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Wanted a bigger tumbler. Been just doing water/dawn/lemishine & not tumbling at all - I don't care about real pretty, just clean. But after switching to alcohol/lanolin spray lube, I want that off my cases & read a lot of you guys say "throw it in tumbler for 30 min". My tumbler is the smaller FA one & while it works ok, doesn't hold a lot and doesn't cascade as aggressively so takes a while. SO figured I'd try the BIG one from HF: https://www.harborfreight.com/18-lb-vibratory-bowl-with-liquid-drain-hose-96923.html $132 w/ coupon, 18 lbs capacity. Seems to work real well and holds a LOT. 3k 9mm cases just disappeared in it. Just dumped a 30 cal can (~600) loaded .223 and looked like I could easily dump in 2 more. Cascades & moves stuff pretty fast (at least with lid off when I can see) - I'd say almost 2x as fast as my smaller FA. Now I need a larger media separator to dump it in
It's also pretty quiet for what it is and little less noise than the FA one which seems to be about average compared to others for noise. I think $130 is a lot for a tumbler, but it is a lot faster, quieter, and holds much more at once. Batch sizes in the hundreds, overkill, batch sizes in the thousands, nice size.
Had coupon for their dry storage ammo boxes & since I'm out of empty 30 cal can, figured I'd grab a few to try. They're $3 with coupon! They're roughly same size but slightly different shape than a 30 cal can. Hold the same. ~600 loaded .223, ~1200 loaded 9mm (loose). A full one with .223 seems plenty sturdy. A full one with 9mm, the lid is flexing up when lifted by handle & I can't see it being moved a lot before failing if totally full of 9mm. To just fill & sit somewhere, fine, but I wouldn't transport it full of 9mm - .223 I would. The handle on top folds flat so you can just stack them easily. For $3 they get an A+ from me & will pick up more before coupon expires. The 3 I got seem to close up real tight & they have a seal. Not as good as a real ammo can seal, but looks sufficient for general use. https://www.harborfreight.com/Ammo-Dry-Box-61451.html Mine look a little different than website. They have a big sticker on side & not the Bunker Hill logo. Sticker needs hair dryer to remove or it tears & leaves goo. 30 sec with hair dryer on low it peels off quick & clean.
It's also pretty quiet for what it is and little less noise than the FA one which seems to be about average compared to others for noise. I think $130 is a lot for a tumbler, but it is a lot faster, quieter, and holds much more at once. Batch sizes in the hundreds, overkill, batch sizes in the thousands, nice size.Had coupon for their dry storage ammo boxes & since I'm out of empty 30 cal can, figured I'd grab a few to try. They're $3 with coupon! They're roughly same size but slightly different shape than a 30 cal can. Hold the same. ~600 loaded .223, ~1200 loaded 9mm (loose). A full one with .223 seems plenty sturdy. A full one with 9mm, the lid is flexing up when lifted by handle & I can't see it being moved a lot before failing if totally full of 9mm. To just fill & sit somewhere, fine, but I wouldn't transport it full of 9mm - .223 I would. The handle on top folds flat so you can just stack them easily. For $3 they get an A+ from me & will pick up more before coupon expires. The 3 I got seem to close up real tight & they have a seal. Not as good as a real ammo can seal, but looks sufficient for general use. https://www.harborfreight.com/Ammo-Dry-Box-61451.html Mine look a little different than website. They have a big sticker on side & not the Bunker Hill logo. Sticker needs hair dryer to remove or it tears & leaves goo. 30 sec with hair dryer on low it peels off quick & clean.
