Please recommend me a case trimmer

The Lyman case trim xpress is the best "middle-end" trimmer I've used. All metal, easy to adjust, strong motor and super consistent. It's the poor man's Giraud. And L3i makes 3-way trimmer heads for it, which GBT sells. Awesome little trimmer.

Over the past year or so my hands have started cramping up pretty bad after only 30-40 cases so I upgraded from the Xpress to a RCBS matchmaster. Expensive, but its fast and the collets make for pain-free trimming.
 
Maybe check out L.E Wilson as well. The only possible downside is you need the case holder for each different family of cases.
Mine works extremely well.
 
I use a set up similar to Lefty #### ( see post #4) but with an added 3 in 1 cutter attachment that trims to length and chamfers both the outside and the inside all at once and gives a perfectly prepped case all with one quick touch of the drill trigger. Couldn`t be quicker or easier and produces perfect results.
 
37patt said:
Maybe check out L.E Wilson as well. The only possible downside is you need the case holder for each different family of cases.
Mine works extremely well.
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I like it the most.
The L.E. Wilson case length trimmer cuts the edge allways perpendicular to center axis.
 
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Back when ARs were still a thing and reloading ammo in volume was necessary, I used my Giraud trimmer.
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Loading for bolt guns, trimming isnt required as much.
 
mephisto002 said:
Today I trimmed close to 300 .223 case with my old RCBS manual case trimmer.
After this tedious work, I thought there must be an easier way to do this.

What are you guys using to trim your cases?
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there is electric models ,, out there i still use the manual stuff , but dont have a ot of cases to trim ,
 
667 said:
Back when ARs were still a thing and reloading ammo in volume was necessary, I used my Giraud trimmer.
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Loading for bolt guns, trimming isnt required as much.
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I had a Giraud for many years. I did not like the case insert thats is spring loaded and wobble when pressing the case down on the cutter. That play in the insert was a negative for me. I sold it and got the Henderson that fix this by it’s design.
 
Janeau said:
I had a Giraud for many years. I did not like the case insert thats is spring loaded and wobble when pressing the case down on the cutter. That play in the insert was a negative for me. I sold it and got the Henderson that fix this by it’s design.
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The "wobble" is there on purpose...
Self centering so when the case meets the cutter head you get a nice even concentric trim...
 
667 said:
The "wobble" is there on purpose...
Self centering so when the case meets the cutter head you get a nice even concentric trim...
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It’s not there on purpose..it’s lack of tolerences. You don’t get a concentric trim when case it the trimmer crooked. I know I used one for years..and could see first hand on different case that effect.
 
Janeau said:
It’s not there on purpose..it’s lack of tolerences. You don’t get a concentric trim when case it the trimmer crooked. I know I used one for years..and could see first hand on different case that effect.
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We'll have to agree to disagree then
 
At one time Forester made an adapter for use in a drill press. I had one set up to turn the necks and trim to length in one quick step. It worked beautifully.
 
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Unholysavage said:
The Lyman case trim xpress is the best "middle-end" trimmer I've used. All metal, easy to adjust, strong motor and super consistent. It's the poor man's Giraud. And L3i makes 3-way trimmer heads for it, which GBT sells. Awesome little trimmer.
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I have this for the same reasons- hand cramping etc
For the price it works great.
Takes a minute to set it up
Trimmed a couple hundred.308 cases and they are all exactly the same size.

And it’s not $1000 it’s $200…
 
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