How do you AR guys do it?

Ryan500

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I've recently picked up a Dillon 650 XL for hammering off 223 and 10mm for now. How the hell do you AR guys deal with trimming every case everytime? Yall do it?

Reason I ask is im looking at 300 brass right now thinking how much trimming them will suck!
 
Says dies sold seperate, anyone one know what die is needed for 223? Can't find it?!

Looks like it sizes and trims.... crazy.
 
I don't trim every case and neither should you. I only trim the ones that are longer than 1.160 (IIRC of the top of my head I forgot the max case length). I load all the ones that are shorter without trimming them. Just decap, full length size and rock and roll. Don't forget to check if the primer pocket is crimped and to remove it.

I have about 2000 cases and there is no way I'm trimming them all.
 
I have 2 toolheads for my 650: I have the RT1200 b and a RCBS decapping/FL resizer (at the 1st station) on one and the dillon dies (along with another FL sizer on the first station as well) on the other.

The process (for me at least) is simple: They all get trimmed the first time. I put them through the case feeder and have my 1st toolhead installed. I just work that lever until they've all gone through. The trimmer will only trim the ones that need it (after you set it for the correct length); everything gets resized/deprimed anyways.

I then dump the cases back into the casefeeder, change tool heads to the one with the 3 dies and my low powder sensor, and get down to loading.

It might sound complex, but in reality, it just comes down to working the lever twice, as the toolheads are already set up and all I have to do is switch them out. I only have to trim the batch once as well.

The reason I don't trim the cases again after doing this is because; 1) the reloads only get fired in my rifle, so they get fireformed to my chamber, and 2) I toss them after 4-6 reloads anyways, which is usually not enough time for the neck to stretch back to out of spec lengths.
 
i was in the same situation but more concerned about deburr and bevel.

I got an RCBS three way cutter on my Lee Universal trimmer, i sit there and first run em all through the go-no go gauge (a vernier caliper locked to my trim lenght...if they slide through they are good, if they dont they get trimmed.

I do them in batches of 200 to 300, so i'll decap em all, tumble them, resize and trim them and prime all in batches..so i might do one step on one day or two on a single night...

in the end i have enough ammo for a few outings.
 
Melnibonean said:
I have 2 toolheads for my 650: I have the RT1200 b and a RCBS decapping/FL resizer (at the 1st station) on one and the dillon dies (along with another FL sizer on the first station as well) on the other.

The process (for me at least) is simple: They all get trimmed the first time. I put them through the case feeder and have my 1st toolhead installed. I just work that lever until they've all gone through. The trimmer will only trim the ones that need it (after you set it for the correct length); everything gets resized/deprimed anyways.

I then dump the cases back into the casefeeder, change tool heads to the one with the 3 dies and my low powder sensor, and get down to loading.

It might sound complex, but in reality, it just comes down to working the lever twice, as the toolheads are already set up and all I have to do is switch them out. I only have to trim the batch once as well.

The reason I don't trim the cases again after doing this is because; 1) the reloads only get fired in my rifle, so they get fireformed to my chamber, and 2) I toss them after 4-6 reloads anyways, which is usually not enough time for the neck to stretch back to out of spec lengths.
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I still used to pre-process all my cases, but it was because I was never going to be 100% sure only my own brass wound up in my brass pail.

Also, I swaged the cases while I was processing them, and nothing sucks more than the parade of fail that ensues when you get a primer hung up during loading.
 
I made my own trimmer

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Ryan500 said:
How's that thing work?
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I should really put a video of it, but you just insert the case in the front and the cutter trims it to the size, it is adjustable for length.

It trims to length off the shoulder after resizing.

I wanted a Giraud trimmer but made my own instead, cost about $100 in matterials and about 3 hours work.

jmiddy
 
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