How does everyone clean brass carbine tubes?

[jsw3397]

Thinking about getting Smith brass tubes. How does everyone clean theirs?

[Muley Gil]

I put mine in a bottle, add a Ballistol (1:3) and water mixture, shake well and let them soak for a few days.

[Lou Lou Lou]

Water tumble with Stainless steel pins, dawn and Lemishine

[Kevin Tinny]

Hi, Lou:
What, you don't use shamwow's?

Sorry, it's a snow day.
Kevin Tinny
One of your guys

[Rob FreemanWBR]

Ditto Lou

Stainless steel pins are great at cleaning inside and out of the cases.

[Lou Lou Lou]

Kevin
Never even seen one.

[Eggman]

I soak them in water for one hour in a Folgers coffee can. I then wipe them off on the outside only with extra napkins I took from Chick-fil-A. I let them corrode on the inside to get better grip on the bullet.

[Mike McDaniel]

I put mine in a plastic container with dilute Simple Green, shake vigorously...the ideal would be to put them in and drive the three hours home. Rinse. Then put in the brass tumbler, run for about two hours.

[ms3635v]

When cleaning my brass Maynard cases, I soak in white vinegar for about 15-20 minutes, then rinse with water. After they dry, I tumble them in a Lyman turbo with walnut shell hulls. They come out looking like new.

[Maillemaker]

I clean all my modern brass cartridges in a rotary tumbler with soapy water and a little Lemishine, with magnetic stainless steel pin media. Effortless and they come out like brand new.

Steve

[jonk]

Any brass I have that is fired with black powder is wet tumbled with ss pins.

Lemi-shine is great, but it really only works because it has citric acid in it. You can get 20 pounds of this on ebay (it's used in tie-dying) for about 20 bucks, last I looked, and it's more concentrated. Lifetime supply, works better than the lemi-shine.

That plus some purple power in the big rock tumbler (or a rotary brass tumbler) for a bit, and you're good.... if you're doing a large batch, I'd suggest changing the water about an hour in.

If you don't have a rotary tumbler, you can always use a mix of soap, water, and elbow grease with a brush. They won't look great, but clean is the main thing.

[Kurt Lacko 7862]

Wet tumbled with SS pins, dawn, citric acid. Outside/Inside and primer pockets spotless!