Author: DairyFarmer
Subject: tumbling loaded rounds
Posted: January 19 2016 at 7:53pm
If a wire wheel was to set off a round then you would have to be doing some serious polishing to get it to the heat required to set the propellant alight.
Subject: tumbling loaded rounds
Posted: January 19 2016 at 7:53pm
If a wire wheel was to set off a round then you would have to be doing some serious polishing to get it to the heat required to set the propellant alight.
A bit of dry steel wool and a few rubs should clean any dirt off sufficient to feed a round. The addition of any thing to the process can cause problems. Most brass cleaners contain ground pumice stone. Very abrasive. Also the chemicals will make the brass shine, but the finish will degrade very quickly and leave marks. Ask anyone who has left their tunic buttons for a few weeks after parade. There is further danger of chemicals getting into the propellant or primer. Although unlikely.
Rather have a nice old patina than have to be constantly cleaning the round.