Jan 7, 2026 · Hello, can you tell me how the cold welding from bullets and neck can be prevented? Steel wool, brass brush, nylon brush into the neck for best cleaning? Wet tumbling with pins? Ultrasonica …

Jan 8, 2026 · Stop cleaning your brass, the carbon will prevent cold welding and don't let them sit loaded for extended periods of time. If the carbon prevents cold welding, then why can't you let them sit …

Aug 19, 2023 · Someone who has experienced cold weld, tell me how you discovered it. Symptoms/observations, then confirmation and remedy. I would really like to hear only from those …

Dec 20, 2019 · To avoid the so called "cold weld" between bullet and case, anybody tried applying a bullet lubricant like liquid alox from Lee, commonly used on cast lead bullets? Roll the bullets over a …

Mar 4, 2021 · I am curious of some thoughts on bullets "cold welding" in the necks of handloaded ammo and why it doesn't seem to have the same effect on factory ammo. Is it caused by the fouling of …

May 19, 2013 · My best explanation would be that the "cold welding" not only bonded to the bullet, but that the process may have also weakened the brass alloy of the case necks. I had been meticulous …

Oct 17, 2018 · Cold weld. This is my primary concern right now before I pound a couple thousand rounds together. One load I’m doing for friend, Is going to be round 800 rounds of 204 ruger. Might …

Sep 12, 2024 · I suspect in a more humid climate, the results would be different. What really works best for me now, where I never have any cold welding (like I've gone 6+ months on some loads), is the …

Aug 1, 2019 · Looking to incorporate a line into the seating process mainly because I clean with stainless media and anneal regularly. I’ve come to understand that this can lead to cold welding. …

Nov 2, 2004 · The new Mausers cost $1k more with handles forged one piece with the body, so I hate to cut them off at the base before TIG welding. So we sometimes bend the bolt, and then TIG weld an …