Just wanted to add a little something for those that use a vibratory cleaner and dry media. I use crushed walnut shell on some really dirty range brass, added a very small amount of Frankford brass cleaner and I scraped off some green polishing stick from Harbor Freight (about a tspn.after crushing it in a mortar and pestle) adding it while vibrating. Then added the brass letting it run for just over two hrs and it came out looking like new, to include the primer pocket. These were .38 Specials and .223's, but, I'm sure it will work on .308 as well.

Thank You for making this Video! Super helpful and Educational. The Production Value editing/lighting/sound/shot angles is really appreciated.

Dang those cleaned up real nice!

i saw a guy use scotch bright and dawn and it worked amazing!

Great video! Very timely for me as I am a newbie reloader and was wondering how resizing the NATO brass to .308 would work out. You have instilled a lot of confidence in me.....thank you.

Yes as Echo and the Bunnyman said, the NATO brass has a thicker wall on the cartridges. All I do is drop 10% from what I'm loading too. If I'm loading 42.0 gns of powder, I set my scale to 37.8 gns. But in all situations when changing ANY of the four cartridge components, start at the lowest powder setting listed in your manual for that particular powder and work up slowly. Watch for pressure signs on your brass.

I bought two metal plant hanging baskets with 1/4" mesh & shake the brass & pins into a 5 gallon bucket using the baskets to remove 90% of the pins. Then I pour the brass back and forth in the baskets over the bucket to remove the remaining pins.

Unless you plan on making jewelry out of your polished brass, using a wet Tumbler or ultrasonic bath is totally unnecessary...not to mention labor intensive. A vibratory tumbler is just fine. Make yourself a 50/50 mix of New Finish car polish/mineral spirits and add a few squirts to your tumbling media. The brass will come out shiny. Tear off a few 2 inch square pieces from a USED dryer sheet. They will collect a lot of dust from the media.

I've used about the same process you used. Some things that I have learned though. 1. Two washes. First one is just Dawn and about 3 tablespoons and as hot of water are you can get from the tap. You can skip the Lemi on this one. After all processing is done then one more wash to clean off all case lube with 1.5 to 2 tablespoons of Dawn AND the lemi to make them pretty. 2. A media separator is almost mandatory. They do make a screen insert for the tumbler now (after the fact) and will facilitate through rinsing. Dont skip one for the other. Both are needed. 3, Put a screen in the tub or laundry sink and use a rare earth magnet. You will catch all sorts of pins. 4. Go to the Goodwill etc and look for an old food dehydrator. I was ready to throw mine to the Goodwil but it got repurposed to gently dry brass and not tie up the oven,. 5. Small base resize new military brass. My AR-10 (much to my dismay) was very VERY finicky with LC brass to the point where it wouldnt go into battery. Once I did that it worked and not needed a second time. About all I can think of this time around. Your process is sane and works but I hope you found out if there were any issues with your process and willing to accept what others have found trying to re-create your steps. Happy shooting!

7.62x51 case length is the same as .308 Win. 2.015 .

Could you link everything you used please! Thank you!!

cleaned brass looks nice BUT 3 hrs! I get that in 20 minutes in my 4 gallon cement mixer using a plastic bucket. $20 at a yard sale. Biggest issue I've had with the SS pins is contamination by the larger ones that clog the brass and require a lot of time to extract from the cartridges. Looking for a SS pin supplier that guarantees smaller pins only.

Warning when reloading 7.62 NATO cartridges they do not hold the same amount of powder as a 308 Winchester case will so you need to be very careful not to overload them and caused a massive spike in pressure and blow your gun and possibly yourself up. You need to get a reloading book that has load data for the 7.62 x51mm NATO cartridge and not use 308 load data for this type of cartridge.

@haroldgodwinson832

3 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure it's universal; I suspect it comes down to individual manufacturers but I've certainly found that some NATO stamped brass appears to have less internal capacity than some .308 stamped brass. However like all reloading, if you start out at the recommended minimum load and work up you should be fine. If you're getting pressure signs when using the minimum recommended load you should be able to get back on track by cutting the charge by 10% and starting from there.

guy on etsy.com sells cleaned swagged and anealed lc brass

Next time use Armor All Was & Wax. Small bottle, Two caps full. instead of Dawn. Shines forever.

How does the Lyman case trimmer know to stop at 2.005? What if you wanted 2.010?

@echosreloadingchamber7306

5 жыл бұрын

You have an adjustment on how far the cutting head will advance into the cartridge case. On my Forester you've got a stopping block that you can adjust and slide forward and backwards on The Cutting shaft, and it has a fine set screw for tuning 1 thousandths of an inch off.

Ever thought about pushing them through the sizing die before washing them? It keeps you from having to work with lubed brass...

@cecildoss3157

4 жыл бұрын

I wash my brass before tumbling sizing to remove any dirt that might scratch my dies.

@kaptkrunchfpv

3 жыл бұрын

Id rather deal with extra lube than jam grit all in my resizing die. Dirt plus lube seems a little nasty to me...

@culprit3

3 жыл бұрын

Crypto Info the brass he’s working on isn’t caked with dirt hence the suggestion. I pick up range brass regularly that are caked and put them through a cycle of the wet tumbler before sizing. But for brass that isn’t caked I lube, deprime and size with a set of cheap Lee dies, than give them a bath in the wet tumbler, and they are ready for my Redding die set to load. We all have a slightly different way of coming to the same conclusions. Good luck and stay safe out there!

@kaptkrunchfpv

3 жыл бұрын

@@culprit3 Yep many roads to the same destination. I personally wipe each completed round down while im inspecting it before adding it to the stockpile.

@michaeledlin9995

3 жыл бұрын

From Lyman wet tumbler to a RCBS media separator to get remaining pins out and most of the water. Then to walnut media while still wet let it run for an hour. Comes out dry, clean and ready to lube and resize.

My hisband likes to dry tumble brass you dont get all those steel pins in the flash holes

@kaptkrunchfpv

3 жыл бұрын

Wet tumbling usually does a better job cleaning the brass. I havent had any issues with pins being stuck in the flash hole, usually a little knock frees them up. I find it easier than poking out stuck walnut or corn cob. But everyone has their own preferred method.

@jungleno.

3 жыл бұрын

@@kaptkrunchfpv unless you plan on making jewelry out of your polished brass, using a wet Tumbler or ultrasonic bath is totally unnecessary...not to mention labor intensive.

I'm just getting into reloading and I've watched tons of these types of videos - yours is the only one that articulately explains each step of this process. I have left several questions on others' videos with little response - this video just answered them all. thanks for your help. I do have some questions though. Why separate LC from the other head stamps? Do you need to lube before the LEE single stage de primer step? How do you think this tumbler stands up to the other 'sonic' cleaners on the market?

@bassetthound2008

8 жыл бұрын

I'm not 100% sure why they separate LC from the others but it's probably just for organization. You don't need to lube for depriming on a decapping die only for a rifle sizing die. And the tumbler works very well. As you saw in the video it takes corrosion off of the cases very well. I don't have experience with sonic cleaners but this one is the best wet tumbler for the money in my opinion. I got mine for about $180 on Amazon plus tax. Hopefully I answered your questions adequately.

@jeremi2ahproctor8.81

7 жыл бұрын

Dan Abraham they separate them for accuracy. the more uniform your cases the more accurate. as for the tumbler I like the ultra sonic better. I use a regular vibration tumbler then ultra sonic

Those pins look like they scratched the brass a lot. I'd rather sonic clean for two cycles. I've seen it do a better job in a shorter time without the problems of the pins.

One 45ACP to rule them all!

I don't know why people are set on doing only 20 round at a time I don't reload less than a 100 at a time started reloading at age 8 and I'm 66 now

@bustabass9025

Жыл бұрын

I generally do 100 rounds at a time, rifle or handgun. That's just enough to work with, and I don't shoot thousands of rounds annually. Works for me. Unless I'm developing a load for a cartridge I haven't already found a pet load for. In which case I will generally prepare and work with twenty-five at a time.

You need to speak up cant hardly hear you

Yo better late than never. Old LC brass is corrosive (mil used corrosive primers and powder ) so like look for expansion, case head separation, your face blown off, etc. Post 2k is good to go.

If you are worried about your wife pour the waste water down the toilet and flush it

@bustabass9025

Жыл бұрын

Just make sure she doesn't sit on a pin! 😂

Audio not clear, mumbling etc. Please speak distinctly!

Can barely hear you most of the time dude.

can notunder stand you. voice is bad, sound bad.