Please recommend me a case trimmer

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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?
 
this looks like a copy of my RCBS case trimmer, which gave me blisters.
You have it backwards Forster was copied by RCBS….

You un wind the handle and chuck up a power drill onto the shaft, just don’t go Mach chicken with your cutting speed………
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FWIW collet size brass and trim less.
 
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But it won’t work on straight-ish walled stuff like .30 carbine or 44-70.


RCBS pro-trim 2 with 3 way cutters if money isn’t a problem. Those are the bee’s knees.


If you get into F-class there are really expensive bespoke trimmers but that’s for when 60FPS is the difference between an X and missing paper.
 
1788881757865.jpegI haven't used it yet, but i bought a hornady case prep center not too long ago. I think it will be a fairly quick and painless system, but a 3 in one cutter head would be fantastic.

I know it's possible to have a universal 3 way cutter head because lee has it for their quick trim system, meanwhile rcbs charges like 150 bucks for a caliber specific 3 way cutterhead.
 
A three way cutter head for your RCBS trimmer would help. Trims, deburrs, and chamfers all in one go.
I replaced the screw that attaches the manual crank handle with an Allen head cap screw. A Torx head screw would probably work as well.That way, I can use a cordless drill with the right sized bit to do the turning.
 
No kind words for the Dillon Precision case trimmer? The price is scary though.
RT1100? I think it has to go on a RL 1100 or you need like a dedicated 450 or 550 for case prep. A buddy has that setup and it’s the bee’s knees for speed but the cost of the trimmer is just the beginning.
 
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