Rookie Cleaning Brass Cases - Page 2

FreedomUIC · August 15, 2014, 06:01 AM

I am one of those "Neat" freaks mentioned in a post above..

I use a mixture of the following, amounts based on number of shells to clean:

4 Cups of Warm Water
1 Cups of White Vinegar
1 tsp of Liquid Dish Soap
1 tsp of Table Salt

I mix this in an old plastic ammo can with a rubber seal and throw in
the cases. Shake for roughly a minute and let set for 15 minutes.
Repeat this process four times.
Remove the shells, rinse and let air dry on a towel, turning periodically for
a day or two. I then tumble them with PetCo Kaytee walnut media
for about five or six hours.

I then do all the necessary stuff to load the brass, once the brass is loaded
and ready to store, I toss them back into the tumbler with Corn Cob media
for about an hour. I also use Cabela's brass cleaner in the media, shines them up nice with no finger prints.

My friends laugh at me but I have the prettiest brass at the range and I have
yet to have an FTE or FTF. They have several each time we shoot.

mehavey · August 15, 2014, 06:03 AM

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Do you think it would clean these blackened cases?

Let's put it this way: After a week, it [tumblr/walnut] removed all the nickel off nickel-plated cases.

gyvel · August 15, 2014, 06:22 AM

Definitely finely ground walnut shells will work in your tumbler.

F. Guffey · August 15, 2014, 08:30 AM

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My friends laugh at me but I have the prettiest brass at the range and I have
yet to have an FTE or FTF. They have several each time we shoot.
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When the shooters at the range start aggravating me I pull out my spun cases, then? They leave me alone.

If there was anything that worked better on the worst of cases than vinegar I could not stand it. 15 minutes maximum, if I want to slow down the process I add water. If I want to waste money and good vinegar I can move up to table vinegar, that would take me from 5% to about 15%.

F. Guffey

August 15, 2014, 06:01 AM	#26
FreedomUIC Member Join Date: April 25, 2014 Posts: 61	Own Receipe I am one of those "Neat" freaks mentioned in a post above.. I use a mixture of the following, amounts based on number of shells to clean: 4 Cups of Warm Water 1 Cups of White Vinegar 1 tsp of Liquid Dish Soap 1 tsp of Table Salt I mix this in an old plastic ammo can with a rubber seal and throw in the cases. Shake for roughly a minute and let set for 15 minutes. Repeat this process four times. Remove the shells, rinse and let air dry on a towel, turning periodically for a day or two. I then tumble them with PetCo Kaytee walnut media for about five or six hours. I then do all the necessary stuff to load the brass, once the brass is loaded and ready to store, I toss them back into the tumbler with Corn Cob media for about an hour. I also use Cabela's brass cleaner in the media, shines them up nice with no finger prints. My friends laugh at me but I have the prettiest brass at the range and I have yet to have an FTE or FTF. They have several each time we shoot.

August 15, 2014, 06:22 AM	#28
gyvel Senior Member Join Date: August 30, 2009 Location: Northern AZ Posts: 7,172	Definitely finely ground walnut shells will work in your tumbler. __________________ As always, YMMV. __________________________________________ MIIAA SIFE Last edited by gyvel; August 15, 2014 at 06:28 AM.