Harbor freight wet tumble.

[Bayou52]

^^^^^Nice flock of tumblers....

 

[TigerCreek]

Like any other tool, it depends on your needs.
If you need a tool to help you wet tumble small batches of brass this is a good option.
The HF double tumbler in this setup will double your abilities.
I used this inexpensive alternative until I ran into the wall of cleaning hundreds of pounds of brass.
Not good for that unless you have a LOT of patience and a LOT of time.
The key is to not overload it - use a good amount of steel, and adequate amounts of Lemishine and Dawn.
You will be very happy with the results considering the time saved and the $$ of investment.

 

[mdi]

wouldn't it be better to have a clean primer pocket than sit there with the hand tool and scrape the gunk out? one less step i guess.

I haven't cleaned a primer pocket in prolly 20 years except for a few experiments with my 308 bolt gun. I started reloading pre web so there wasn't much talk about cleaning primer pockets and I have had zero problems or differences with "dirty" pockets. I managed to get my 308 to shoot 7/8" groups @ 100 yds with "dirty" pockets and cleaning them made no improvement at all...

 

[Hondo 60]

main reason im interested in wet is cleaning the inside of cases and primer pockets. if there is no reason to clean the inside of the case and have cleaner primer pockets ill save my money.

There's no real reason the interior of the case has to be cleaned.
And I never clean primer pockets on handgun rounds - they just get cleaned if I decide to wet tumble,
but that's more for removing scorching on the outside of the case.

The benefit is that it cleans the primer pockets & inside of the case.
Makes 'em look all purdy & shiney. .

On rifle - .223 & 7.62x54R, I rarely clean primer pockets.
Sometimes I'll just get a bug up my backside & do it on a whim.
There's no difference between clean pocket or no - atleast none that I've seen.

Of course this is just my 2¢ worth, my observation & my way of doing things.
That doesn't mean any other way is wrong, just different.
YMMV

 

[hollywood63]

I had a twin HF tumbler finally got sick of only being able to clean a handful at a time and went to a frankford tumbler. Best price was from walmart believe it or not. When I ordered it I thought I clicked in store pickup but two days later it showed at the house shipped free