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    Thumler's tumbler mods post your pics

    I have two Thumlers, which are now retired, except for the drums. They do a good job of cleaning, but are too light in the arse for serious handgun shooters, as they lack capacity. The weakest link in the system is the rubber band that they call a drive belt. I have now resolved the problem...
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    Stainless Steel Media Testimonials

    Re: Stainless Steel Media Testimonials <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: BuzzBoss915</div><div class="ubbcode-body">My mistake. I understood "bases" to be cartridge case bases and <shrug> thought they were inside the case at the bottom? Excuse me...
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    Stainless Steel Media Testimonials

    Re: Stainless Steel Media Testimonials <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: BuzzBoss915</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The above post tends to prove my point. In the pursuit of beautiful polished cases, this man has found rust inside his cases so he...
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    Stainless Steel Media Testimonials

    Re: Stainless Steel Media Testimonials If I'm covering old ground, please disregard, but this is something I just had to deal with. I use my two Model B's a lot and they show their age. I recently began to find little piles of rust on the bases after running a batch through a cycle. I...
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    Stainless Steel Media Testimonials

    Re: Stainless Steel Media Testimonials <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: FL_Tactical</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I have my tumbler and SS media on the way to me now. How is everyone decapping their brass before tumbling to get the primer pockets...
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    Stainless Steel Media Testimonials

    Re: Stainless Steel Media Testimonials <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Enios</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Well I'm pleased with my set up and after a quick look around found a pretty quick and easy way to dry my brass... something like this may...
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    Stainless Steel Media Testimonials

    Re: Stainless Steel Media Testimonials <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Hummer</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Both work fine. If I was ordering I would get the high speed. I have both a slow and a fast. Lube the motor with Mobil 1 synthetic motor...
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    Stainless Steel Media Testimonials

    Re: Stainless Steel Media Testimonials Finally got the Model B in from Buffalo Arms and ran a few batches of brass. Having read through this thread had me well prepared with how much soap, Lemishine, water to use. Each batch came out looking great without a hitch. The results lived up to...
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    Stainless Steel Media Testimonials

    Re: Stainless Steel Media Testimonials <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: suasponte</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I have a buddy that pneumatically decapps brass! He has several holes drilled into a piece of wood in which the base of the brass just...
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    Stainless Steel Media Testimonials

    Re: Stainless Steel Media Testimonials If anyone else has been holding out for a Heavy Duty Thumlers Model B from Buffalo Arms, right now is a good time to call. They (Chris)just called me to let me know that they are moving them off the truck and into the building, and that...
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    Stainless Steel Media Testimonials

    Re: Stainless Steel Media Testimonials Thanks for the help guys. What I don't grasp is that I see reference to only two motors; one rated at 1550 rpm and another at 3000 rpm and 1/30 hp. Easy so far. And yet, even though the Cabela's model and the Buffalo Arms model seem to share the same...
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    Stainless Steel Media Testimonials

    Re: Stainless Steel Media Testimonials Thanks to Mark and Suasponte I now have the SS media. That was the easy part. The tough part now seems to be getting the Thumler's Tumbler. I placed an order with Buffalo Arms, But they are out of stock and unsure as to when they will have them again...
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    Forster Bench Rest dies

    Re: Forster Bench Rest dies Strange looking bullet. Makes me wonder if anyone makes a seater intended for it. I thought maybe you might have gotten a die with a machining error, but instead it looks like you're using an off the wall bullet that should be expected to cause some type of...
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    Forster Bench Rest dies

    Re: Forster Bench Rest dies I have the Forster Match dies in 3006, .308, .223, and .270. I far prefer them to any other including Redding, which are top notch. I have never had a problem with them marking any of my bullets. Maybe the other poster got a bad one. Stuff happens. One caveat...
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    forster co-ax why do I need one?

    Re: forster co-ax why do I need one? <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: astro</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Fellow reloading friends, I have a Rock Chucker,Redding T1 Turret, and a Dillon 550 press. Why do I need a co-ax? No matter what forum you go...