Stainless Steel Pellets Local Source?

[octalman]

Anybody know if there are local sources that have the stainless steel pellets to clean brass in a tumbler?

Thanks.

 

[BEANC0UNTER]

I do not but I need some as well. Where are you located? I am looking for the pellets from either Pellets, LLC or Buffalo Arms. I am NE side of Indy. We could possibly work out something if you are close.

 

[ZbornacSVT]

I have about ten pounds I don't use anymore....let me know if interested.

 

[BEANC0UNTER]

I cannot send you a message. Can you email me and let me know what you want for it? jeffreytimmons@comcast.net Thanks

 

[BEANC0UNTER]

Octalman

You need to use my email as I cannot respond via pm

 

[jmemmert]

I'm needing over 50 lbs of the stuff between me and a buddy. I'd be interested at the right price

 

[BEANC0UNTER]

are you close to Indy?

 

[ZbornacSVT]

I'm needing over 50 lbs of the stuff between me and a buddy. I'd be interested at the right price

Why in the world do you need 50lbs?

 

[CountryBoy19]

Why in the world do you need 50lbs?

A really, really, really large tumbler?

I have 10 lbs that I use in a 5 gallon bucket. I can't imagine how big of a tumbler one needs for 50 lbs plus the brass...

 

[IndyDave1776]

Get one of these, clean out the cage ever so often, and you will be in business!

 

[ZbornacSVT]

A really, really, really large tumbler?

I have 10 lbs that I use in a 5 gallon bucket. I can't imagine how big of a tumbler one needs for 50 lbs plus the brass...

I have a 5 gallon as well and I usually only used 5lbs or so...

 

[jmemmert]

There is 3 of us. Yes. We built a huge tumbler. We are near crawfordsville

 

[CountryBoy19]

There is 3 of us. Yes. We built a huge tumbler. We are near crawfordsville

How much brass do you tumble at one time to warrant a tumbler in the size range of 25-50 gallons?

I tumble several hundred .308 cases at one time in my 5 gallon tumbler. I can only imagine that a 50 gallon tumbler can handle several thousand at a time...

 

[jmemmert]

Basically it runs 4 5 gal batches at one time. So we can clean 223, 9, 45 all at the same time. We got tired of wasting time with the small thumler tumbler and wanted to turn what would take several days of cleaning brass into just a few hours of work.

 

[edistoriverrat]

Stainless media question

What is the purpose of the stainless media in a wet tumbler?
I put about 200 to 250 9mm cases in a 1.5 quart juicy-juice jug, put two ounces of 100% lemon juice, two ounces of white vinagar, and one teaspoon of dishwasher soap, filled the jug 3/4 water, and put in my homemade tumbler for 4 hours. Then dried, put in corncob/polish media for another 4 hours. Some of this brass 40 pc. had been outside for over a year, and was tarnished black. Every piece is now shiny as new, and slick as eel poo, even the inside is clean enough tho not as shiny, pocket is shiny also. Someday I will have to put up a pic of my tumbler, its different, but it works for me.