Been a little bored this summer taking care of a sick family member so thought I'd do a little processing of some used brass I'd picked up at another forum.
First off....I never thought I'd do it...or admit to doing it.....running anything but spotlessly clean brass through my dies. The brass I got has been from a reputable source and whatever powder they use does not leave alot of carbon around the neck area like some ball powders can do. They have been remarkably clean.
I had read about one shot....maybe even tried it a while back....maybe without good results. Started by processing about 300-400 3030 brass and then on to quite a bit of 308 and now some 270. Dang...spray it on and get it in the case mouths. Let it dry....or sometimes not real dry...and commence resizing. Gotta say its just a little less slick than rcbs but I'm more than happy with how it works.
After its done its off to my cheapo harbor frt sonic cleaner.
NOW>>>gotta put a plug in for whats working here. I was not at all impressed with this cleaner the first times I used it. I got some hornady sonic cleaner solution and am BOOSTING it with lemishine powdered dishwasher soap. I'm using less sonic solution and by boosting it with the lemishine I gotta say this thing is melting carbon out of the shells really quick. They used to be dirty after 6 cleaning cycles in the old days. They are pretty much ready to go after 3-4 6 minute cycles now.
I just plain doesn't get easier than this. NO lubing necks....no cleaning lube or wiping down cases....no primer pocket cleaning...no dust when dumping media. I was really thinking about a stainless steal pin cleaning set up but not any more. I think I've found heaven in reloading.
Oh ya....the one shot cost $8.99. I've done 600 cases to date and thing I'll probably make 800 total or more on the can so thats about a penney ea.
First off....I never thought I'd do it...or admit to doing it.....running anything but spotlessly clean brass through my dies. The brass I got has been from a reputable source and whatever powder they use does not leave alot of carbon around the neck area like some ball powders can do. They have been remarkably clean.
I had read about one shot....maybe even tried it a while back....maybe without good results. Started by processing about 300-400 3030 brass and then on to quite a bit of 308 and now some 270. Dang...spray it on and get it in the case mouths. Let it dry....or sometimes not real dry...and commence resizing. Gotta say its just a little less slick than rcbs but I'm more than happy with how it works.
After its done its off to my cheapo harbor frt sonic cleaner.
NOW>>>gotta put a plug in for whats working here. I was not at all impressed with this cleaner the first times I used it. I got some hornady sonic cleaner solution and am BOOSTING it with lemishine powdered dishwasher soap. I'm using less sonic solution and by boosting it with the lemishine I gotta say this thing is melting carbon out of the shells really quick. They used to be dirty after 6 cleaning cycles in the old days. They are pretty much ready to go after 3-4 6 minute cycles now.
I just plain doesn't get easier than this. NO lubing necks....no cleaning lube or wiping down cases....no primer pocket cleaning...no dust when dumping media. I was really thinking about a stainless steal pin cleaning set up but not any more. I think I've found heaven in reloading.
Oh ya....the one shot cost $8.99. I've done 600 cases to date and thing I'll probably make 800 total or more on the can so thats about a penney ea.
