Tutorial

Well, this process is what Bullseye shooters do to develop a successful shot plan: We write the steps down, follow those steps and, when something doesn’t work, we figure out how to change that shot plan so we do it right.

Lemi Shine has been questioned as a cleaning agent for brass because, in some circumstances, it seems to turn the brass pink.

Revised 03/17/2014 Wet cleaning with stainless steel media is better than the dry, vibratory method and takes no additional time – when adjusted for my needs.

Here is a sampling from the first batch, all “many times fired” shells, tumbled according to the vendor’s recipe.

Time to do some planning. Equipment Thumler’s Model B, high speed tumbler 5 lbs stainless steel media (from STM) 1 Tablespoon measure (for the Dawn) 1/4 Teaspoon measure (for the Lemi-Shine) Magnet Sandwich baggie (for magnet above) Container(s) to measure 1.

“LSD” = Lemi-Shine and Detergent, a method of cleaning ammunition brass for reloading.

Here are my estimates for the ammunition needed for the Canton-McKinley Regional plus the Camp Perry Nationals, both of which I will be attending this year.

Part One Part Two Part Three Two series of test loads have been fired downrange in the Ransom Rest in pursuit of an accurate load for some 155 grain Moly-coated LSWCs I have on-hand.