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    Sweet! I kinda figured stick with a tumbler instead of going sonic (if it ain't broke don't fix, amirite?)...
    Ron, that is a sweet tumbler, I can't tell if you're reloading or re-doing your sidewalk
    I'm headed over to sportsman's this weekend (Thornton and maybe Loveland if no success) to see if they have any... Figure with the 500 5.56 the brother and I just bought today we might want to start getting ready to begin reloading mid-next month.
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    Quote Originally Posted by asmo View Post
    If this works can I come to your place with some buckets of 5.56?
    My intention, once I get it all figured out, is to offer a polishing service locally. I'm thinking $25 for 25 lbs. Anybody think they might be interested? When I'm ready, I'll start a thread on it. I really only need to make enough to pay for the mixer and media, to keep me outta hot water with the boss lady.

    Me being unemployed and all, she'll piss down both legs when she finds out I spent $300 on this. But the kit from stainlesstumblingmedia.com is $255, plus shipping. And I just ran about 10 times what the Thumlers will hold, in one load. If I can make it pay for itself, she'll shaddup.

    For reference, a 2.5 gallon paint bucket from Home Depot is close to 25 lbs., depending on the caliber. I just finished the .30-06, got it drying now. That was a 2.5 gal. bucket full to overflowing, and was about 19-20 lbs. Next up will be a mixed batch of .45acp/.45 Colt/.44 Magnum. I figure several calibers can be mixed, as long as they won't "nest" together.

    In other news - I figured out how to make it rain. Just set this up on my patio and start running, and the rain will come!
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    20lbs of brass? Holy cow! I need to shoot more, then I might have a need for your services, but if I did I would be up for it! Parker isn't too far for me. That's awesome!
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    Quote Originally Posted by rondog View Post
    In other news - I figured out how to make it rain. Just set this up on my patio and start running, and the rain will come!
    Now there's your money maker!!
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    Late to the party here...

    I'm in the "start on a single stage" camp, but if you have to start on a progressive, get the Dillon 550B.

    Wet tumbling gets brass shiny. Vibratory tumblers with walnut or corn cob also gets brass shiny. It doesn't matter.... your brass doesn't even need to be shiny to function and shoot well. Purely cosmetic.

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    I built a wet tumbler, and have ran it a couple times, but to tell you the truth it is more work unless you get something like a cement mixer and do a hellofalot all at once. You have to rinse and rinse and rinse and dry before you can use the brass, and even then you would be surprised how long it can take it to dry out before you can reload. If I were drying 25 lbs of it knowing that I would not have to do it again for a while that would be one thing, but mind only holds about 3 - 4 lbs so it is tedious. I would go with dry tumbling because it is easier, cheaper and still makes brass shiny. Maybe not immaculate, but good enough to look new and work just fine.

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    so I have a very small budget for equipment......

    Where is the best place to buy equipment in 1 place? I have been searching Craigslist like a boss and found that even used stuff is the same price as new. my Q to you all is, where is the best place to buy things online? Should I buy a piece from midway, a piece from mid-south, and a piece from amazon? Or is there a one stop shop place that will be the best overall deal?

    Thanks!

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    Quote Originally Posted by fly boy View Post
    so I have a very small budget for equipment......

    Where is the best place to buy equipment in 1 place? I have been searching Craigslist like a boss and found that even used stuff is the same price as new. my Q to you all is, where is the best place to buy things online? Should I buy a piece from midway, a piece from mid-south, and a piece from amazon? Or is there a one stop shop place that will be the best overall deal?

    Thanks!

    970-587-9611 Elk Bomb Shooting supply in milliken. get on the list for what you need. Right now i wager you are # 400 something.

    OR Graf & son.
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    Doesn't matter who you go with, you have a wait.
    Also had you looked at the STICKY on top of the A&R threads (hint) you have a list of vendors to contact.
    http://www.ar-15.co/threads/18232-Reloading-Links
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    right now my basket is sitting at $448 with: (back order lastest date is 4-12-13)

    Hornady Reloading auto-charge - $218
    Hornady case prep - $89.24
    RCBS Universal hand primer - $56.23
    RCBS Case trimmer - $83.93

    that is all from Mid-South
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    Quote Originally Posted by fly boy View Post
    right now my basket is sitting at $448 with: (back order lastest date is 4-12-13)

    Hornady Reloading auto-charge - $218
    Hornady case prep - $89.24
    RCBS Universal hand primer - $56.23
    RCBS Case trimmer - $83.93

    that is all from Mid-South
    All the above is nice to have, not a have to have...
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