Sorry if I'm going over old ground but can I just check. I've set up my dies and just resized about 150 .303 cases. I tumbled them first in my Lyman 1200 and then lubed them. I now want to remove all the oils and cleaning deposits. If I just buy some dish washer cleaner and drying aid and then just sloosh them about in a bucket do I need to do anything else?
I'm presuming the thread on Lemishine just relates to one of the stainless steel pin tumblers?
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Washing resized cases.
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DaveT
Re: Washing resized cases.
Not sure what lube you used but I just use kitchen towel to wipe off Imperial Sizing Wax....easy peasy! The Lemishine thread was about SS tumblers.Watcher wrote:Sorry if I'm going over old ground but can I just check. I've set up my dies and just resized about 150 .303 cases. I tumbled them first in my Lyman 1200 and then lubed them. I now want to remove all the oils and cleaning deposits. If I just buy some dish washer cleaner and drying aid and then just sloosh them about in a bucket do I need to do anything else?
I'm presuming the thread on Lemishine just relates to one of the stainless steel pin tumblers?
TIA
Watcher
I know that some just put brass back in the tumbler to remove lube.
If you DO wash them then be VERY sure that no damp is left inside before you prime & load!
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John25
Re: Washing resized cases.
Until I bought a sonic cleaner I used kitchen towel (which gives you an opportunity to check the cases by both feel and visually again for any faults)
After a while I abandoned the sonic clean after re-sizing, and have gone back to kitchen towel for the reasons I have said above.
Just be sure to get off all the lube, your cases do need to 'stick' to the chamber walls on firing and, as you can't compress a liquid, there is real danger of over pressure.
Sorry if I'm teaching Granny.
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After a while I abandoned the sonic clean after re-sizing, and have gone back to kitchen towel for the reasons I have said above.
Just be sure to get off all the lube, your cases do need to 'stick' to the chamber walls on firing and, as you can't compress a liquid, there is real danger of over pressure.
Sorry if I'm teaching Granny.
:cheers:
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Re: Washing resized cases.
Concur on the paper towel as thr case comes out of the sizing die.
As John has said lubing and cleaning gives you a good opportunity to give your cases a good visual and tactile inspection. It also brings anice leisurely cadence to the process, restraining any urge to rush.
As John has said lubing and cleaning gives you a good opportunity to give your cases a good visual and tactile inspection. It also brings anice leisurely cadence to the process, restraining any urge to rush.
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Re: Washing resized cases.
dromia wrote:Concur on the paper towel as thr case comes out of the sizing die.
As John has said lubing and cleaning gives you a good opportunity to give your cases a good visual and tactile inspection. It also brings anice leisurely cadence to the process, restraining any urge to rush.
And you can do it in front of the box or,as I did on Thursday, sitting in the sunshine with a nice glass of bordeaux and some heavy metal on the walkman!
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