Brass Cleaning oppinions?

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Well I'm sure this has been talked about but I really didn't want to high jack another post.
I use a tumbler with a coated walnut medium to clean brass after 3-4 reloads. I usually just wipe off my brass with a dry cloth. I find the the inside of the neck very dirty with the polishing powder. Is there an easy way to clean the inside of the neck before lubing?
As I mentioned earlier I only tumbler brass every 3-4 reloads. I always just wipe the brass with a clean P towel or one of those blue shop towels. This seems to work pretty well.
What are your experiences?
 
Lose the coated walnut shells and clean your cases before every loading. A great big bag of crushed corn cobs or walnut shells can be had in a pet supply shop for under $20.
Tumbling will clean the inside of the neck enough. However, a regular cleaning brush will do it too.
 
Crushed corn cob is great for .30 cals and up, but if you're reloading anything with a .224 diameter bullet (or close to that) it's a huge pain in the arse to pick the corn cob media out of the casings.

Try throwing a couple used dryer sheets into your tumbler with your casings during tumbling. They pick up a lot of the dust that comes from the casings/media.
 
anyone recommend a brand of dryer sheet ? I was using bounce, as thats what I had onhand. but after a few cleanings my brass seems to feel like its greesy or maybe waxy.

it does a great job of picking up the dust though.
 
Were they new dryer sheets? After a round through the dryer most of the waxy substance you're talking about comes off.

I find that using the sheets works very well, haven't really noticed any waxy build-up though. Changing the media often helps with the dust.
 
SeamusMac said:
Crushed corn cob is great for .30 cals and up, but if you're reloading anything with a .224 diameter bullet (or close to that) it's a huge pain in the arse to pick the corn cob media out of the casings.

Try throwing a couple used dryer sheets into your tumbler with your casings during tumbling. They pick up a lot of the dust that comes from the casings/media.
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Yep...corn cob a pain with .223 caliber. Will likely stick with TSP.
 
DSC223 said:
Were they new dryer sheets? After a round through the dryer most of the waxy substance you're talking about comes off.

I find that using the sheets works very well, haven't really noticed any waxy build-up though. Changing the media often helps with the dust.
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they were new, I hadnt thought of using old ones from the dryer. I'll give that a shot and see if they help.

buckshot: i'll give the natural unsented ones as well, I allways hated my brass smelling like a spring breeze anyhow. hehe ;)
 
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