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CWLONGSHOT

CWLONGSHOT

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I bought the Frankford arsenal big one a couple years ago and it's been great. My only complaint is when I have a small amount of brass. It's very wasteful for materials. So I've been watching and waiting for a sale on the light version. Amazon is running a sale now, so I grabbed one. I looked online and couldn't find any kind of comparison video or good video to show me what size This thing actually was so I decided to make my own video. Amazon is selling them right now for about 80 bucks which is pretty good price. They used to be 69 on sale.



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glassparman

glassparman

"OK, OK, I'm going as fast as I don't want to go!"
Nice vid. I have the larger Frankford model.

I love using mine with the Hornady ultrasonic brass cleaning fluid. More expense but really does a good job.

Mike
 
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Dusty Bannister

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I have the Lyman unit and for small loads, get a small plastic jar with screw cap, load with brass and solution and place it in the drum. Pack with rags and turn it on. Try to center the load in the drum if you have sufficient weight to cause a problem. If concerned the lid might unscrew, try duck/duct tape to secure it.
 
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Dusty Bannister

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I use hot water for the wash, as well as the rinse. With the Lyman Cyclone, I fill the barrel 2/3 with deprimed brass of same caliber to avoid nesting. Add hot water to the shoulder of the barrel to leave room for expansion as some gas seems to be generated by the chemical action of the solution. Add 1/4 teaspoon of Lemishine powder, 1 tablespoon of Armorall auto wash and wax soap and seal up the container. I apply a little beeswax on both sides of the rubber seal just because it turns a little easier as I screw the lid fairly tight to avoid leaks.

After three hours, pour off as much liquid as possible while keeping the brass in the barrel. Flush well with hot water. I like the strainer system provided with the cleaner. Pour about half the brass into the strainer and again flush well with hot water. Dump into revolving case sifter (Frankford Arsenal) with several rags to soak up water. Rotate well and spread on a towel in the sun. Repeat with remaining half of the contents.

I just use hot tap water and in KS we do have hard water so the exterior needs to be dried as described.
 
Intel6

Intel6

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I have had the original version for years now and I agree with you about the small batches. I have thought about the smaller one but I would have to come up with a new procedure for using it because it doesn't have the flow through feature of caps on both ends. I would have to change my way of doing things if I got one of the smaller ones. I try to mitigate the small batch thing by grouping brass that are close in caliber together and then clean them.

I use hot water, I found it makes the citric acid work better.
 
todd

todd

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