Tumbler Suggestions

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03psdXSergeant
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Tumbler Suggestions
01/15/2017

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I am fed up picking stuck corn or walnut media out of still filthy primer pockets as well as finding it all over my bench and floor despite concerted efforts to keep it in the hoppers. I only reload for center fire rifle but I like nice clean brass and often use 1x fired brass I get from online and pick ups so its often pretty nasty. I have never played with nor actually seen a wet tumbler but I am open to the idea. I see Thumblers and some folks use rock tumblers from HF. What is a good, not necessarily cheap, tumbler that will get my brass clean and accommodate 75-100 at a time and essentially last me the rest of my reloading life?

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CaneZach

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Re: Tumbler Suggestions
01/15/2017 Last edited 01/15/2017 by CaneZach
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Here ya' go! I tumble about 150 pieces of 6.5 Creedmoor brass at a time. Capacity is 17 lbs. Figure 8 pounds for a gallon of water, 5 pounds of media, and you can clean 4 pounds of brass.

http://www.stainlesstumblingmedia.com/reloading-products/tumblers/extreme-tumblers-rebel-17.html

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JRHill85XSergeant
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Re: Tumbler Suggestions
01/15/2017

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I think it was Grafs that had Frankford Platinum Tumbler with 5 lbs of media for $165 shipped. Just make sure you buy the magnet!

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padom

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Re: Tumbler Suggestions
01/15/2017
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+1 for Rebel 17 I love mine. Faster and built better than my Thumlers Tumbler

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cg1shark69X25 MONTHS
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Re: Tumbler Suggestions
01/15/2017

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Another +1 for the Rebel Also +1 for a magnet.



Anyone have one they would recommend?

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PINHEAD308

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Re: Tumbler Suggestions
01/15/2017

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I have the Frankford Arsenal tumbler and it's great. Cleans up the real nasty stuff with ease.
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bulletpusher1XGunny Sergeant
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Re: Tumbler Suggestions
01/16/2017

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PINHEAD308 wrote: I have the Frankford Arsenal tumbler and it's great. Cleans up the real nasty stuff with ease.
Yea get this with the magnet and the dryer they have works great.I use a half teaspoon of lemishine and a drop of dawn non concentrate soap works great.​

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03psdXSergeant
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Re: Tumbler Suggestions
01/16/2017

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CaneZach wrote:
Here ya' go! I tumble about 150 pieces of 6.5 Creedmoor brass at a time. Capacity is 17 lbs. Figure 8 pounds for a gallon of water, 5 pounds of media, and you can clean 4 pounds of brass.

http://www.stainlesstumblingmedia.com/reloading-products/tumblers/extreme-tumblers-rebel-17.html​

Ordered. Muchas Gracias!

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tangodown1XGunny Sergeant
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Re: Tumbler Suggestions
01/18/2017 Last edited 01/18/2017 by tangodown1

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03psd

Got this one for several years (Thumlers tumbler) , no problem whatsoever:

bulletin.accurateshooter.com/tag/thumlers-tumbler

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NWLaSaintXSergeant
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Re: Tumbler Suggestions
01/18/2017

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03psd wrote:

CaneZach wrote:
Here ya' go! I tumble about 150 pieces of 6.5 Creedmoor brass at a time. Capacity is 17 lbs. Figure 8 pounds for a gallon of water, 5 pounds of media, and you can clean 4 pounds of brass.

http://www.stainlesstumblingmedia.com/reloading-products/tumblers/extreme-tumblers-rebel-17.html​

Ordered. Muchas Gracias!



You won't be sorry. it's a great tumbler. My wife gave me one of these a couple Christmases ago. It's great, and relatively quiet. I started with one of the Harbor Freight tumblers, and it worked ok, but it was small and noisy. I have mine in the garage, and when I turn this one on and I have to set a timer on my phone because I don't hear it and I forget about it.​