how do you dry brass after wet tumbling?
- Thread starter Kryogen
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I put mine in a towel and shake them around, then let sit out for a couple days to make sure they are fully dry. Now that sumer is closing in i will put them out on the back deck for the afternoon to dry. I'm typically not in a rush when doing it but if i was i may look into using my rack in the dryer.
Place them on an old cookie sheet and place them in the oven on low for 10 minutes. Won't get them hot enough to affect the brass but will dry them out nicely. I'm sure I don't have to mention that you do this BEFORE you load the cases 
ParkGunner
New member
- Location
- Sherwood Park AB
I put them on a towel and let them sit for a few days as well.
johnny boy
Regular
- Location
- Northern Alberta
I put mine on a towell, roll them around and then hit them with a hair dryer. I also put them on a cookie sheet and in the oven at 200 for 15 min. all is good then.
+1. Compress air works great.
I just started to reload this past winter and I now have a nice stockpile of all of the calibers that I shoot (9mm, 38 SPL, 357 MAG, 45 ACP, 308 WIN). I've hoarded enough brass that it should get me through the year. Unless I start shooting a new caliber it looks like my cleaning/loading activities will be limited to the winter months.
If I need to clean my brass in the warmer months, I'll put the wet brass on top of the air conditioner to dry.
-- Bill --
caperbound
Regular
- Location
- Nova Scotia
Our house is heated by oil hot water, including our domestic supply, so basically the furnace is on and off year rounds. I place my brass on a cookie sheet on top of the furnace and collect it a couple days later. That process doesn't work if you need the brass right now though.
back40sniper
CGN Regular
- Location
- South east Sask.
Rinse in "really" hot water so brass gets too hot to hold. Roll in towel so any water can drain out, brass will be dry in no time. Works for me.
Take a cardboard box, put it on it's side. Use a dummy round with a plastic tip or vld, punch how ever many holes you want in the side of the box. Insert your wet brass neck down into holes, let dry. You can recycle the box later to.
Kryogen,
You have received a variety of methods any of which will work. I dry mine at least over night after rolling the brass back and forth in a towel. One other thing I do that will dry rifle brass in less than in an hour - After drying the brass in a towel, I use a tiny bit of Imperial Sizing Wax to lube the brass as prep. for the sizing die. After sizing, to remove the lube residue, I put the brass in a coffee can, cover them with Coleman fuel (naptha gas), replace the plastic lid on the can, shake them for a moment then drain off the fuel. The sized brass is then dumped out in a cardboard tray to dry. Takes less than an hour to dry. Unless you are in a hurry to reload, it's best to just let them dry for a few days. Be sure to separate each piece of brass so that the mouth and primer pocket aren't blocked from access to air.
You have received a variety of methods any of which will work. I dry mine at least over night after rolling the brass back and forth in a towel. One other thing I do that will dry rifle brass in less than in an hour - After drying the brass in a towel, I use a tiny bit of Imperial Sizing Wax to lube the brass as prep. for the sizing die. After sizing, to remove the lube residue, I put the brass in a coffee can, cover them with Coleman fuel (naptha gas), replace the plastic lid on the can, shake them for a moment then drain off the fuel. The sized brass is then dumped out in a cardboard tray to dry. Takes less than an hour to dry. Unless you are in a hurry to reload, it's best to just let them dry for a few days. Be sure to separate each piece of brass so that the mouth and primer pocket aren't blocked from access to air.
I put them upside down in a reloading tray and set them under the furnace vent in my reloading room. The hot water rinse helps as well.
Set brass on a plate of some kind, and place in an oven pre-heated to 200 F.
Close oven door, and turn off the oven.
Remove brass when oven is cool. Quick and easy. Takes less than an hour.
If you must have the brass ready in 15 minutes, leave the oven turned on, thermostat set no higher than 200F, and plate at highest position in oven, not near the bottom.
Ted
Close oven door, and turn off the oven.
Remove brass when oven is cool. Quick and easy. Takes less than an hour.
If you must have the brass ready in 15 minutes, leave the oven turned on, thermostat set no higher than 200F, and plate at highest position in oven, not near the bottom.
Ted
