Case trimmer

[BigCat]

Hi, which case trimmer are you using? Its for .308win for now...
Thanks

 

[tjhaile]

Giraud: It isn't cheap, but the labour savings are worth it.

 

[Trinimon]

I use a Lyman Universal trimmer. It works but if you have a ton of brass to trim, it gets old real fast. I ended up buying power trimmer adaptor so I could use my cordless drill instead of hand cranking. Still a chore.

I'm hearing a lot of good stuff for the WFT: World's Finest Trimmer...

 

[doots]

rcbs... sucks when i nee to trim more than 20 pieces. i was looking at http://www.littlecrowgunworks.com/wft.html

 

[HeavyTread]

World's Finest Trimmer.

I have two of the originals rather than the one with the interchangeable bit-- one for .308 and one for .223. I just leave them set permanently. The WFT is a bit of a pain to set up (you need a properly trimmed case in order to set up your trimmer) but once it's set it's great.

The Giraud is generally considered the 'best', but there is a product on the market now called the 'Trim it' that works in a drill like the WFT, but trims, chamfers and deburrs in one step like the Giraud.

 

[maynard]

I use a Gracey power trimmer.

 

[HeavyTread]

Incidentally, Giraud now makes a drill-powered trimmer similar to the WFT, here.

 

[Barnes_270]

World's Finest Trimmer.

The WFT is a bit of a pain to set up (you need a properly trimmed case in order to set up your trimmer) but once it's set it's great.

yep!

 

[667]

Incidentally, Giraud now makes a drill-powered trimmer similar to the WFT, here.

That right there is the cats ass...
'Wish it had been available awhile back...
Before $400+ was spent on his regular unit...

 

[07blackwater]

I have an accutrim but it's a pain and inconsistent.

I went back to using the Lee's and a cordless drill.

Fast, cheap and consistent.

Sometimes simpler is better.

 

[Bassmaster]

Still like my Forster......

 

[EC]

I use a stainless Wilson case trimmer with the micrometer adjustment for my.308 Win and 6.5 CM. There are no pilots to piss around with, it uses case holders and is the most accurate trimmer I have used. Not as fast as a Giraud but once you get the hang of it using the power adapter its pretty quick.

 

[Bart212]

get a Dillon 1200b.

 

[ipscgraz]

Got a Wilson. Not fast but repeatable

 

[yodave]

I neck size with bushings and shoulder/body bump when required........still don't have to trim before stretched primer pockets spoil my brass

 

[dead meat]

I've been using a Forster for many years, recently bought a Frankford arsenal unit. Seems to work well, so far.

 

[Chinbullco]

Another Wilson trimmer user. Cuts square and chamfers square. Need a square case mouth to seat bullets without run out. The piloted trimmers all do a terrible job of cutting "square".

 

[DFB Plinker]

Keep it simple. I concur with that. Lots of fancy stuff out there to spend money on. For me there are enough nuances in tools that i have.

 

[GreenBob]

Anyone has any experience with Lyman-E-Zee-Trim-Hand-Case-Trimmer-Rifle-Set?

htt p://www.basspro.com/Lyman-E-Zee-Trim-Hand-Case-Trimmer-Rifle-Set/product/1212171303/

 

[Mad_Mikee]

I use the wilson as well. Works good for what I need.