Cleaning brass in the washing machine
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Thats the first thing I said to the wife when I read the title!!
This guys not married. Buy one of those cheap plastic cement mixers and have at er. Probably do 1000 at a time/
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Exactly my thought.
I have never cleaned the inside of a case in my 40+ years of reloading.
It's kind of funny how my rifles will shoot 1/2" groups or less, if I do my part, with dirty insides.
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Anyone who washes their clothes takes the risk of getting who knows what using laundry mat washing machines. Hope you enjoyed your pound of flesh.
LordEvilPepper
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Anyone who washes their clothes takes the risk of getting who knows what using laundry mat washing machines. Hope you enjoyed your pound of flesh.
there is a difrence both ethicly and physicly between getting low levels of contaminates like oil ,dirt, sawdust, or metal filings in your wash from someone else who is legitimatly washing their work clothing:
And getting contaminates from someone who in knowingly putting nothing but a harmful cemical substance in a public use washing machine because he wants the inside of his bullet cases clean to satisfy his OCD.
As for comments about breaking washing machines being no big deal? you do relize people have to pay for repairs. And industrial washing machines are not cheap. If you were caught willfully damaging property I'm sure the owner would have you pay for it. (and a couple hundred brass cases in a rotary washing machine is sure to make noise.). And let not forget the inconvience to all the people that have to use the washing machines at a laundry mat because they don't have access to washing machines at their place of residence.
"the new wave of the "ME" generation. " is what irks me these days, no social responisbility at all. And the worst part is many of these people think that it's not just ok to do something that harms others for the benift of themselfs but that its actualy wrong to do the socialy right thing.
I made no comment about breaking washing machines. I also did not say I would put casing loose into a laundry mat washing machine. You seem to be very creative or getting me mixed up with someone elses comments.
Oil is a low level contaminant? Why do oil cans have warnings about not getting oil on your hands? Silly me, I am a chemistry major - I suppose that might be different from a cemical major.
I did not intend in getting into a dispute with another gunnut. So to all the reloaders reading this thread I will not reply to any more barbs by Lord Evil.
LordEvilPepper
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I was refurring to this comment
If you realy want your brass clean inside... just use a well fitting bore brush and soapy water, its all i use to clean dirt out of the brass if by chance lands in some mud after it ejects from my gun.
If you realy want your brass clean inside... just use a well fitting bore brush and soapy water, its all i use to clean dirt out of the brass if by chance lands in some mud after it ejects from my gun.
Clean the inside? ... pfft.
Vinegar, dishsoap and water for a couple hours. Rinse and dry overnight on a baking pan.
Maybe a twist on the necks with fine steelwool, if they're really grungy.
That'll be the day, that I drive to a laundromat, or use up utility $'s, for brass!.
Ever see those .1 MOA BR guy's cases?.
Vinegar, dishsoap and water for a couple hours. Rinse and dry overnight on a baking pan.
Maybe a twist on the necks with fine steelwool, if they're really grungy.
That'll be the day, that I drive to a laundromat, or use up utility $'s, for brass!.
Ever see those .1 MOA BR guy's cases?.
For the record, i was implying to those using a washing machine already at their home, & not getting caught by their wife. I my self would'nt be using a washing machine to clean my brass. LOL. I use crushed wallnuts & my tumbler.
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Anyone who washes their clothes takes the risk of getting who knows what using laundry mat washing machines. Hope you enjoyed your pound of flesh.
FFS. It is NOT acceptable to intentionally expose innocent persons to potentially dangerous substances because that's the chance they take by using a laundromat. That's just f**ked. If you're a chemical major you should know better than most that detergent will remove oil and gfrease residue quite effectively but that cannot be said for lead compounds which will contaminate that washing machine for weeks and months to come.
You should be ashamed of yourself for even thinking like that, let alone saying it on a public forum. You give us all a bad name for even suggesting something so selfish.
clean brass
What exactly does the poster expect to achieve by cleaning the inside of cases beyond what a regular tumbler or vibrating cleaner does? Anyone?
I know a few bench boys and they do not feel a need for this, are you using black powder or something? After 40 years of loading, shooting competitively and hunting over much of the globe, I now find out Ive been doing it wrong and missing a crucial step in my reloading regime, I'm aghast !!!
What exactly does the poster expect to achieve by cleaning the inside of cases beyond what a regular tumbler or vibrating cleaner does? Anyone?
I know a few bench boys and they do not feel a need for this, are you using black powder or something? After 40 years of loading, shooting competitively and hunting over much of the globe, I now find out Ive been doing it wrong and missing a crucial step in my reloading regime, I'm aghast !!!
