loaded brass?

rollnblock

how do yall clean loaded brass that is tarnishing?

ruger270man

many actually use a tumbler w/o problems..

I would suggest brasso, but I dont know if there might be a flammability problem and whatnot.


brasso does work very well on brass though.. I guess you could use that if you cleaned it down with some rem oil afterwards..

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drygulchdan

some folks claim that if you tumble loaded ammo , it will break down the structure of powder and affect the burn rate.I dont know if it does or does not,however I would just use 0000 steel wool.

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mrbruce

Absolutely not a good idea to tumble loaded brass. not now, not ever !

Gun control is hitting what your aiming at.

dakotashooter2

Shoot...... then tumble.

Tailgunner1954

Bronze wool (not steel wool) and Isopropal alcohal.

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Some guys like a mag full of lead, I still prefer one round to the head.

Pinhead

I use the 0000 steel wool and a Lee trim lock stud set up and a battery powered screwdriver to clean corrosion ocassionally. Fast and easy and won't do any damage if you don't get too carried away. Just a light touch on the wool is all that is needed.

Iconoclast

I used to be firmly in the camp which had a nervous breakdown at the barest suggestion of tumbling loaded ammo. Then I learned that the big guys - Remington & Hornady, at least - do this routinely to make the factory ammo look so pretty.

As a personal preference, I wouldn't consider it unless there was some compelling reason. If the ammo is clean, just tarnished, I'd shoot it and tumble before loading again. External stains have no effect on accuracy.

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James Ayers

[8D]I do exactly the same as Pinhead (for all cal's) and in 5 seconds it cleans and polishes![:)][:)][:p][:D]

On your mark-get set- go away!!

James Ayers

[8D]I do exactly the same as Pinhead (for all cal's) and in 5 seconds it cleans and polishes![:)][:)][:p][:D]

On your mark-get set- go away!!

Elbesta

Do not use Brasso to clean cases as it contains ammonia that will shorten the life of the brass, It makes it brittle. Use brass polish that is made to be used in a tumbler.