How clean is your brass?

My stainless steel wet tumbled brass comes out so shiny, I cup it in my hands like Golum while whispering " My precioussssssssss".

I can't be the only one?
 
People should clean how they want to clean, but performance of ammunition rarely is a component of how shiny the brass is. Millions of precision loaded ammo has been made by dry tumbling, washing and drying and simply wiping the cases off.

If your ammo won't run properly or won't give good accuracy even after hand polishing by virgins on an eclipse, the problem isn't the cleaning.
 
Purple shoulder said:
Just curious. Is there a reason everyone uses dawn? I know a few guys use laundry detergent, but nobody just says dish soap. They usually say dawn. Ive used dawn and laundry detergent and cant say there's a difference.
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dawn is known not to contain much ammonium, and ammonium is hard on the brass.
Also, "dawn" is faster to type than "dish soap".
 
Gatehouse said:
People should clean how they want to clean, but performance of ammunition rarely is a component of how shiny the brass is. Millions of precision loaded ammo has been made by dry tumbling, washing and drying and simply wiping the cases off.

If your ammo won't run properly or won't give good accuracy even after hand polishing by virgins on an eclipse, the problem isn't the cleaning.
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No, but I think we can all agree that no cleaning at all will scratch the dies, and a primer pocket completely full of crust is a problem, so we all have to do something. And although I'll agree with you that how shiny my brass is isn't relevant to how the ammo performs, some methods are more efficient than others. I measure my efficiency in how many hours I spend to clean 1000 cases. The subject has been beaten more often than a bad UFC fighter, but the OP did ask about cleaning methods.
 
VinnyQC said:
No, but I think we can all agree that no cleaning at all will scratch the dies, and a primer pocket completely full of crust is a problem, so we all have to do something. And although I'll agree with you that how shiny my brass is isn't relevant to how the ammo performs, some methods are more efficient than others. I measure my efficiency in how many hours I spend to clean 1000 cases. The subject has been beaten more often than a bad UFC fighter, but the OP did ask about cleaning methods.
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The OP wants to clean 9mm brass. Any method will work. I wouldn't recommend it, but if he wants to sit in front of his TV and wipe every case, it will work. if he wants everything inside and out shiny, then the SS method will work. If he just wants brass that is clean, washing it and drying it and also tumbling it in walnut shells will work, too.

Most mechanical methods take the same time. Dump brass into tumbler. Go do something else. Go to bed or work or wash your car. Separate media from brass. Repeat.
 
I have always been very satisfied with a vibrating cleaner and either crushed
walnut or corncob media.
I cannot really see any "functional" advantage with shiny [inside and out] brass.
Therefore I will save my funds for more bullets and other components. D.
 
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