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<blockquote data-quote="Larry Morgan" data-source="post: 2678928" data-attributes="member: 4676"><p>Another +1 for Jerry's in Tulsa. </p><p></p><p>Calipers are super handy to have around: case length, COAL, and with adapters, bullet comparators and headspace gauges. </p><p></p><p>Overal CCI primers are pretty good. Lots of people use them. I have used them for pistol cartridges, but stopped using them for .223. The #400s have very hard cups and anvils, and I was having a hard time getting them to seat even flush, let alone a few thousandths below flush. The upshot is that even FGMM primers aren't that expensive. </p><p></p><p>I use a GemPro 250 scale. I decided on it after input from another person with first hand experience. Looking at scale reviews online gave me irremediable paralysis by analysis. There is not a SINGLE (and I freaking mean single) scale out there that doesn't have a good portion of people complaining about it in some way or another. It is quite precise, and can usually detect a single kernel of IMR4895 being put into or removed from the pan. </p><p></p><p>I use ultrasonic cleaning instead of tumbling. I follow this method: <a href="http://www.6mmbr.com/ultrasonic.html" target="_blank">http://www.6mmbr.com/ultrasonic.html</a></p><p>It very much relies on the ultrasonic action in combination with the vinegar's acidity to break down the carbon. Also I found the soap actually seems to hurt the process. Vinegar is acidic, a lot of soap is basic. It actually seems to neutralize some of the soap's effectiveness. YMMV. </p><p>I made the mistake early on of putting too much brass in the cleaner. The brass farthest from the piezo element didn't get nearly as clean as the closer stuff. Lesson learned. I consider it to be really only second to wet tumbling with stainless steel media.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Larry Morgan, post: 2678928, member: 4676"] Another +1 for Jerry's in Tulsa. Calipers are super handy to have around: case length, COAL, and with adapters, bullet comparators and headspace gauges. Overal CCI primers are pretty good. Lots of people use them. I have used them for pistol cartridges, but stopped using them for .223. The #400s have very hard cups and anvils, and I was having a hard time getting them to seat even flush, let alone a few thousandths below flush. The upshot is that even FGMM primers aren't that expensive. I use a GemPro 250 scale. I decided on it after input from another person with first hand experience. Looking at scale reviews online gave me irremediable paralysis by analysis. There is not a SINGLE (and I freaking mean single) scale out there that doesn't have a good portion of people complaining about it in some way or another. It is quite precise, and can usually detect a single kernel of IMR4895 being put into or removed from the pan. I use ultrasonic cleaning instead of tumbling. I follow this method: [URL="http://www.6mmbr.com/ultrasonic.html"]http://www.6mmbr.com/ultrasonic.html[/URL] It very much relies on the ultrasonic action in combination with the vinegar's acidity to break down the carbon. Also I found the soap actually seems to hurt the process. Vinegar is acidic, a lot of soap is basic. It actually seems to neutralize some of the soap's effectiveness. YMMV. I made the mistake early on of putting too much brass in the cleaner. The brass farthest from the piezo element didn't get nearly as clean as the closer stuff. Lesson learned. I consider it to be really only second to wet tumbling with stainless steel media. [/QUOTE]
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