Are Wet Tumblers worth it?

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Are Wet Tumblers worth it?

Post by cusco » 06 Jun 2026, 11:39 pm

Hi folks, just asking for opinions and user feed back on whether the wet tumblers with stainless steel pins really do clean out the primmer pockets well. I use a Lyman 5 station Prep machine at the moment for deburring, chamfering, primmer pocket cleaning. etc. Works well but takes time when loading up a few hundred cases. Then I use a dry vibration tumble to clean/shine the case. Web research says they do but would like some real life feedback. Looking at the Hornady one on special at the" Redcliffe" gun shop.
Cheers Cusco.
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Re: Are Wet Tumblers worth it?

Post by deye243 » 07 Jun 2026, 4:04 am

After giving up brass cleaning all together i would say nope and I made a wet tumbler that is pretty good .
Some of my brass I get 20 loads out of I don't clean and I don't see any accuracy issues even out at 1430 yards
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Re: Are Wet Tumblers worth it?

Post by bigrich » 07 Jun 2026, 4:16 am

i've been using a hornady dry media tumbler for years . does a good job . emptying the media out of cases and wiping media dust with a cotton cloth is a bit boring , but they come out nice and shiny after about 2 hours . i think the media is crushed corn cob or something . i'm too ocd not to clean my cases deye243 :D
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