Berry's QD-500 Vibratory Dry Tumbler!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ส.ค. 2024
- In this video, I show my new Berry's tumbler and how good it works! I do like the quick-detach bowl and the fact that you can get extra bowls. A full bowl of media and cases fits into a standard separator (Berry's brand is what I use) and can be done as just one load.
It is louder when compared to my Thumler's Ultra-Vibe 45, but it's a trade-off I have no problem making.
I still have my Ultra-Vibe 10 and have used it for many years and it works great. I glued a 220gr 45 ACP bullet to the counter weight and it is FAST on tumbling.
Nice video, I have a QD-500 from Cabela's due to arrive any day now.
thanks
Thanks for watching and your comments! Well, I'm glad you have had a better experience with your Ultra Vibe 10. I have their Ultra Vibe 57lb. and that has been indestructible. I load that to the max and run it for hours and really only use it for when I have a huge amount of brass to clean. It's also very heavy to tip upside down and empty. I use the Berry's QD-500 a lot and love it!
Thanks for the input! Nice the motor has 3 year warranty. From my research, Hornady and Lyman have a 1 year.
Thanks for watching and your comment! Yes, I’d say I’m a moderate to heavy user of this tumbler and I load it full of 223 or 9mm depending on what I’m shooting almost every week all summer long and it has worked great.
It’s just if you’re going to load it to the max, then do it in stages. Load your bucket of cases a little at a time, then put the top on and lock it down and turn it on to allow everything to mix together. Do that several times or you’ll have problems! The first time I tried it, I just poured the whole bucket in there and it was difficult to get the lid to seat and although I thought it was seated-it wasn’t and when I turned it on I got media shooting all over the bench! I also run walnut media with Flitz brass tumbler media additive www.midwayusa.com/product/1544122273?pid=122273
Which works great and the cases come out looking like they just came off the shelf at the store. I sometimes pick up cases that have so much patina that they are literally black, but even those shine up like new.
Isn’t this supposed to be the same as the cabelas model 500 tumbler? Just with Berrys branding
@@AmmoshortageNP yes it is! I picked one up online a while ago and then checked out cabelas, they’re the same.
You've really gotten my attention with this video. I thought the Thumler Tumbler Ultravibe 18 was the top dog for brass tumbling. If you compare the speed of the cases moving in the two tumblers, do the cases move just as fast in the Berry's as it does in the Ultravibe 18?? I was concerned that the Berry's 500 would be weaker compared to the Ultravibe 18. Is that not true? Thanks for the video by the way. :)
Thanks for watching and you question! I have the Thumler's 57 lb. size and that thing is awesome and over 20 years old. I've never had a problem with it but only use it when I have thousands of 9mm cases (min. of 2,000 9mm), or other large numbers of different calibers to clean. Plus, it's over $760.00 cost and I lift it off my bench and pour the entire contents into a big rectangular bucket then scoop out the media and brass to pour into my Berry's media separator 3 times to complete the separation. I paid $550.00 for mine over 20 years ago. I purchased 3 of their 18 lb. size and after the 3rd one broke, I sent it back and went with the Berry's. The plate that supports the bowl cracked on each of the 3 I had to return. I also gave it a horrible review and contacted Thumler' directly via email and never heard back.
The Berry's has been awesome! I've run everything from over 1,000 9mm cases to 30 of my 50 BMG cases (as well as 223 Rem, 338 Lapua Magnum, and 308 Win.) and it works wonderfully. I use the Lyman walnut media (I hate corn cob media) and DO NOT purchase the Dillon version of the walnut media--it is so dusty that even with a good amount of the Flitz Tumbler/Media Additive I always use (link: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008PCU6F4/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1), it was too dusty and made a mess.
I squirt 2 quick 'circles' of the Flitz in the bowl and let it run for at least 5 minutes before I add my brass. If you have a lot of brass to add, do it in stages. I add about 500, then pack them down and put the lid on, then run it for 30 seconds, then add the rest the same way--you may have to do that several times to get the bowl filled with all the cases you intend to clean. If you don't do this, and try to run it with the lid off, it'll shoot media and cases all over your bench and make a huge mess.
I've had 9mm brass that had a heavy patina on it, almost a black color, that came out looking almost like it came off the shelf as new. The Berry's moves the brass so vigorously, even when fully loaded, that it gives amazing results. It's also very quiet and it's nice that the bowl disconnects and that's all you have to pour into the media separator. I hope that helps!
@@docgsreloading7985 That's awesome. Thanks for sharing. I'm gonna get one and give it a go. I wet tumble right now, and I'm so done with that method.