@@triggeredprecisionmachinellc so I’m not the only on….lol my buddies of the exact opposite clan…all I got is time..want that Frankfort too cause seems it gets em clean as anything..thanks brother
thanks. looking forward to tomorrow's "dead ends" video. Interesting that you put ~$100 of your starting budget into brass cleaning. I've read some pro-shooters who don't clean their brass anymore (Erik Cortina for example). Do you feel that brass cleaning is important for precision? I like that you put extra budget into a Redding sizing die over an all Lee/RCBS die set (I'll remember that).
Personally I do think it’s important for a few reasons. First off, helps remove the carbon, dirt and grit from the case body. These things are tough on our nice, expensive reloading dies (mainly the sizing dies). Next, there is the argument, and it has merit, that the carbon on the inside of the neck acts as a “lubricant” for bullet seating. My issue with that is I cannot control that variable. I have no way of knowing of carbon was deposited on one side more than the other, one case more than another, etc. My rule cleaning cases is all or none and I lean toward the “all” side simply because of how I see it translated to accuracy and consistency. I try to control every variable I can, and cleaning brass is minor in the grand scheme of things, but you are 100% right… plenty of people don’t clean at all. It’s pretty wild to see all the variations in reloading but we’re all trying to achieve the same goals. That’s an easy test to knock out and see if it makes a difference for your rig and that gives me another idea for a video. 👌🏻😁 Thanks for watching! -TPM
Jessica -- as another point of view, benchrest shooters only clean the outside of the neck before they reload a case. They use various things like a paper towel, extra fine steel wool, and crocus cloth. Some of them run a nylon/polymer brush on the inside of the neck. They like to keep most of the carbon on the inside of the neck.
@@toddb930 thank you. I've been reading a lot of forums. the Lyman reloading manual, and watching lots of videos about reloading and there are so many different approaches. I think I just need to dive in, make my best guess for a starting setup I would like, and then learn as I go (slowly and carefully).
@@JessicaSeverin - there certainly are a lot of equipment choices and approaches. What cartridge(s) are you wanting to reload for? Are you wanting to make super-accurate loads?
@Jessica Severin Get in contact with @Todd B - he’s been a wealth of knowledge regarding bench rest reloading procedures and a great contributor to this channel.
