^^^Very nicely done!
Bayou52
NRA Life Member
"Keep Calm and Reload"
Another note on the Wash and Wax. I usually buy it at Walmart. I recently ran out and not having a Walmart locally I bought a jug at the local parts store. It was only about 40 cents more than Walmart. Then a little later I was in a Tractor Supply Store and they had it even cheaper than Walmart. Surprised me!
I find the pins to a pain to deal with but I must feel they are worth it for the clean primer pockets and inside the cases cause I keep using them
I drop my cases of like size 30 carb , 32 auto ,32 S&W , 32 H&R , 327 in one coffee can
35s in another 44 and 45 together , when I have have 4 or 5 cans I do them all 1 can per load .when the first load goes in I decap the second with a lee decaping die with the shell holder for the largest case head in the can. I spend the day with an extendable magnet in my pocket cause every time I pass through the processing area I see pins that escaped the process. Occasionally I run a batch through with just the cleaning solution no pins and that works almost as good.
The vibrating cleaner is now just used for small batches of 20 to 100.
Last edited by onelight; 03-20-2019 at 07:49 AM.
A tip that I learned a while ago: Don't use dish washing detergent with an auto wash & wax. The dish washing detergent is formulated to remove oils and waxes from surfaces, therefore defeating the purpose of the wash & wax. I have found that the detergents in the wash & wax are sufficient.
60 year old new Norma Re 220 Swift, overnight tumble.
Bought 160 of these last year ---- should be enuf !
Pins, water and brass shine powder. Foams up way too much to be just citric acid.
I've been using the ArmorAll W/W with citric acid for about a year now, about 1 1/2 tsp of citric acid to 1 1/2 tbsp of the ArmorAll in the FART full of 9mm cases with cold water up close to the top (about a gallon), tumbled 90 minutes. No pins (too much hassle). There's a bit of suds but not much since the tumbler is almost full. I rinse several times because I've seen wax residue inside some of the cases if not, and after drying outside in the sun or inside over a forced air heating vent the cases get bagged in Ziplok bags. After a year I haven't appreciated any tarnish.
I was told to use hot water, but where I process my brass there isn't any unless I boil some, which I have tried. Too soon to see if there is any long term difference in tarnishing compared to cold washing.
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BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
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