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RE: Sonic Cleaner
Well I used to do exactly that, just a good wipe down before reloading. Although would normally have to use a tiny wire brush to brush out the carbon residue from the primer pocket. Without cleaning, the residue is often heavy enough to prevent a replacement primer from even fitting back in properly. Even a little residue could cause minor differences in how the powder is ignited, resulting in different points of impact. Not really an issue for pistol distances, but think how much those minor differences are magnified at long distance. What may be only an eighth or quarter of an inch difference at 100 yards now becomes several inches at 1,000 yards or beyond.
Sounds like guns are as hot and dirty as car engines. My lawnmower got stuck. So, I had to put more oil in it, for example. Now, I say that to say that engines, machines, and now, even guns, can get clogged up like an old heart artery. So, I've not got around to learning how to hunt yet, but I am beginning to understand some of it. So, I just never really thought about this before, well, until now.
Welcome to the club! Yes, like other machines, firearms get dirty, need to be oiled cleaned and maintained to continue functioning properly. Not everyone goes to the level of handloading, but just like some mechanics enjoy building race cars, many firearm folks like to tweak the most performance out of their weapons.
Speaking of cars, I admire people like Jay Leno and Tim Allen who work on their own cars in real life. I just saw a movie called Collision Course starring Jay Leno from around 1988 or 89. The movie begins with Jay driving a car through Detroit. And Detroit looked great back then.
Ta, that makes sense! Thanks for enlightening me!