Don't do this

[Samari Jack]

I suspect I clean brass to much. I like it shiny inside and out. I even tumble loaded jacketed rounds to make them shiny (doesn't work with lead).

Anyway, I didn't let the empty brass dry enough after soaking to get all the water out. Tumbled them and ended up with media packed in over the primer. Took me all through the last episode of Hatfield & McCoys to scrap the packed mess out.

I won't to that agin.

 

[rcmodel]

I wouldn't do it in the first place.

I gave up on wet cleaning and drying cases about 40 years ago when I built my first tumbler.

I ain't OCD enough to want them shiny on the inside, as opposed to stuck clumps of media or still wet inside you got to look for with a flashlight!

Dull inside won't blow up a gun.

Packed media inside you missed, or still wet might.

rc

 

[gpjoe]

Don't do this

I suspect I clean brass to much. I like it shiny inside and out. I even tumble loaded jacketed rounds to make them shiny (doesn't work with lead).

Anyway, I didn't let the empty brass dry enough after soaking to get all the water out. Tumbled them and ended up with media packed in over the primer. Took me all through the last episode of Hatfield & McCoys to scrap the packed mess out.

I won't to that agin.

Yeah, no problem here, I don't do any of that.

 

[beatledog7]

I like working with brass that has that dark residue inside. Makes it obvious that the brass is not new and therefore must be treated accordingly.

Outside is different; I like that clean and at least satiny so I can detect any problems that a coating of grunge could hide.

 

[kelbro]

I've tried both ways and get better accuracy and more consistent velocities with a little carbon in the necks.

 

[Hondo 60]

Thanks for the reminder.

 

[Scimmia]

ROFL, ironically enough I just learned the same the same thing earlier tonight about polishing after sonic cleaning. It was only a few cases that got packed, so no big deal, but I'll be waiting a bit longer to stick them in the tumbler from now on.

 

[Swampman]

I don't make a habit of washing brass, but if it's got mud or enough dirt to contaminate my media, I'll give it a quick wash and rinse.
To dry them, I place 'em mouth down in the plastic, 50 round trays that Federal pistol ammo comes in and then put them above the fan on the a/c unit in the back yard. If the primers have been removed, they dry in 20 minutes or so depending on caliber and case length. If the primers are still in, I give them a couple of hours. I haven't had any problems with wet cases since I started using this method.

 

[blarby]

Easy fix.

Colander shake, then tumbler.

 

[1SOW]

I wash all my range brass--usually 300-500 at a time. I let it dry ouside overnight-usually. I live in South Texas. Never had a problem. Don't be in a hurry.

 

[Crashbox]

After I ultrasonically clean my cases, I bake them in a convection oven at 250-275 degrees Fahrenheit for about 20 minutes or so, then lay 'em out on a couple of custom screens I made for the purpose.

Yep, dry cases are a must.

 

[ArchAngelCD]

Thanks for the warning but I would have done it in the first place either...