case trimmer question

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looking to get a case trimmer and not sure what to get. I have looked threw the forums here and other places and wonder if I really need a high priced trimmer ...I will only be loading 100-150 a month I would think so I was wondering if just the lee hand trimmer can produce qualty with its cheap price?

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Justin
 
It works fairly well and pretty quick.

If you are a competition shooter you may want to move to high end stuff.

Not sure if your type of shooting warrants the impeccable fine tuning of bench rest style, if it is everyday target/hunting/plinking I am sure it will be fine, best thing is you can always upgrade as you become more finicky.
 
it will be for hunting and target shooting but just target shooting between freinds for now I am just wanting to get set up low end but qualty

thanks for reply
 
The Lee works pretty slick... For extra credit chuck it in a cordless drill and use it to polish your brass and neck chamfer all in one go... I have used this system for thousands of cases.
 
I'll second the Lee Trimmers.
Cheap ( very cheap :D ) and easy to use.
I do get a bit tired after awhile tightening and untightening the damn thing but as long as you are not doing 100+ in a sitting it does the job.
 
If you're talking about the Lee trimmer where you put the shell holder in a drill and hold the trimmer up to the turning cartridge case... don't.
I found that the case rarely remained concentric, and gave the whole thing up in favour of a good used Forster.
Come to think of, the same guy talked me into those Lee scoops... another item you'd be best off avoiding.
 
The only time I've seen trouble with above issue is when there's a burr on the base of a piece of brass, other than that basic Lee trimmer works great for me.
 
i also have the lee - it's all i've ever needed- dead cheap( which counts big in my world) and doesn't take up much room on my bench- and that counts as there's 5 presses on there- just drill the appropriate sized holes for the pilot in the bench and they've got a home- however, i've NEVER used a drill with as 1) there's no room for it and you should mount it horizontally
2) i've NEVER used any more than ONE TURN OR 2 to get to trim -to length-
but then again i still use vernier calipers
 
I have two Forsters. One set up for trimming and the other for outside neck turning.
With a Lyman VLD mounted in a small Black and Decker rechargable drill the mounts are cleaned up, and the outside of the neck treated to another Forster completes the trimming process.

Forster times three!
 
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The only time I've seen trouble with above issue is when there's a burr on the base of a piece of brass, other than that basic Lee trimmer works great for me.
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Curious. It was rare for me to get one to work properly, and there were no burrs. I picked up a Forster at a gunshow, and have since bought a Forster all-in-one trim/chamfer/deburr attachment that works really well.
 
I do most of my trimming on a Lee. I use the case length gauge in a Lee ball grip cutter and a Lee Zip Trim to spin them. Chamfer and debur on it too. I also chuck some tools in a drill press for other case prep.

I sometimes use a lather type trimmer for certain cases. I don't trim pistol brass, and someday I keep saying I'll get a Giraud trimmer set up for .223, .308, .30-06 for high volume rifle.
 
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