For those with doubts about tumbling with Stainless Steel pins.

[mytiburon]

If these were a Skylanders character it would be called BrassBling, blinded by the bright!

 

[Eagleye]

Not to mention the fact you are not putting any abrasives into your reloading dies!

A few reasons why I switched:
1) Clean fingers when I'm loading mags!
2) So easy to spot defects in the brass
3) No dust!
4) hell of a lot quieter then a vibratory tumbler!
5) Easy on the reloading dies
6) Clean primer pockets - makes seating primers a breeze!
7) Constant neck tension - no carbon buildup to mess with things. When I seat my bullets they stay where I put them!

1. Never noticed any problem with dirty fingers when loading, but if it pleases you....
2. I have never had any problems with seeing defects in the brass. 95% of all brass failures are split neck issues..easy to spot.
[ Adjust your FL die properly, and you will never have a case head separation.]
3. Bounce sheet keeps the dust at bay.
4. I'll concede this one, vibratory cleaners do generate some noise. I run mine when I am not in the area. [I have a timer]
5. Now let's see... I have a set of RCBS 6mm Rem dies dated 1966 that have loaded in excess of 25,000 rounds. Never had a problem with them.
[ Many of these rounds were loaded before I even had any type of case cleaner!]
6. Cleaning primer pockets is largely a waste of time. [I do have an RCBS case prep center, so a quick twist and this is done if I need to do it]
7. I actually prefer a neck with a light, dry coating inside, since I have had new cases "weld" to the gilding metal of the bullet over time.
[It is relatively easy to "cull" any case with unequal neck tension by paying attention as you seat the bullet.]

To the poster who mentioned he cleans and preps cases with SS pins when he is bored.....What is bored?? I have absolutely zero time for ennui.
As I said earlier, if this cleaning method fills you with euphoria, have at it. It's just not for me.

Regards, Eagleye.

 

[bigedp51]

thump_rrr

I drive Ford products and have a Ford Ranger pickup, I'm 62 and recently got hearing aids and I have a question.

"WHY" would you drive around in your truck with all those loose bullets and cartridge cases making noise like marbles in a tin can and make your Ford truck sound like a Chevy??????

 

[SandRoad]

http://m.canadiantire.ca/img?url=ht...548_1?$large$&defaultImage=image_na_EN&ttl=1h

Is this it?

It's this one, but I don't know what the difference is between the two. (the MC might also have detergent in it)

EDIT: Looked up the MSDS, and the Machine Cleaner has 10-30% sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) added to it.

 

[zuke]

The top one is Lemmishine from Canadian tire, the lower one, Limefresh is available from HomeHardware.

 

[personal_aviator]

Well i'm sold. Just cleaned some .338 Lapua brass in my ultrasonic but the necks are still black. I know clean ammo dosen't shoot any better then dirty ammo but hey, I like shiny, so sue me. After 15 firings on my brass it seems no matter how many 8 minute cycles I do on my ultrasonic the necks wont come clean. I'm using the hornady solution and water and it's just not doing it any more. I think i'll use my ultrasonic for every day cleaning and the SS tumbler when the brass is just too dirty and stained for the ultrasonic.