How many 45acp cases in a Frankford Arsenal tumbler?

I think that's way too many. The weight of the cases and media will kill the motor quickly. I burnt out my Lymen after a few years but I did tend to overload it with rifle cases.
 
The Franklin tumblers I've seen weren't that big. While you might be able to stuff that many in, the weight will kill the motor much quicker. You might get away with 500 or 600 9mm, but 350 223 is too many in my opinion. The only one I've seen that will take a load of brass is the large Dillon and the larger Lyman's.

Better two smaller loads and save the wear and tear on the unit.
 
I only put in about 200 at a time but I have a couple of thousand ready all the time.

My biggest problem was the wife complaing about the noise. I found that if you put a plastic straw over the center rod it makes a lot less noise..
 
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