NoirFan
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This might be an old trick that you guys already know about but I just tried this and it works pretty well. I don't own a tumbler because I live in a small apartment and because of that had never really cleaned my cases before. It didn't seem to affect accuracy but I was getting tired of griming up my dies and fingers.
I dropped a couple hundred grimy .38 special decapped cases into a plastic bag with 2 parts hot water and 1 part white vinegar, then swished it around a bit and let it sit for about 30 minutes. Immediately the liquid turned soot grey. After rinsing twice and drying on a baking sheet, they look pretty good; not as good as new, a few water spots here and there, but they don't get my dies dirty so it works for me.
Any downsides to this method that I should know about?
I dropped a couple hundred grimy .38 special decapped cases into a plastic bag with 2 parts hot water and 1 part white vinegar, then swished it around a bit and let it sit for about 30 minutes. Immediately the liquid turned soot grey. After rinsing twice and drying on a baking sheet, they look pretty good; not as good as new, a few water spots here and there, but they don't get my dies dirty so it works for me.
Any downsides to this method that I should know about?