J.C. Smoke, SASS #22300 Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 I don't really have a problem cleaning brass shotgun shells. My problem is, at the range, because I shoot real black, by the time I get home they start to discolor and then I have a problem cleaning them. Sometime I need to run them through my pin tumbler twice. Does anyone have an kind of neutralizing solution so that I can put them in immediately after firing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZigMar Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 When I'm shooting brass shotgun shells loaded with black (substitute), I take a old gallon water jug with me to the range that's about half full of water and a few squirts of dish soap. After each stage, the fired shells go into the jug of soapy water and shaken up a bit. By the end of the match, I have a jug full of crummy soapy water and brass shotgun shells to take home and clean more. I'm sure there's all sorts of witches brew besides just soapy water that helpful folks will chime in with in a few. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Coffinmaker Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Well, not exactly. Most will tell you to dump them in a container of soapy water. Not really all that immediately effective. I personally don't even bother with range treatments. I just dump 'em inna bag and haul them home. Once here, I run warm water in my shop sink to cover all the hulls, than dump in a goodly amount of WHITE VINEGAR in and let the hulls soak for half an hour. Bake dry in a 180 degree oven then tumble in lizard litter. They come out looking just fine. I don't personally need the hulls to be "Shiny New" looking, just clean a ready to reload. YMMV FORGOT: RINSE thoroughly before drying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tequila Shooter Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 25 minutes ago, ZigMar said: When I'm shooting brass shotgun shells loaded with black (substitute), I take a old gallon water jug with me to the range that's about half full of water and a few squirts of dish soap. After each stage, the fired shells go into the jug of soapy water and shaken up a bit. By the end of the match, I have a jug full of crummy soapy water and brass shotgun shells to take home and clean more. I'm sure there's all sorts of witches brew besides just soapy water that helpful folks will chime in with in a few. Cheers! This ^ plus all the brass cases. Get home rinse with water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yusta B. Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 43 minutes ago, J.C. Smoke, SASS #22300 said: I don't really have a problem cleaning brass shotgun shells. My problem is, at the range, because I shoot real black, by the time I get home they start to discolor and then I have a problem cleaning them. Sometime I need to run them through my pin tumbler twice. Does anyone have an kind of neutralizing solution so that I can put them in immediately after firing? 1 minute ago, Tequila Shooter said: This ^ plus all the brass cases. Get home rinse with water. These ^ plus don't let them dry before you throw then in with the pins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yusta B. Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 You might try this - I have no experience with it. YMMV Salt Neutralizer attacks the salt layers, and converts them into a water-soluble form that can be easily rinsed away. Unlike detergent based products, Salt Neutralizer's blend of organic acids, corrosion inhibitors, and penetrants neutralize the corrosive film left behind by road salt, brine and ice melt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Howdy J.C. For a long time, like a lot of folks, I have carried a wide mouthed plastic jug with water and dish soap at the range. I carried the jug with me at the stages when I had a bigger cart and now leave it at the car. I dumped the brass in, shook it, rinse after getting home. (This is real black powder). But the brass would still get some streaks and stains on them that didn't rinse off. More recently, I am still dumping my pistol/rifle brass in the jar, but the shotshells I just dip in the soapy water and swish around and give a quick wipe of the outside with my fingers and toss them into a canvas bag. They stain much less this way and shine up quicker in my vibratory tumnbler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Lizard Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Bigger water bottle and small amount of vinegar.... Texas Lizard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Coffinmaker Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 PLUS ONE too Texas Lizard. Keep it simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 3 hours ago, Colorado Coffinmaker said: FORGOT: RINSE thoroughly before drying. I was gonna say! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 why cant they be tumbled as other brass ? not trying to agitate only an honest inquiry , i dont see a difference here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 9 minutes ago, watab kid said: why cant they be tumbled as other brass ? not trying to agitate only an honest inquiry , i dont see a difference here They can and I do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Coffinmaker Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Watab, They can be just tumbled. But there are elements in BP that need to be neutralized. If "just" tumbled, the corrosion continues. Cases used for BP and Subs need a neutralizing wash FIRST. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 I wash in water with Simple Green in Lemi Shine. After drying, I chunk a 10 gauge bore brush in my lathe. I brighten up the insides. The brush is tight enough that it will hold onto the hull while I take fine steel wool over the outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 I just tumble them myself, but I load 'em with smokeless. I'm weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tequila Shooter Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 23 minutes ago, H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 said: I just tumble them myself, but I load 'em with smokeless. I'm weird. True Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tequila Shooter Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 I've used the peroxide/alcohol/murphy's mix on guns between stages, never to clean brass though. The one issue I've had with that mix is the murphy's is very slippery, good for the action, bad for keeping a grip on the gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkey Flats Jack Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 I toss them in a container with water, dawn, and a splash of vinegar. The ride home gets a good bit cleaned up. Then wet tumble with lemishine and dawn. Good as new when they're done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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