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#1 ·
Okay, I was working some range brass today and noticed my Lee Anniversary Breech Lock press has a little build up. So I got to thinking, how many of us think about, much less do it.

So lets see who has broken down their press('s) for thorough cleaning, or is planning to. It seems it may be a good idea. What do you all think?
 
#2 ·
Okay, I was working some range brass today and noticed my Lee Anniversary Breech Lock press has a little build up. So I got to thinking, how many of us think about, much less do it.

So lets see who has broken down their press('s) for thorough cleaning, or is planning to. It seems it may be a good idea. What do you all think?
I clean mine before and after I use it
 
#4 ·
I have never taken a press apart unless I was doing some type of repair to it. I do clean and oil them up though.

I do however strip my dies and clean them. I load a lot of cast and regardless of the type of lube, tumble, pan, Lubrasizer, lube will find a way to get into your dies. Dies that never see cast still get cleaned, but they may only get sprayed down with brake cleaner.
 
#5 ·
I have never taken a press apart unless I was doing some type of repair to it. I do clean and oil them up though.

I do however strip my dies and clean them. I load a lot of cast and regardless of the type of lube, tumble, pan, Lubrasizer, lube will find a way to get into your dies. Dies that never see cast still get cleaned, but they may only get sprayed down with brake cleaner.
Yep. ^^^
 
#6 ·
One thing that will help keep your press clean, and will protect your dies as well is to pre clean your brass. I have a Lee decapping die that gets used, but normally I just use the pin and base out of the Lee Classic Loader sets. They are just as fast. I sometimes wet tumble, but prefer to use walnut hulls with jewlers rouge. Makes the brass real pretty and shiney. :D
 
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