223 brass/suppressors

[Caster]

Good gawd, suppressors are nasty. I thought I knew but now I have about 500 through my YHM Ti Phantom.
Nasty!


Anyway, the brass takes a right nasty stain too. About an hour in the tumbler and they're "clean" but the staining is there. I think it's paranoia with a dose OCD truthfully but has anyone noticed any issues with brass life as it relates to the heavy staining? I can't see it being a problem as long as it's actually clean, but thought I'd ask others experience.

Lemishine wouldn't touch the stains either. I ain't using anything else, ammonia based products would certainly get it shiny again....at the cost of my brass. No thanks. I guess I really need to invest in a rotary tumbler and SS pins w/ soap water........but I'm not. Too dang cheap for that.

I'm on my 4th reload of some once fired Hornady brass. After 5 total loads, they show now signs of wear, cracked necks or rings at the base. Even after full length sizing I'm trimming only a whisker with my WFT trimmer. I could easily skip that for at least every other load. I can see another 4 or 5 loads easy.

I guess one good thing, the piece or two that my brass catcher misses are easy to spot amongst the brass laying on the range. Lol!

[CommsNBombs]

You can try wet tumbling with Bar Keepers Friend the oxalic acid shines up the brass good and reinvigorates it

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[Jct1911]

Some supressors are worse than others with blowback. Just part of the game. Haven't really noticed brass life issues though, just dirty necks and shoulders.

[Raoul]

Actually I see a lot of nasty brass from ordinary range pickups. Some of the LC is really gross.

[Dolomite_supafly]

An adjustable gas block will cut down on that as well as the blowback coming back into your face.

[samson7x]

An adjustable gas block will cut down on that as well as the blowback coming back into your face.

 

 

I was going to say this. 

 

I use adjustable gas blocks and haven't noticed any staining.  Yes, they do get extremely dirty but it comes clean with an hour in the tumbler.