Just saw a FortuneCookie45LC video about using vinegar (plus Dawn) when wet tumbling.
Is vinegar corrosive to brass? In small doses?
Yep, while I tend to use polish and tumble my pistol brass all super shiny, I don't even tumble my 6 Dasher cases long enough to get all of the tarnish off, then load them again, shoot great.Not really a new idea. I’ve used a miild citric solution for years to help clean stubborn brass. Admittedly it’s overkill, as (really) clean brass doesn’t make anyone more accurate a shooter or a rifle perform better. I also keep a tin of never dull on my bench and will spot rub brass and wipe before loading.
https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/cleaning-brass-using-citric-acid.708100/page-2Is vinegar corrosive to brass?
Yep, while I tend to use polish and tumble my pistol brass all super shiny, I don't even tumble my 6 Dasher cases long enough to get all of the tarnish off, then load them again, shoot great.
Yes. It's a time and concentration thing. Which is why we only tumble for an hour or so.Is vinegar corrosive to brass? In small doses?
Me too, been a long time though. Still have all my stuffYeah I use all sorts of methods but my smallest groups have been shot with brass that was wiped off by hand with a rag and then brushed out with a nylon brush. They don’t look as pretty but that’s not always my top priority.
Yep. Funny how as shooters, we are also specialty hoarders.Me too, been a long time though. Still have all my stuff
Yes, he's referring to the literal feel of the cases between your finger tips. It isn't just the feel of cleaned vs. uncleaned cases. Case which are dry tumbled in walnut will feel different than those in corn cob. Either will feel different than cases which have been wet tumbled...you can feel the difference as soon as you pour them out on a towel. I can't tell the difference in feel between cases which have been wet tumbled using pins and those that were wet tumbled without pins, but they do look differentOne other thing that FortuneCookie45 mentioned repeatedly was the “feel of the cases”, how “nice” they felt. Does anyone know what he’s referring to?
Just saw a FortuneCookie45LC video about using vinegar (plus Dawn) when wet tumbling.
Is vinegar corrosive to brass? In small doses?
It does look real good!
WE ARE NOT HOARDERS!!!! We're Pac-Rats...Yep. Funny how as shooters, we are also specialty hoarders.