I hate removing lube from cases

[nwmnbowhunter]

I hate cleaning lube off cases.

You can wipe each one.

You can tumble and then clean off tumbling media.

Can wet tumble

All of them are annoying and take time...

What's the most efficient way to clean lube off sized cases that doesn't destroy necks?

 

[BRADMOTO]

Roll across paper towels soaked in Acetone. Acetone on swab inside necks.

 

[338 dude]

Swish around 10 to 20 cases at a time in a small bowl of alcohol

 

[marchboom]

Dry media in a tumbler. 30 mins and done. Roll around in a towel to remove the media dust.

OR just reload straight wall cases where you can use carbide dies.

OR find another hobby.

 

[MarkInPA]

I just like to put a little rubbing alcohol on a microfiber cloth and wipe them down. The cloth in combination with the alcohol seems to cut down the effort considerably and the alcohol dries quickly. Just be careful of what chemicals you may choose to use on your brass. There are many that are not brass friendly.

 

[xsn10s]

For me it depends on how many cases and how much time I have. 20 or so cases I hand wipe with a paper towel. Usually dry but you can use alcohol, I've used it too. Clean inside case mouth with a Q-Tip if needed. More than that and if I'm lazy I'll just tumble in dry media for a half hour.

 

[ByronP]

I spray Rem Oil on a microfiber cloth & hand wipe

 

[MarkInPA]

I like to use this from Redding Reloading on my necks. After sizing, I wipe the outside of the necks to remove the dry lube along with the rest of the case lube. I figure whatever is left inside the case neck will not harm anything and may actually aide in bullet seating.

 

[MarkInPA]

I spray Rem Oil on a microfiber cloth & hand wipe

Rem Oil? Is that a good idea?

 

[Varmint Hunter]

A tip I got from another site was to use "SprayWay" window cleaner on a paper towel. It's inexpensive and does work well. Personally, I just dump my cases in a vibratory tumbler with some corncob media or rice. I leave them in there for an hour or so, but they are lube-free in less time than that.

I only SS pin tumble on occasion. I have had the tumbler for years and learned quickly that "less is more". Some guys tumble for hours. I tumble for 20min. Cases come out very clean and all the lube is gone. Drying takes another 20min in the toaster oven. If I'm not going to load them right away, I put them on a towel and lay them in the sun. You'd be surprised how hot a case gets laying in the sun for a few hours.

 

[HandgunHTR]

I resize in batches. I used to do 50-100 cases of whatever I was reloading, but now I resize 50-100 cases of whatever I plan to load that week and do them all at once. Then they all go in my tumbler to get the lube off. Walnut shell media doesn't leave a lot of dust (or at least mine doesn't) and what is there is easily wiped off with an old T-shirt as I am putting the cases into their containers for future reloading.

 

[Idaho Lefty]

Roll across paper towels soaked in Acetone. Acetone on swab inside necks.

THIS,.. ^^^^ ,..
Yup,. But, I Use,.. Soft, Cotton Towels,.. instead of, Paper Towels.
Either Acetone or Alcohol,. "Works" for, Me !
Acetone IS a Bit Hard, on Your Lungs, tho !
DON'T Breathe, when, using this,.. Chit !!!
Do THIS Outside,.. IF,. possible !

 

[Laelkhunter]

I like to use this from Redding Reloading on my necks. After sizing, I wipe the outside of the necks to remove the dry lube along with the rest of the case lube. I figure whatever is left inside the case neck will not harm anything and may actually aide in bullet seating.

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Just wondering if any residue is left inside the mouth of the case if it will affect the release of the bullet when firing? Cases that have no lube will have a tighter grip on the bullet which might increase pressure enough to change your velocity? Probably just a small difference if it does.

 

[MarkInPA]

Just wondering if any residue is left inside the mouth of the case if it will affect the release of the bullet when firing? Cases that have no lube will have a tighter grip on the bullet which might increase pressure enough to change your velocity? Probably just a small difference if it does.

Well... I'm kind of interested to see what others may have to say about that. I don't know. I was always under the impression that it didn't hurt anything. I know that the old carbon inside the neck from the previous firings is a good thing. It keeps from getting a weld between the case and the bullet. I was also told that it provides lubrication while seating the bullet. This is one of the reasons that squeaky clean from a sonic cleaner is not necessary a good thing.

I would love to see feedback on this and am open to ideas on the subject.