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Tumbler, Vibratory Cleaner or Ultrasonic Cleaner?
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<blockquote data-quote="jdyoung" data-source="post: 2503366" data-attributes="member: 113391"><p>For years I used a MidwayUSA vibratory tumbler with walnut media. But I still had to do some cleaning of the primer pocket AND check inside for stuck media. During those operations, I became more aware that the inside of my cases wasn't getting as clean as I liked (spotless), and started wondering how much capacity I was losing by the insides not getting clean and how that affected groups, etc. </p><p>So, when I smartened up, at the first opportunity, I purchased a Lyman Ultrasonic cleaner. It's quicker than the vibratory tumbler, cleans the insides and primer pockets better, (spotless), and there is no concern of media stuck inside. </p><p>My procedure is to:</p><p>deprime using a universal depriming die</p><p>clean in the ultrasonic cleaner using the solution from the manufacture.</p><p>dry the cases using a Frankford case dryer <em>(looks just like a food dehydrator I use for jerky</em>). </p><p>I then burnish the inside case neck (<em>one pass in-out with 0000 steel wool wrapped on a nylon bore brush in a drill</em>), resize, trim (<em>if necessary</em>), </p><p>If they are fired factory rounds, I will deburr and bevel the inner flash hole like I do with new empty cases. </p><p>Then before loading, IF I want to impress someone, (HA HA), I will put the cases in the vibratory tumbler with corn cob for a higher polish. (<em>But I don't do that very often as then my inner Adrian Monk kicks in and I wonder if any media is left inside the cases prompting me to go over them with light compressed air</em>).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jdyoung, post: 2503366, member: 113391"] For years I used a MidwayUSA vibratory tumbler with walnut media. But I still had to do some cleaning of the primer pocket AND check inside for stuck media. During those operations, I became more aware that the inside of my cases wasn't getting as clean as I liked (spotless), and started wondering how much capacity I was losing by the insides not getting clean and how that affected groups, etc. So, when I smartened up, at the first opportunity, I purchased a Lyman Ultrasonic cleaner. It's quicker than the vibratory tumbler, cleans the insides and primer pockets better, (spotless), and there is no concern of media stuck inside. My procedure is to: deprime using a universal depriming die clean in the ultrasonic cleaner using the solution from the manufacture. dry the cases using a Frankford case dryer [I](looks just like a food dehydrator I use for jerky[/I]). I then burnish the inside case neck ([I]one pass in-out with 0000 steel wool wrapped on a nylon bore brush in a drill[/I]), resize, trim ([I]if necessary[/I]), If they are fired factory rounds, I will deburr and bevel the inner flash hole like I do with new empty cases. Then before loading, IF I want to impress someone, (HA HA), I will put the cases in the vibratory tumbler with corn cob for a higher polish. ([I]But I don't do that very often as then my inner Adrian Monk kicks in and I wonder if any media is left inside the cases prompting me to go over them with light compressed air[/I]). [/QUOTE]
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