Review: Frankford Arsenal Platinum Tumbler

[P7M13]

13# of 40 S&W. 1 hr tumbling.
I'm really liking this tumbler!

 

[F2CMaDMaXX]

Dang, dem shiny!

So what is your final amount of lemi and shampoo?

 

[P7M13]

Dang, dem shiny!
So what is your final amount of lemi and shampoo?

1/3 cup of the wash/wax, 1oz of lemon juice ($1/32oz @ Dollar Tree)
I heated them @ 175° for 2 hours to dry, still just as shiny.

 

[F2CMaDMaXX]

Lemon juice? lemi shine or actual lemon juice?

Honestly, i have a small amount of 9 that needs actually cleaning, but i think i'll 're-wash' a bunch of my cleaned brass to get them really shiny

 

[Member 5605]

I ran a full 1 gallon bag of 9mm tonight. Had to run twice. Was that dirty. Second 30 minute tumble ended up like the image below. First tumble was clean but not clean enough for me. Just needed a water refresh as the soap had bound up all dirt it was capable of binding. Still ain't no joke... clean just runs smooth in a press.



And @P7id10T, you gotta deprime them man... at least with a generic deprimer.

 

[P7M13]

I ran a full 1 gallon bag of 9mm tonight....
And @P7id10T, you gotta deprime them man... at least with a generic deprimer.

Totally agree. Unfortunately, I do not have the patience for it.

 

[F2CMaDMaXX]

Yeah i bought the generic $30 press and a decapping die, all set

 

[Member 34319]

I must of overlooked this thread. Lots of good info here. I can only add that I wish I bought into stainless steel tumblers a long time ago. I have been loading for a while and only for the last 2 years have I been using this exact tumbler to clean my brass. It puts the walnut corn cob tumblers to shame.

I usually use a capful of the "ultrasonic" cleaner mix with a capful of lemishine and get a black foamy mix with superbly shiny brass at the end of 1-2 hours of running.