Tumbler recommendations?

[HogRider]

I think I will take advantage of a special Birthday Price from Midway and buy a new larger tumbler. I'm pretty much down to those 2 models now:


Hornady M-3

Or this one:

Lyman 2500 Pro


Anybody have one of those? Good or bad experiences?

 

[g56]

Just to look at them they are very similar, I have had a Lyman tumbler for over 20 years, never had any problems of any kind. If I was choosing I would get the Lyman, it's a little cheaper.

 

[Carlos]

I just went ahead and purchased Midway's brand of tumbler with strainer and bucket. Great stuff.

Probably the cheapest route.

 

[Ala Dan]

I use a R.C.B.S. as seen in this pic

 

[Stinger]

I have a Lyman 2200 with the Auto-flow feature. It has served me well. It's capacity is more than I can use right now. I know it isn't the model you're looking at, but the Lyman is a good product. I'm sure the other is as well.

Regards,

Stinger

 

[clown714]

both my tumblers a midway and lyman

have served me well,over the years.

if i had to choose between them

the nod would go to the lyman,
runs a little quieter.

just my$.02

clown

 

[Oscar Orum]

Midway tumbler

I will recommend your choice. If you will put a small piece of carpet or an old typewriter pad (am I showing my age?) under the tumbler you will have a quiet operation. I use corn cob to polish and walnut hulls to clean.

 

[go8dalejr]

I had an old lyman I got used probably 20+ years old worked great. Needed a bigger one bought a dillon a lot less noise and smoother. But
the lymans made in the last decade maybe inproved as well.

 

[oscar]

I have used a Midway for some time and it works fine.

 

[cheygriz]

Thumler's Model "B" rotary tumbler. If you want the very best!

It gives you the option of tumbling in corncob/walnut media, or the much better (for me, at least) method of washing in warm water and liquid Tide.

Almost all commercial reloaders wash their brass. Is there a lesson here?

 

[BluesBear]

The Thumlers Model B is the Cadillac of cleaners. Have you ever wondered why most people call a Vibratory Cleaner a tumbler?

The model B may be a little slower than a vibrator but it's very quiet. It's designed to run 24/7.
I used four and was processing about 10-20 thousand cases a week. In 12 years I had to replace 11 belts. When I shut down the business I sold them. The last I knew all four were still going strong.

I also was never worried about tumbling loaded ammo. The tumbler is a little gentler. Long rifle rounds tend to turn sideways and "gp with the flow". I was always a little leery of spire point bullets vibrating against primers.

 

[rick_reno]

Tumbler recommendations

I had a Midway, it overheated and burnt a big spot on the wood bench I had it sitting on in my barn. Apparently they recalled them, you can read about the recall/model number here.

They offered to replace mine, I gladly took the refund instead and bought a Dillon.

 

[whofan]

For what it is worth, I have a Lyman that is about 18-19 years old and it is still going strong.

 

[HogRider]

Just ordered the Lyman 2500 Pro. Thanks for the responses.