Best Case Trimmer?

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ShortActionSam

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Good Morning Gentlemen,

I've been trimming cases like most on one of those manual lathes by Hornady/RCBS/Redding. It's time to upgrade and I'm looking at getting the best there is.

Two options I've come up with are the Henderson Precision case trimmer and the Girauld Case trimmer.

Are there any other options out there that I'm missing?

If not what are the pros and cons of each trimmer? Any personal experience?

Thanks
 
I’ve owned the rbcs and the Frankfurt arsenal.
I still have the Frankfurt.
I believe the Girard would be an upgrade only because it does all three steps in one pass where as the FA you have three separate stages. Trim,insid/outside chamfer
 
After years of using the Lee trimmer and an rcbs I caved and bought a little crow gunworks wft v2 with all the inserts I need for everything I load. It's so much faster and less fatigue on the hands. I still keep the old trimmers around to make a dummy case to set the wft. And then it tosses brass shavings everywhere so I go to the garage to trim. I then debur on a Lyman case prep center. I'm pretty sure you could trim 20 cases a minute with the wft. Maybe more. Just check every 20th for length. A little brass shaving hanging up where the next brass headspaces is no good.
 
I still use the manual RCBS and Forster. I use the RCBS for trimming only and the Forster for inside neck reaming and outside neck turning.
 
444shooter said:
I am seriously thinking of getting the Lyman Brass Smith Case Trim Xpress.
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Looks good but you still need to inside/outside chamfer,therefore the FA is probably the better deal..

If I had to buy another it would be the Giraud as it does all three actions in one pass
 
This morning I just finished up trimming 1000 .308 cases on my Gracey power trimmer. This trimmer cuts to length and chamfers inside and outside in one operation. I don't think they make them anymore. A Giraud trimmer would be what I would buy if I needed another trimmer. These all in one units are great for high volume. If you are only trimming a couple hundred cases a year, it would take a while to pay for itself.
Both the Gracey and Giraud trimmers are set up to trim one cartridge and additional case holders are required for each caliber.
 
The Henderson and Giraud are the best of the best.
If you shoot alot of short cartridges (223, 300blk, 6br etc) the Henderson will be less strain on your fingers.
I run a Lyman case trim xpress, which indexes off the shoulder like a Giraud. The short cases don't give alot of real estate to hold onto, and it taxes the fingertips if you have a bunch to do. With the collet system on the Henderson there will be no finger strain.
 
Henderson and Giraud are the best - it just depends if you prefer trimming to a datum that is the case head, or shoulder.

AutoIdod is also worth mentioning.
 
maynard said:
A Giraud trimmer would be what I would buy if I needed another trimmer.
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Another vote for the Giraud here. I've trimmed a buttload of .223 with it and it makes the job so much easier and quicker.
Also I miss using my AR. Whaaaaaa.....
 
I still have my old Forster hand crank trimmer that i use for small batches, the Frankford Arenal i bought is awesome for the rest of the trimming i do.
 
ShortActionSam said:
Good Morning Gentlemen,

I've been trimming cases like most on one of those manual lathes by Hornady/RCBS/Redding. It's time to upgrade and I'm looking at getting the best there is.

Two options I've come up with are the Henderson Precision case trimmer and the Girauld Case trimmer.

Are there any other options out there that I'm missing?
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Lee "Deluxe Power Quick Trim". trim / chamfer / deburr all in one go, just add your electric screwdriver to power it. It's adjustable, works well, and is dirt-cheap compared to alternatives.

https://leeprecision.com/deluxe-power-quick-trim

The "best" is highly subjective, and if you think that includes spending more money and having a shiny new power tool, feel free to get a Henderson.
 
Ipscshooters said:
One stop shop right here, been using this for years and have never looked back

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I went to my LGS who had an RCBS Brass Boss and the Lee 8-32 adapter in stock. Absolutely killer setup since I have case length guages for all my cals. I might add the Lee 3 jaw chuck if I can find mine, in a cheap toolless drill chuck you can buy at any hardware store to make it easier on my hands doing large batches.
 
What's more conducive to accuracy, consistent case overall length or consistent case neck length?

If neck length varies by a few thou, how much will this change chamber pressure and vertical at distance?

Is it best to gauge from the shoulder or case base when trimming?
 
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