I had the same experience with trying to find the maximum weight that wouldn't overload the motor. Took me a few rounds, but I found the right balance. Primer residue is really the most challenging part for me... I like using a uniformer but that works best when the pocket is cleaned a bit first.
Hey gzig5 -- when I started this thread I was thinking about finding the smallest unit that still made sense, probably in the 10 liter range. From all the responses, including yours, I've changed my mind on that. The ultrasonics really do seem to pay off best when they're larger and higher quality, so a bit more money makes sense here.
Hey Jim -- I have a good dryer so I'm ok with that, but I think you're right. It does seem to do a rough clean and that's all. Sometimes that's what I need, though.
In terms of brass, I'm looking at about 100 gallons of muddy pickup brass that I think will need an initial cleaning for resizing/depriming and then tumble/pins.
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |