mjwcaster
07-28-2016, 04:22 PM
I don't reload for rifle yet, but plan on getting into it soon, .223(AR)/.308(bolt).
I don't even own a centerfire rifle anymore, but I will get back into them soon.
So a few months ago I was buying some pistol brass and there were a couple of buckets of .223 sitting there.
As you can guess, I couldn't resist and emptied my wallet and filled my car.
A while later I came to my senses and realized I didn't need that much brass, so I started sorting out the LC and selling off the rest.
Finally tried washing my pistol brass in citric acid and I love it.
Tried it with the .223, cleaned them up great, but I didn't get all the water out and they grew grunge on them.
Had to wash them again, rinse with clear water and then dry them out good.
Kind of got sidetracked and just finished sorting yesterday (anyone need brass j/k).
I decided to tumble some of my LC brass, tossed it in the tumbler with the crushed walnut media (pet bedding from walmart).
Stuff was way too big, clogged up the insides of the brass.
I got most of it out and read of a neat trick, throw it back in the empty tumbler for a few minutes to dislodge the stuck media.
It worked, but I left it in there for more than a few minutes and all the carbon/dust got impacted into the cases.
Now I need to wipe all the cases down to get them clean again.
Off to another pet store to get ground walnut media (not being cheap, closest store that sells reloading supplies is 40 miles).
Tried retumbling the dusty/carbon cases in it, not coming clean.
So I just started another batch of dirty .223 brass, hope this one works out better.
The ground walnut media sure pours out the of brass and my separator easier, will be nicer even in my pistol cases.
Now I just need the tools to finish brass prep and then components to reload.
And I rifle would help.
I would have one already if deals on used pistols didn't keep popping up.
I did grab a lower when we had some in stock at the shop, and I think I have figured out how I what I want to build.
Can't wait to see how the rest of this saga goes.
I don't even own a centerfire rifle anymore, but I will get back into them soon.
So a few months ago I was buying some pistol brass and there were a couple of buckets of .223 sitting there.
As you can guess, I couldn't resist and emptied my wallet and filled my car.
A while later I came to my senses and realized I didn't need that much brass, so I started sorting out the LC and selling off the rest.
Finally tried washing my pistol brass in citric acid and I love it.
Tried it with the .223, cleaned them up great, but I didn't get all the water out and they grew grunge on them.
Had to wash them again, rinse with clear water and then dry them out good.
Kind of got sidetracked and just finished sorting yesterday (anyone need brass j/k).
I decided to tumble some of my LC brass, tossed it in the tumbler with the crushed walnut media (pet bedding from walmart).
Stuff was way too big, clogged up the insides of the brass.
I got most of it out and read of a neat trick, throw it back in the empty tumbler for a few minutes to dislodge the stuck media.
It worked, but I left it in there for more than a few minutes and all the carbon/dust got impacted into the cases.
Now I need to wipe all the cases down to get them clean again.
Off to another pet store to get ground walnut media (not being cheap, closest store that sells reloading supplies is 40 miles).
Tried retumbling the dusty/carbon cases in it, not coming clean.
So I just started another batch of dirty .223 brass, hope this one works out better.
The ground walnut media sure pours out the of brass and my separator easier, will be nicer even in my pistol cases.
Now I just need the tools to finish brass prep and then components to reload.
And I rifle would help.
I would have one already if deals on used pistols didn't keep popping up.
I did grab a lower when we had some in stock at the shop, and I think I have figured out how I what I want to build.
Can't wait to see how the rest of this saga goes.