Cleaning cases
- Thread starter Oldboy3
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Poly, I don't know anyone who shoots competition that cleans the primer pockets, and were talking 25,000 shooters every weekend burning 200-300 caps. Yes, there can be variation between primer brand and case head stamp, but only by a few thousands. And high strikes in a 1911, or any hammer fired gun is very unusual. Glocks are sensitive to high primers, but 1911s are known to beat high primers to death.
Is there no seating depth adjustment for the primer anvil, like on a Dillon Press?
Is there no seating depth adjustment for the primer anvil, like on a Dillon Press?
Soaking brass in a vinegar solution is a bad idea. If left in the solution very long, the acid will leach the copper out of the brass, causing the brass to become brittle.
I have heard that, I do not believe it but I have heard that. There should be a discipline among reloaders; I use distance, time, weight and percentages. I have cleaned the worst of cases in vinegar. Being a disciplined reloader I use 5% vinegar, when I use 5% vinegar I set a time limit. I limit the time to 15 minutes. The 15 minutes applies to the life of the case meaning I clean the worst of cases one, after cleaning the cases in vinegar I rinse the cases in boiling water. I rinse the cases in boiling water twice and allow the residual heat in the case to dry the case. And then I tumble, cleaning the case in vinegar reduces tumbling time by days and days.
When the case is cleaned in an acid it does not get a time-out because the case is being cleaned in an acid because the acid is not vinegar. Reloaders have too many different standards. That is the way it is when they do not have disciplines.
And then there were the old days. In the old days a reloader did not forget to remove the cases from the acid because there would be no case left in a very short time. Again, I clean the worst of cases in vinegar for 15 minutes, it is not necessary to go the full 15 minutes but I use 15 minutes for the maximum. In the old days the maximum amount of time was 2 minutes. I also cleaned cast iron and old tools in the same stuff.
F. Guffey
I have heard that, I do not believe it but I have heard that. There should be a discipline among reloaders; I use distance, time, weight and percentages. I have cleaned the worst of cases in vinegar. Being a disciplined reloader I use 5% vinegar, when I use 5% vinegar I set a time limit. I limit the time to 15 minutes. The 15 minutes applies to the life of the case meaning I clean the worst of cases one, after cleaning the cases in vinegar I rinse the cases in boiling water. I rinse the cases in boiling water twice and allow the residual heat in the case to dry the case. And then I tumble, cleaning the case in vinegar reduces tumbling time by days and days.
When the case is cleaned in an acid it does not get a time-out because the case is being cleaned in an acid because the acid is not vinegar. Reloaders have too many different standards. That is the way it is when they do not have disciplines.
And then there were the old days. In the old days a reloader did not forget to remove the cases from the acid because there would be no case left in a very short time. Again, I clean the worst of cases in vinegar for 15 minutes, it is not necessary to go the full 15 minutes but I use 15 minutes for the maximum. In the old days the maximum amount of time was 2 minutes. I also cleaned cast iron and old tools in the same stuff.
F. Guffey
And then there is that scary part caused by not understanding what is going on, If vinegar is too dangerous reduce it with water, Adding a quart of water to a quart of vinegar gives the reloader a solution of 2.5%. And remember before using the vinegar to clean cases with it can be applied to a salad.
F. Guffey
F. Guffey
polyphemus
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No there isn't and that doesn't seem to be an issue,like I said I tried way back to go without cleaning and it didn't work out too good and high primers don't
fire the first strike,sometimes the second and as far as I'm concerned that's unacceptable so again I go the extra step and I have top quality rounds to show for it.