Thread: Polishing brass

Iv never owned a tumbler and never really been bothered cleaning brass however with all the spear time on my hands iv been binge loading so figured id go the whole hog and clean some brass up , looked online and found a dude soaking brass in warm soapy water for a while , rinsing then putting the brass in either a vinegar / water mix or lemon juice / water mix , cases come up pretty good if I was going pick what I thought worked the best I reckon the lemon juice cleaned the primer pockets a bit better , to finish them put the oven on 100 degrees and leave the cases in there for about half an hour , im happy with the results .

Originally Posted by Boaraxa

Iv never owned a tumbler and never really been bothered cleaning brass however with all the spear time on my hands iv been binge loading so figured id go the whole hog and clean some brass up , looked online and found a dude soaking brass in warm soapy water for a while , rinsing then putting the brass in either a vinegar / water mix or lemon juice / water mix , cases come up pretty good if I was going pick what I thought worked the best I reckon the lemon juice cleaned the primer pockets a bit better , to finish them put the oven on 100 degrees and leave the cases in there for about half an hour , im happy with the results .

Yep very similar to what I do which is great if you dont reload much.

Originally Posted by Bobba

Yep very similar to what I do which is great if you dont reload much.

Yea I don’t reload very often but when I do I’ll do around 100 rounds for each of my main rifles so it’s kind of a once a year activity and only have a cheap and cheerful Lee setup which after the flooding we had down here is now setup on the dining table

Now that's a loading block.
Grandpamac.