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Anyone have a good way of cleaning soot of the case necks. I have left some cases in the tumbler for eight hours using Dillon Rapid Polish. Cases get really clean but nothing seems to get all the soot off the case necks. Dave DRSS Chapuis 9.3X74 Chapuis "Jungle" .375 FL Krieghoff 500/.416 NE Krieghoff 500 NE "Git as close as y can laddie an then git ten yards closer" "If the biggest, baddest animals on the planet are on the menu, and you'd rather pay a taxidermist than a mortician, consider the 500 NE as the last word in life insurance." Hornady Handbook of Cartridge Reloading (8th Edition). | ||
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Just tried kroil, that didnt work, OOOO steel wool did the trick | |||
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Yes, steel wool is a fast way of getting the job done. Some Flitz metal polish in your tumbling media ensures very shiny cases, whether it gets rid of your soot, only you can tell. - mike ********************* The rifle is a noble weapon... It entices its bearer into primeval forests, into mountains and deserts untenanted by man. - Horace Kephart | |||
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Steel wool has worked for me for the last 45 years. I always have some available on my loading bench to clean up spots, soot, and blemishes on cases. Barstooler | |||
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A lot of benchresters use Never-Dull. Removes the soot and polishes the case. And it is fast and easy. The only easy day is yesterday! | |||
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Just use an oily cloth on freshly fired cases. Avoid ball powders if you cannot wipe them off within a few days of firing. Some ball powders will leave a black etch that is very hard to remove. | |||
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I wipe off my case necks with Never-Dull. Then I shove them onto a nylon brush which is rotating in a power drill that is fixed to my work bench. Here I polish the case with a soft cloth. Cleans the inside of the necks at the same time. | |||
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G'Day Fella's, Dave, have a look at the www.sinclairintl.com web site and search # 749012773. They are now selling a product that might do this in the case tumbler? It is stainless steel wire (looks to be 1.6mm / 1/16" diameter) cut into 10mm / 3/8" long pieces and sold as a 5 pound bag but unfortunately, it looks like you have to buy a Tumbler to get the S/Steel media? Apparently this is the Ducks Guts / Cats Meow for getting Brass really clean and polished? Hope that helps Doh! Homer Lick the Lolly Pop of Mediocrity Just Once and You Will Suck For Life! | |||
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The Thumblers Tumbler w/SS Media made a believer out of me, that stuff just plain works fantastic, Waidmannsheil, Dom. -------- There are those who only reload so they can shoot, and then there are those who only shoot so they can reload. I belong to the first group. Dom --------- | |||
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http://www.stainlesstumblingmedia.com/ This set up cleans cases inside and out including the primer pockets. | |||
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Take a small pad of #0000 steel wool, dip it in a tray of Hoppe's #9 and give the neck a twirl. That'll do it. Aim for the exit hole | |||
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Thanks guys! Dave DRSS Chapuis 9.3X74 Chapuis "Jungle" .375 FL Krieghoff 500/.416 NE Krieghoff 500 NE "Git as close as y can laddie an then git ten yards closer" "If the biggest, baddest animals on the planet are on the menu, and you'd rather pay a taxidermist than a mortician, consider the 500 NE as the last word in life insurance." Hornady Handbook of Cartridge Reloading (8th Edition). | |||
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I just do a quick twist in some 0000 steel wool, no solvent needed, bright & shiney.  LIFE IS NOT A SPECTATOR'S SPORT! | |||
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Hey Dave, Are you standing Inspection on your Cases?  | |||
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 Dave DRSS Chapuis 9.3X74 Chapuis "Jungle" .375 FL Krieghoff 500/.416 NE Krieghoff 500 NE "Git as close as y can laddie an then git ten yards closer" "If the biggest, baddest animals on the planet are on the menu, and you'd rather pay a taxidermist than a mortician, consider the 500 NE as the last word in life insurance." Hornady Handbook of Cartridge Reloading (8th Edition). | |||
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I use one of two methods: #1-I use a Lee cartridge holder that can be chucked in a drill, and with my case held by same chuck it in my 18V Dewalt and remove/clean it using 0000 steel wool. #2-Use a correct for caliber size copper bore brush screw it into a short aluminum claing rod chuck in drill allow drill action to wrap enough 0000 steel wool to not only clean and polish the inside of the case mouth but also to outside and neck as well. | |||
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I use fresh treated walnut media and don't worry much about it.If your media is not fresh you will run the tumbler forever before your cases are clean.I also now discovered that if I mix the red walnut with a bit of green corn cob,my cases come out clean without the red residue inside the case! | |||
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McFox, I also use Nvrdull when I trim the cases in my lee case trimmer in a power drill. First I trim, then I debur, then I polish the inside of the case neck with a little steel wool on an old cleaning brush, the I use Nvrdull to clean the case. It is quick and effective. However, I could not found any details of the contents of Nvrdull. For the maybe that it contains amonia I therefor play is safe to wash the brass afterwards in soapy water and then clean water. I then dry the whole batch by throwing it in an old towel. | |||
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NEVR-DULL with a case holder in my cordless drill. 5-10 seconds on a case. Very shiny and smooth. Seems to hold the shine for quite a while. Use a brass brush for a quick inside neck clean for a few revs. Cheers Johan | |||
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Carb Cleaner works for me . . . | |||
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This was a good suggestion. I pitched my old media and filled my tumbler with new green corncob media and it took care of 95% of the soot. A little 0000 fine steel wool took care of the rest. Thanks. Dave DRSS Chapuis 9.3X74 Chapuis "Jungle" .375 FL Krieghoff 500/.416 NE Krieghoff 500 NE "Git as close as y can laddie an then git ten yards closer" "If the biggest, baddest animals on the planet are on the menu, and you'd rather pay a taxidermist than a mortician, consider the 500 NE as the last word in life insurance." Hornady Handbook of Cartridge Reloading (8th Edition). | |||
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I'd like to throw in a thought on the use of steel wool. Doesn't the steel wool leave any steel dust on the cases, which could promote the development of rust in the chamber? | |||
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The stainless steel media ia unbelievable. If you are prepared to put up with the minor hassle of drying the brass afterwards it works better than any other form of tumbling | |||
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I know it probably sounds like I'm lying, but I've actually reloaded and fired cases that weren't completely shiny... AND lived to tell about it. Maybe I was in a time warp or maybe I just got lucky, but after 30+ years of taking critters and sometimes even shooting decent groups with unclean brass, I'd bet I could do it again if the planets lined up correctly. | |||
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I clean my cases and don't worry if the soot comes off or not. But then again, I drink milk out of the carton too. Mike Legistine actu quod scripsi? Never under estimate the internet community's ability to reply to your post with their personal rant about their tangentially related, single occurrence issue.  What I have learned on AR, since 2001: 1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken. 2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps. 3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges. 4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down. 5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine. 6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle. 7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions. 8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA. 9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not. 10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact. 11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores. 12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence. 13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances. | |||
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