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Sizing lube removal
- Thread starter Kyskeet
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Vibratory tumble in corn cob for half an hour or however long the episode is of what Im watching lasts. Sometimes its 15 minutes but its good enough to remove most the lube.
Have never intentionally removed lube after resizing in 30+ years reloading handgun or rifle. Reload rifle from 22Hornet, 223, 7-08, 243, 270, 6.8SPC, 308, 300WinMag, 300WSM, 375H&H, 416 Rigby, 7Rem, 284Win,etc. Guess I have been doing it wrong.
Looks like im in the same boat as most others, I tumble my brass in corn cob media with some brass polisher mixed in for my last step
I never take it off. Never been an issue in 25 years of loading everything. I only bump the shoulder about .002 and use a bushing to size the neck about .002 so i don't use much lube. Most I ever do is roll them around in a hand towel if that.
For the guys that tumble in dry media - what do you do about media stuck in the flash hole? Ive been doing ultrasonic after sizing but then i have to wait until the cases are dry before loading, so that means I dont load until the day after I size. Normally this is fine but there are times when I want to just run striaght through sizing then loading. But the flash hole thing bugs me
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I use a media separator and most of the time I don't have a problem with the flash hole. When I do, maybe 5-10 out of 100, I pop it out with a toothpick.
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I spray mine down with rubbing alcohol and wipe down. I'll dump them over. Towel and spray them down. Roll them around a bit and spray them some more making sure I get them good. Fold the towel over itself and rub them out. Has worked great and never had any issues. Very fast and effective.
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I tend to wet tumble, then size, then chamfer and debur, then I toss them in dry corn cob to remove both the brass shavings as well as the lube. Gets the job done quick and easy.
I process on a DIllon 550 using two toolheads, one for brass prep and one for loading, tumble in between to clean off the lube. I use a depriming die in station one on both toolheads so the flash hole is cleared automatically and I don't need to check it.
I load progressively on a Dillon RL550B, using RCBS Water Soluble Lube, As I pick up and insert the case into the resizing/decapping/recapping station I wipe the sidewalls with my fingers dampened with the lube.
When the progressive reloading process is complete for the batch, I remove the cartridges from the hopper individually and wipe each one down with a shop cloth that's been well dampened in 90% rubbing alcohol just before inserting it into the cartridge box. This removes the lube, any slight lingering carbon on the case neck, and any fingerprints that may have also been deposited. The ammunition ends up looking like new factory manufactured cartridges.
I follow this up by removing the decapping rod/resizer ball, flipping the toolhead over, and scrubbing out the dies with a light alcohol/preservative oil mix on a chamber mop. As the alcohol evaporates, it leaves behind a very light film of oil on the die interior, helping to prevent oxidation. A final wipe of the decapper rod with the alcohol cloth, reassembly, and the toolhead is ready for further service.
I am the second(?) owner of this press that I bought in the early 1990's. Faithful cleaning, lubrication, and readjustment keeps it running, so far, indefinitely. I make it a regular step in my reloading sequence
Greg
When the progressive reloading process is complete for the batch, I remove the cartridges from the hopper individually and wipe each one down with a shop cloth that's been well dampened in 90% rubbing alcohol just before inserting it into the cartridge box. This removes the lube, any slight lingering carbon on the case neck, and any fingerprints that may have also been deposited. The ammunition ends up looking like new factory manufactured cartridges.
I follow this up by removing the decapping rod/resizer ball, flipping the toolhead over, and scrubbing out the dies with a light alcohol/preservative oil mix on a chamber mop. As the alcohol evaporates, it leaves behind a very light film of oil on the die interior, helping to prevent oxidation. A final wipe of the decapper rod with the alcohol cloth, reassembly, and the toolhead is ready for further service.
I am the second(?) owner of this press that I bought in the early 1990's. Faithful cleaning, lubrication, and readjustment keeps it running, so far, indefinitely. I make it a regular step in my reloading sequence
Greg
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I tumble with corn cob but I also use the addition of pieces of a old washcloth cut into aprox 2" by 2" squares. About 6 pieces for the larger Dillon tumbler. I wet all the squares and toss them in. Tumble for 30-45 minutes. if it didn't do something, they wouldn't be black when they come out.
This is my first post! I load on a Dillon 650. For the last 10 years I have been putting newly reloaded cartridges in tumbler with walnut media (lizard bedding) for approx 10 min. Yes loaded,. never had any problems.
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