Hornady Brass

[Old Bob]

Prior to sizing my brass cases I soak them for about 10 minutes in Birchwood Casey's Brass Cartridge Case Cleaner solution. The bottle says 5 minutes which is fine but 10 minutes doesn't hurt the brass & they're as clean as they're gonna get. After rinsing thoroughly in hot water & letting the brass air dry, I spray the cases with Hornady's case lube making sure the inside of the necks get lubed. After sizing the brass I soak the cases again in the case cleaner solution. This is a different solution batch than the one used in the first cleaning. I go 5 minutes for this soak. At this point, after rinsing & air drying again, I have primed & reloaded the brass as is. But, sometimes, to make the cases shinier, I'll run them about an hour in my vibratory tumbler using untreated walnut shell & then prime them. I use cotton swabs soaked in denatured alcohol to remove any residual walnut dust from inside the case necks. Sometimes, to speed up the process, I'll put the wet brass under a heat lamp. Using my process, the Hornady case lube affecting bullet grip has never been an issue for me.