🔥 Lyman Turbo Sonic 2500 Ultrasonic Cleaner | Is It Better Than Media?

[@thetexasrat]

I like to sonic clean first, to soften up the crude, and then wet tumble to really get the cases clean. It may not matter on target, but I will clean mine every time anyway. It just makes me feel (mentally) better about the job/process of reloading. Just like wiping my butt after sitting the throne makes me feel (both mentally as well as physically) a whole lot better than if I didn't. Running clean brass through the dies helps them to last longer too. If the cleaning solutions are too acidic or alkaline they will literally leached the zinc from the brass leaving only the copper at the surface behind, and this will weaken the brass. You can get PH test strips to be sure the cleaning solution is balance between 4 and 5 on the acidic side of the PH scale, or between 6 and 7 on the alkaline side of the PH scale for best results. And even then the brass should not be left for hours on end soaking within the solution as time is not on the side of brass when it comes to slowly leaching the zinc from it in such solutions. The following video explains it best: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hoHUfGqvg5VgatE Then after I size and flare I run the cases through a vibratory cleaner with crushed walnut shells to remove all lubricant from them so that the powder and primers are not compromised, and as it is not a good thing to have lubricant on the outside of the cases (or inside the chamber) when firing them in the chamber, which would cause excessive slamming of the cases into the breech, of which they (the breech) are not designed to handle. It also allows the gasses to leak between the case and chamber whereby gas cutting the cylinder leaving pitting in the cylinder(s), which will make subsequent rounds of brass harder to eject as they swell into the pitting.

[@DLN-ix6vf]

Tumble either wet or dry gets the cases much cleaner but you have to deal with the noise and dust (dry) and removing those steel pins and walnut pieces is a pain in the A$$. Sonic requires you to clean primer pocket first and when done with sonic cycle you will need to hand dry off cases with an old T-Shirt then your cases will look brand new. I live in a high-rise condo and can't make all that noise nor have all that dust flying around so sonic clean my only option.

[@busterdavy9769]

I don’t know what you’re looking at but the primer pocket doesn’t look clean at all! Wouldn’t mind a response. Thanks BD

[@cory8791]

You want see clean brass wet tumble with ss pins!!!!

[@atlyvwire]

Whoa! So load the supersonic with brass and SS pins and solution plug it in and throw it in the washing machine on spin cycle. Should do the trick! 😳

[@bryanbetournay5557]

I love my SS pins. I wouldn't turn my sonic cleaner back on. Just saying. Great video Sir! Keep them coming.

[@atlyvwire]

Bryan Betournay I haven’t used SS pins. I’ll have to give that a try.

[@jamesglenn520]

The Negative to SS pins 👎 They don't polish. They Scrape the surface and chew up the case mouth and primer pockets. Look at them under magnification compared to walnut shell. Plus missing one and running down the barrel of your high dollar precision rifle barrel is a bad thing 💯%

[@jamesglenn520]

I'm confused 😕 You didn't show any CLEAN primer pockets! I use a dry tumbler with walnut shell and cleaning additive and almost all the primer pockets are nice and shiny like they should be. I do about 200 pieces of 9mm at a time and straight to the press no drying and water spots to deal with. 👍👌

[@atlyvwire]

I know. I did have to use my primer pocket cleaner outer on a few but it does a pretty good job on pockets to be honest.

[@Maine307]

what additive u use?.. i have any good luck finding a good on.. if ya dont mind?.. can ya share ur cleaning ingredient ?. i use dry tumbler, with walnut etc..

[@brianscott1894]

I have to agree that those primer pockets were far from clean, I have exact machine and I use SW cleaner and dawn and they are spotless inside and out, 2 cycles of 8 minutes with heat.

[@DLN-ix6vf]

@@brianscott1894 My HORNDY Cleaner says no heat ; let the cleaner takes it's course without adding any heat when cleaning brass rifle cases. I do however put in a little LemiShine that does a great job as an additive to One Shot by Hornady

[@BrianOgilvie79]

Why the hell all the running water in the background? Now i gotta pee!