Last night and today, decapped 433 each 7.62mm NATO. Chemically washed, rinsed and dried. Resized, rinsed again and dried.
7.62mm NATO cases are LC 66 Match. I like the match cases because the primers weren't crimped in. These are once fired, came to me stored in a one gallon Darigold wax coated paper milk carton dated 1969. They've been stored there since then.
Most of these cases appeared to have been fired in very tight chambers. They came with some other estate sale stuff that indicated the former owner did target shooting including long distance with an "M70" which was marked on some containers. Some may have been fired in M14's.
I clean cases using different methods depending on conditions. These were pretty clean cases in general, but after being stored for 50 years, carbon deposits on the mouth of the case were pretty stubborn. I don't have the steel pin system. So I used Iosso liquid case cleaner on these after decapping. Then I bagged them about 50 to a batch in old socks, tied off. The rinse was done in my washing machine because Iosso needs very thorough rinsing to avoid spotting. Air dried on baking pans. Then re-sized with water soluble lube. Removing the case lube doesn't take much rinse, just in a Tupperware bowl in the sink. Then back in the baking pans. Tomorrow I will have 433 cases to trim.
I've got another batch from the same source. LC 71 Match, 504 each. These have already been cleaned, sized and trimmed. However, they are kinda sticky on the outside like worn-out tumbling media was used. I'm thinking I will give these a wash.
Then from the same lot of material, I have a few hundred 7.62mm NATO once fired match cases that are boxed in original cartons. I'll probably leave these as-is for now.
7.62mm NATO cases are LC 66 Match. I like the match cases because the primers weren't crimped in. These are once fired, came to me stored in a one gallon Darigold wax coated paper milk carton dated 1969. They've been stored there since then.
Most of these cases appeared to have been fired in very tight chambers. They came with some other estate sale stuff that indicated the former owner did target shooting including long distance with an "M70" which was marked on some containers. Some may have been fired in M14's.
I clean cases using different methods depending on conditions. These were pretty clean cases in general, but after being stored for 50 years, carbon deposits on the mouth of the case were pretty stubborn. I don't have the steel pin system. So I used Iosso liquid case cleaner on these after decapping. Then I bagged them about 50 to a batch in old socks, tied off. The rinse was done in my washing machine because Iosso needs very thorough rinsing to avoid spotting. Air dried on baking pans. Then re-sized with water soluble lube. Removing the case lube doesn't take much rinse, just in a Tupperware bowl in the sink. Then back in the baking pans. Tomorrow I will have 433 cases to trim.
I've got another batch from the same source. LC 71 Match, 504 each. These have already been cleaned, sized and trimmed. However, they are kinda sticky on the outside like worn-out tumbling media was used. I'm thinking I will give these a wash.
Then from the same lot of material, I have a few hundred 7.62mm NATO once fired match cases that are boxed in original cartons. I'll probably leave these as-is for now.
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