pot of boiling water.
Thanks in advance, Dan

[redhawk0]

I disassemble the die then use paint thinner. Bore brushes help get the die clean and a rag to get the seater stem clean.

redhawk

[oconeedan]

Ah, I think I found the perfect way. I disassembled die, heated with heat gun. I used glove, as it was very warm, but not so much as to hurt the die. I then chucked a brass bore brush in a variable speed drill, and wrapped the brush with a patch. The built up lube came right out. I used several patches to get it completely clean.

[Froogal]

Rubbing alcohol. Mineral Spirits, brake cleaner, cotton swabs. I have learned that ALL reloading dies need periodic disassembly and cleaning.

[Conditor22]

boil and brush it then go to powdercoating This is one reason I switched

[Winger Ed.]

Be careful to minimize the build up.
Try not to have lube above the grooves.

When it happens, take out stem, clean die and step with solvent, a rag & Q-tips.

[Bazoo]

I clean them by disassembling and using some hoppes and a bore brush followed by a patch. Now if I'm in the middle of a run, I'll take the die and spray remoil up in there and do the best I can with a rag twisted in there. Better than resetting the die. I might do that between runs a few times too until I feel the need to disassemble the die.

Also I have found that I can measure the overall length of the die before I remove the seat stem, then when it goes back together instead of trial and error seating a bullet for my depth, I just set the seat stem back to that measurement and it is exactly set.

[Texas by God]

Carb cleaner.

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[JimB..]

As per above, mostly chemical process for me. When I buy used dies I will often just run them through a hot ultrasonic cycle.

[Hick]

I just run an old test tube brush up into the die and turn it a few times. Takes out enough lube so that seating depth stays good, even though its not really clean. My way you might have to run the brush up into the die a few times for a box of ammo, but it saves taking things apart.

[Froogal]

Carb cleaner.

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Aerosol carb cleaner works very good, and is almost guaranteed to get the job done, but it can be a bit too aggresive sometimes. Carb cleaner WILL remove paint and can have a detrimental effect on some plastic components. I prefer to use brake cleaner.

[Texas by God]

Aerosol carb cleaner works very good, and is almost guaranteed to get the job done, but it can be a bit too aggresive sometimes. Carb cleaner WILL remove paint and can have a detrimental effect on some plastic components. I prefer to use brake cleaner.

I should have been more specific. I use the liquid Berryman's B12 from a GLASS cup with Qtips. Spraying aerosol carburetor cleaner into the open end of a die is a good way to get an eyeful of something you do not want an eyeful of!

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[oconeedan]

boil and brush it then go to powdercoating This is one reason I switched

Yes yes, I hear you. But some of the bullets I shoot are bore riders, and won't chamber unless I size the bore riding section, which I am not willing to do. Or I could make a doohicky that only pc the bottom section of the bullet, which I am not willing to do either. For now. I am starting to pc other bullets though...

[dangitgriff]

Ah, I think I found the perfect way. I disassembled die, heated with heat gun. I used glove, as it was very warm, but not so much as to hurt the die. I then chucked a brass bore brush in a variable speed drill, and wrapped the brush with a patch. The built up lube came right out. I used several patches to get it completely clean.

Propane torch and BBQ tongs is faster...

[Froogal]

I should have been more specific. I use the liquid Berryman's B12 from a GLASS cup with Qtips. Spraying aerosol carburetor cleaner into the open end of a die is a good way to get an eyeful of something you do not want an eyeful of!

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Hadn't thought of that, but the last container of Berryman's B12 I used was nothing more than brake fluid, which probably WOULD work for cleaning a die.

[osteodoc08]

I usually manually clean then spray with brake cleaner to get any residue

[Ickisrulz]

I am another heat gun user. I heat until the wax runs out and then wipe it out with a patch or paper towel.

[rodclark]

You used the term "bore riders." Are you referring to chambers reamed with a bore rider reamer?

[JonB_in_Glencoe]

You used the term "bore riders." Are you referring to chambers reamed with a bore rider reamer?

no.
there is a style of boolit with a long nose, when the cartridge is chambered, the nose engages the rifling beyond the throat leade.
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...its-101-needed

[richhodg66]

Ed's Red or Hoppes and a little elbow grease.