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What do you guys recommend for polishing machining marks out of rifle chambers and reloading dies?

Thanks for your help.

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Posts: 7158 | Location: Snake River | Registered: 02 February 2004Reply With Quote
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First, if there are machining markes in a chamber, you should return it. Now let me say, I'm refering to significant marks on the cases after firing. Slight marks do no harm. But if you can feel the mark/scratch with youre fingernail, it's too much.

Second, there should be no marks inside a die. If you can see marks in a die, return it. Or if they are making marks on the cases, and you are sure the die is clean, return it.
 
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Nothing is out of spec. I've had some of these dies for a while and the one rifle is used. I just want to polish the dies especially. Something to do on a winter evening. Any suggestions as to methods? Thanks.
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I doubt if you can do much polishing on your dies, as they are heat treated, and VERY hard.

A little FLITZ on a patch wrapped around a bore bore brush in an electric drill will usually clean them a bit though.

Same with your rifle's chamber, if it needs more than FLITZ, sent it back where it came from.
 
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Thanks!,
Flitz is what I was trying to remember.
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