November 2022 – Viking Armory

Reloading Cleaning Solutions

Brass Tumbler: (HF)

In each tumbler drum I put:
1 ½ lb of stainless steel media (at the most)
About 5 lb of brass
Warm Water up to the lip or just below
Lemi-shine (1/4 teaspoon)
Squirt of Dawn (enough that when you open the drum you see soap suds)
1/4 Cap Armor All Wax
Tumble for 2 hours.

Brass Tumbler: Frankford Arsenal Rotary Tumbler (FART)

5 lb of stainless steel media
About 10 lb of brass
Room Temp Water up to the lip or just below
Lemi-shine (1/4 teaspoon)
Squirt of Dawn (enough that when you open the drum you see soap suds)
1 Cap Armor All Wax
Tumble for 3 hours.

Ultrasonic RCBS Gun Cleaning Solution: I use this solution to clean reloading dies and equipment

30:1 Ratio
60oz water
2oz cleaner
Degas (only first time solution is mixed)
Set to ~120 degrees F
5 min for tools
15 min for gun parts

Ballistol Ultrasonic Cleaning Solution:

10% per one gallon = 12.8 Ounces (oz)
I will round up to 13 Ounces and top off to a gallon. 6.5 Ounces for a half gallon

2 x 16 oz Ballistol $29

32 oz RCBS $23

Ultrasonic Brass Cleaning (Harbor Freight):

Lemi-shine (1/4 teaspoon)
Squirt of Dawn (1/4 teaspoon)
15 Minutes

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Safety Plunger De-Bur and Polish

Glock pistols are mass produced using stamped parts. That is not a bad thing, just the way it is. Because of that, a part will sneak in with a less than desirable finish. I am of the belief that you should inspect all you parts for defects and burrs.

In this case, I found a bur on the safety plunger.

I filed down the burr with a small file, being careful not to remove to much material.

When it met my stringent standards I polished it up:

Dropped it back in, runs like a champ!

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Compensator Install

A compensator is a muzzle device designed to reduce muzzle rise. A compensator will “compensate” for a firearm muzzle’s rise after you fire a shot, this directly affects follow-up shots because they help you recover your sight picture by shooting flatter.

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You want to make sure your compensator is timed correctly. Timing is simply insuring that the ports are properly positioned. With the proper tools and hardware provided with your device I can get you timed and aligned correctly.

Here are a couple Shots of what I do:

AR compensator Service 1 — AR compensator Service

AR compensator Service 2 — AR compensator Service

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Glock Sight Install

We all know the factory Glock sights are notoriously poor, so let me replace them! I take a lot of care to make sure the sights on your pistol are installed and aligned correctly. I have a very nice sight pusher tool that drifts the sights on and off without the need of a punch or hammer. Using such a tool protects tritium vials from breaking, prevents marring of the slide, and the sights.

Here is a shot of a Glock 19 I did:

Factory Front Sight:

Factory Rear Sight:

Sights getting installed:

New front sight:

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