Thread: .32 S&W & .38 S&W Black Powder Cartridges
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Old 01-24-2012, 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by lebomm View Post
It's also important to clean your cases THOROUGHLY between loadings with black. The residue is just as corrosive to brass as it is to gun steel. My practice was to carry a milk jug 1/2 full of soapy water to the range, and drop the cases in as they were fired. Then when you get home, put them into a mesh bag and run 'em thru the washer-dryer. Just be sure they're fully dry when you load 'em into your tumbler.
Worked great for me in .44-40.

Larry
I ain't sure my Bride will allow me to run them through the Washing machine and then the drier. She would be afraid of an explosion. There is no way to convince her that it will not happen.
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