Thoughts on SS media wet tumbler - The Firearms Forum

Dennis C · 08-13-2012, 12:29 AM

Been doing some research and I came across a stainless steel media tumbler

http://www.accurateshooter.com/techn...ainless-media/

Looks like a winner to me, but was curious if anyone had any first hand experience with it.

howlnmad · 08-13-2012, 06:36 AM

No firsthand experience, just the reports and pics that I've seen here. Brass does come out looking real nice but I'm just to frugal (cheap) to make that investment.

312shooter · 08-14-2012, 05:06 PM

Yes, this is IMHO a superior cleaning process. You will no longer buy media, use chemicals on your brass, or need to clean primer pockets seperately nor pick out the kernels stuck into flash holes.

a complete inside and out cleaning takes 1-2 hours using only dawn, lemishine and water. I will NEVER go back and cannot recommend this process enough. Thumlers are known to last typically 20 years or more, a wise purchase any way you look at it. A few recipients of some of my brass lurk around these parts, maybe some will chime in.

Dennis C · 08-14-2012, 06:14 PM

Thanks for the input guys. Only other concern is, will the rubber gasket material deteriorate over time and leak? Other than that I think it's a go for me!

312shooter · 08-14-2012, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Dennis C

Thanks for the input guys. Only other concern is, will the rubber gasket material deteriorate over time and leak? Other than that I think it's a go for me!

Never a problem, every individual piece is available for replacement... http://www.4facets.com/Replacement_thumlers.html

08-13-2012, 12:29 AM	#1
Dennis C Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: South Dakota Posts: 789	Thoughts on SS media wet tumbler Been doing some research and I came across a stainless steel media tumbler http://www.accurateshooter.com/techn...ainless-media/ Looks like a winner to me, but was curious if anyone had any first hand experience with it. __________________ "Laws that forbid the carrying of arms. . . disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes. . . Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man." - Thomas Jefferson -->

08-13-2012, 06:36 AM	#2
howlnmad Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Harriman, Tn Contributor Posts: 2,573	Re: Thoughts on SS media wet tumbler No firsthand experience, just the reports and pics that I've seen here. Brass does come out looking real nice but I'm just to frugal (cheap) to make that investment. __________________

08-14-2012, 05:06 PM	#3
312shooter Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Las Vegas NV Posts: 1,148	Re: Thoughts on SS media wet tumbler Yes, this is IMHO a superior cleaning process. You will no longer buy media, use chemicals on your brass, or need to clean primer pockets seperately nor pick out the kernels stuck into flash holes. a complete inside and out cleaning takes 1-2 hours using only dawn, lemishine and water. I will NEVER go back and cannot recommend this process enough. Thumlers are known to last typically 20 years or more, a wise purchase any way you look at it. A few recipients of some of my brass lurk around these parts, maybe some will chime in. __________________ "Democracy is based on citizenship- perhaps the greatest gift the United States has given to the world- Power is vested in the people themselves, and government flows from the people" James M Henslin Last edited by 312shooter; 08-14-2012 at 05:18 PM..

08-14-2012, 06:14 PM	#4
Dennis C Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: South Dakota Posts: 789	Re: Thoughts on SS media wet tumbler Thanks for the input guys. Only other concern is, will the rubber gasket material deteriorate over time and leak? Other than that I think it's a go for me! __________________ "Laws that forbid the carrying of arms. . . disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes. . . Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man." - Thomas Jefferson