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? cleaning B/P cartridges ?

sheepdip
Took my .45 Cimarron model P (original finish, love it) shooting today. Thought I would try some Pyrodex pellets.
Loads worked fine.
Got home tossed the shells in the tumbler and cleaned the gun.
Four hours later the shells still look like crud.
How do I get them clean ?
Or do I just leave them like that to go with the "original finish"
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  • PJ
    Same thing happened to me a couple of years ago. I tried everything, and NOTHING worked. I cringe everytime I reload them.
    Pete

    "Be kind to your neighbor, he knows where you live"
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  • HUNT WALKERS
    I use simple green to clean my muzzle loader, really takes the powder residue right out of the barrel. I don't know why it wouldn't work on the cartridges also.
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  • haroldchrismeyer
    Hot, soapy water and a brush. Let dry, and then tumble them.
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  • MIKE WISKEY
    boil them in water and dish soap, rinse/dry and then tumble them.
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  • Ross
    Use smokeless techniques to clean Pyrodex. It has no chemical similarity to black powder, and is more tenacious than black or smokeless powders, and is more prone to after rust.
    Its major advantage is that it is not usually necessary to clean during the day of shooting.
    Cheers from Darkest California,
    Ross
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  • Blckhrn
    I saw on a BP cartridge forum where a guy soaked them in vinegar and water first, then rinsed and dried and tumbled

    "You can build a man a fire and keep him warm for a couple hours or douse him with fuel oil and keep him warm the rest of his life"
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  • Iconoclast
    NO NO to the vinegar, guys. Over time, even mild acids will erode the brass.

    "There is nothing lower than the human race - except the french." (Mark Twain)
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  • sheepdip
    Thanks for the tips.
    Looks like next I'll scrub with hot soapy simple green water as soon as I get home.
    I think it's to late for these on the outside.
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  • MIKE WISKEY
    SOME OF THE B.P. SHOOTERS UP HERE TAKE A MILK JUG 1/2 FULL OF WATER/SOAP TO THE RAGE WITH THEM AND JUST DROP THE BRASS IN AS THEY FIRE IT. IT'S CLEAN BY THE TIME THEY GET HOME, JUST RINSE AND THEN INTO THE TUMBLER/VIBRATOR.
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