Should you clean brass before resizing?
Senior Member. Deprime, clean, resize. You can use a separate depriming die, this keeps the carbon and crap out of your resizing dies which can either scratch the brass or even the die, it can also lead to stuck cases.
Why clean your brass before reloading?
One reason is to keep the debris and grit from building up in your dies and decreasing their life. Cleaning your cases also avoids scratching or galling the brass in the dies. Also, you don’t want to put dirty cases back in your chamber after you just finished cleaning the chamber!
Do you clean brass before annealing?
Annealing should always be done before resizing. This eliminates spring back, and ensures repeatable and accurate shoulder bumping and neck sizing. Annealing should be done every reload. Cleaning won’t affect annealing.
Do I have to clean my brass?
If it doesn’t stick, it’s brass. If it does stick, it’s only brass-plated—and if the object is just brass-plated, all you actually need to clean it is warm water and soap. Polishing isn’t necessary on objects that are only brass-plated, and, in fact, it could actually scratch the plating off.
How clean should 9mm brass be?
No, it doesn’t have to be cleaned at all, but you will be ashamed of it. You can tumble dry, with corn cob or walnut hull or wet tumble with stainless pins. It’s all up to what you want.
Can I anneal brass twice?
If you anneal each reload as we recommend, you will get extremely repeatable and consistent sizing. For the same reason, if you are using a bushing die you may need to check the sized neck diameter. Zero spring back can mean that less sizing is necessary.
What temperature do you anneal brass?
Brass Annealing Temperature Online, the suggested temperature your brass needs to get varies a bit, ranging from 600 to 800 degrees Fahrenheit (that’s 315 to 420 Celsius for us in metric land). The average recommendation seems to sit in the 700 F range though (370 C).
What’s the best way to clean brass?
Mix together 1/2 cup of vinegar, a teaspoon of salt, and a sprinkling of flour until it forms a paste. Spread the mixture on the brass and allow it to sit for a few minutes. Rinse with cool water and dry. (This method also works on corroded brass.)
Do you anneal before or after resizing?
Annealing should always be done before resizing. This eliminates spring back, and ensures repeatable and accurate shoulder bumping and neck sizing.