clean lube off brass

[aleng888]

Hi all

I am using redding case lube for my 30-06 brass. I reload about 10-20 each time. I hate throw them in the tumbler because it take me long time to dig them back out. So i have been useing some rubbing alcohol and rag to case the case lube off. I just want to know if anyone know a better to clean off the case lube.

Thank you.

[noylj]

Unless you are loading hot, I have not found a need to wipe off the lube in my.30-06. However, if you can feel the lube, then wipe it off. Some toss the cartridges in the tumbler, but I wouldn't.

[aleng888]

yet i toss them in the tumbler before but when i pull them i need to check the flash hole and wipe the walnut dust off.

Ty

[One78Shovel]

I always tumble mine again after decap and size. Once I picked up the RCBS rotary media separator, it was no issues. Quick 15 minutes back in the walnut cleans them up good

-178S

[One78Shovel]

yet i toss them in the tumbler before but when i pull them i need to check the flash hole and wipe the walnut dust off.

Ty

Dude- Reloading is a marathon, not a sprint.

-178S

[Divernhunter]

I use RCBS pump spray Case-Slick spray and just toss them on a old towel then fold the towel over them and rub it back-n-forth. Takes the lube off and little effort. Also the best case lube to use.

[ChrisGarrett]

Hi all

I am using redding case lube for my 30-06 brass. I reload about 10-20 each time. I hate throw them in the tumbler because it take me long time to dig them back out. So i have been useing some rubbing alcohol and rag to case the case lube off. I just want to know if anyone know a better to clean off the case lube.

Thank you.

I clean all lube off, one way, or the other.

For small batches, say under 100ct, I'll use either Redding Imperial Sizing wax, or RCBS CaseLube II on their lube pad.

The former can be wiped off with a clean cotton t-shirt and the latter can be wiped off with a damp shop rag.

I've found that it's actually faster doing it this way, than retumbling the sized carts and picking out media from the primer pockets.

For large batches, it's Dillon Spray lube which needs to be tumbled off, or Hornady's OneShot, which can be loaded up and then wiped down with a rag.

Chris

[Irish_Man]

If I have any lube remaining on my cases, I go ahead and load them, then tumble the loaded rounds for about an hour. Come out clean and shiny.

[Timbob55]

I use the Hornady spray lube. It works like a champ and wipes off really easily. Haven't tried tumbling them with the lube still on. Must try soon

[chango17]

If I have any lube remaining on my cases, I go ahead and load them, then tumble the loaded rounds for about an hour. Come out clean and shiny.

the problem with this is you are breaking down the powder especially with larger rifle powders. this causes the powders to burn at different rates and changes the pressures and can potentially be dangerous. I advise not to tumble any loaded rounds

[Timbob55]

If I have any lube remaining on my cases, I go ahead and load them, then tumble the loaded rounds for about an hour. Come out clean and shiny.

That doesn't sound like a good idea to me. I'm just sayin...

[chango17]

I use the imperial case lube .. I've loaded about 500 rounds of 30-06 and 7mmRemMag and I've barley put a dent in it .. id say the little tin can will last about 3-4000 rounds

[aleng888]

To One78Shovel

yes i do for my 223 reload if I am doing 100 brass or more. but would use you tumbler for 10-20 brass?


to ChrisGarrett and chango17

so the Redding Imperial Sizing wax is pretty easy to clean off?

Thank you.

[ChrisGarrett]

the problem with this is you are breaking down the powder especially with larger rifle powders. this causes the powders to burn at different rates and changes the pressures and can potentially be dangerous. I advise not to tumble any loaded rounds

This might be overblown. Factory ammo is tumbled after loading and for a few minutes, it's not an issue.

There's a thread over on AR15.com's reloading section where a guy who works with electron microscopes did an extensive test with a few powders, snapping pics before and after loading/tumbling.

It's actually a fascinating experiment and there are lots of pics at high magnification with measurements and after hours of tumbling, you couldn't see any appreciable difference.

For 30min, I would feel comfortable tumbling lube off of cases and have done so.

Think about how that powder got to your dealer? In the back of a truck driving over bumpy roads for perhaps hundreds of miles and many hours. That vibration would be doing damage, if damage was going to take place in the first place.

Chris

[Irish_Man]

Yes as stated by Chris, the factory tumbles their newly produced cartridges. Also all the vibration from shipping and all is WAY more vibration than what I'm doing.. Check the internet. There are a ton of people who say it's bad, and that they have "Heard" of a round going off or whatever. But I have yet to actually hear any first hand experience of a round going off.

I have been tumbling my loaded rounds for year without any problems.. Safety or performance wise..

Plus they come out real nice and shiny