Hornady Rotary Case Tumbler – This Wet Tumbler Cleans and Polishes Brass Cartridges Quickly and Efficiently – Holds 5lbs of Cases, Includes Steel Tumbling Media and 6 Liter Drum – Item 050220

Works really good, gets things very clean , I don’t even use the stainless steel media, just brass cases/dish soap/ lemi shine to get the great results , I would buy again

This unit plus lemishine makes your brass come out looking brand new. Even with tarnished brass that sat in the field for months. There is a spray that removes oxide then toss in the tumbler with lemishine, bam perfect brass. It gets kinda warm but no problems with it.

Although this device is a bit larger than i envisioned, it works quite well and i am happy with the results. The enclosed motor does throw off quite a bit of heat, so operate it on a smooth surface with plenty of clearance.

I use to dry tumble all my empty cases and was okay with the results but it took longer than I cared for. After years of this I finally pulled the trigger and bought one of these and wow what a difference. What took 4 hours before only takes an hour now. If you buy one of these I would recommend buying the sorting trays to separate the media from the cases as it can be frustrating without trays to do the sorting and speeds up the process! I would also recommend a dehydrator for drying the cases. At first I just tossed the cases in the oven to dry but then invested in dehydrator which now preparing for reloading has become very easy! IMPORTANT!!! Hornady the manufacturer in the directions states not to load more than 17 pounds into tumbler (S.S. pins are supplied with tumbler) . Tumbler motor will shut off automatically if motor gets to hot for any reason but main reason this will happen is because of over-loading unit! I have found that by loading pins, cases , and Dawn/Water (DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON CASE CLEANER) into tumbler and making sure it not more than 15 pounds, using scale for verification! You will experience no motor shut down because of excessive heat due largely to excessive weight. In doing so you will add years of use to your Tumbler! Finally shipping with Amazon was fast as usual! and I recommend this product for fast and complete cleaning of al caliber cases! After thought: Cleaning of cases much better with spent primers removed!!!! COMMON SENSE!!!!

I bought this based on Hornady's reputation for well-engineered products (I have and love their ammo plant). Unfortunately, on the device that I received, there was no way to actually seal the enclosure. No matter how clean, dry and tight I would get the lid and rubber seal, it would begin leaking after 10-15 minutes. Once it starts leaking, the wheels begin to slip and the tumpler no longer rotates. The motor also gets extremely hot after running it for 20-30 minutes. I'm deeply concerned that if I had left it unattended for an hour or two, it could have been hazardous. For the record, I was nowhere near the maximum weight for the thing. I wound up returning it and buying the Frankford Arsenal tumbler, which is less expensive, has better features (dual openings with media screens), doesn't get dangerously hot, and doesn't leak at all.

Have processed maybe 10-15 loads so far and all is going well. I follow advise and do not overload. I weigh all components and make sure each total load never exceeds 17 lbs. I have never had the motor over heat or turn itself off. I also have never had the tumbler leak, as one reviewer mentions. With a full load of 5 lbs of 30-06 brass, 5 lbs of steel media, and enough water to cover the combination, I let it run for about 2 hours and the brass turns out clean and bright. I use Dawn dishwashing soap and just a little dish drying agent. Much, much better results than using dry media and a vibrating cleaner. Primer pockets and interior of cases come out very clean.

As the title suggests, it does a fantastic job when it works. First, the good. There's nothing quite like wet tumbled brass. It does a much better job of doing a thorough clean of the inside of the case, and the primer pockets. When this tumbler works, it accomplishes just that. Unlike some others, i never ran into any issues with leaks. The drum itself is pretty solid and has a nice rubberized inner coating. The biggest issue is the base unit. Sadly, it just doesn't work well. Like others have said, heat output tends to be a problem. Far from the worst problem, but still noteworthy. The biggest issue with the base is the design of the rollers that the drum rides on. Of the two base rods, only one is connected to the motor. The other just rolls freely on the end bearings. This is only partly to blame for the issues with the unit though. It's the design of the drive rod that is the biggest weakness of the system. The rod itself has two end caps that keep the wash drum from migrating to the edges and rubbing on the motor housing. The rod withing those end caps is coated with a harder rubber. The intent of this is to provide a surface to "grab" the roughened surface of the drum as the rod spins. The problem is the rubber is way too hard to grip the roughened plastic surface of the drum. So if the drum is overloaded, the rod and rubber sleeve will just spin and rub against the drum, but won't actually spin the drum. After the rod spins against the drum for a good 15-30 min, the heat from the friction may soften the rubber enough that it'll finally grip the side of the drum and start the tumbling process, but it often doesn't. Hornady suggests not to exceed 15lbs between the brass, water, cleaning agents, and tumbling media. For reference, I just tried a batch where the total weight of the loaded drum was 10lbs, and it was still unable to move it. So it can't even handle less than what hornady recommended as the maximum capacity. I think the design is just poor. If Hornady used a softer rubber, or maybe some kind of geared mating surface, the unit would function as intended. I might try wrapping some softer rubber bands around those mating surfaces to see if that'll help. One other thing to point out is that the rod from the motor unit has a diameter of about .5-.75 inches. This doesn't seem like enough to impart the torque needed to spin the drum, and is likely the reason the motor gets so hot, having to work that much harder to spin the drum. I think Hornady needs to take a serious look at their design and make some improvements. I've since acquired one of Frankford Arsenal's 7L Platinum tumblers and I am much happier with their product. Their tumbler is driven by much larger wheels and they have a maximum recommended capacity of 30lbs. As soon as you start the motor, the drum spins. Just be aware of what you're buying. I don't know if Hornady has made any changes since I purchased my unit in 2023, but hopefully they have. If you're only looking to tumbler very small quantities of brass at a time, the hornady unit may be able to manage. But if you're looking to tumble quantities closer to Hornady's claims for the unit, you might be better of looking at other options.

This is a great tool for wet tumble cleaning of brass , I've read about over heating problems, I've only used it once and made sure not to overload it and ran it for 2 hrs with 400 40 cal. cases and had no problems at all, the casings came out like brand new inside and out I love it so far