Please recommend me a case trimmer
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I have the LE Wilson Ultimate trimmer with the micrometer and Sinclair upgrades (carbide cutter, upgraded handle and stand). I bought the power adapter but never used it.
Yes, trimming a large lot of cases is somewhat of a chore. However, it can be done relatively easy. I recently completed 800 @ .308Win in 2 sessions of about 1-1/2 hours each (I believe it works out to less than 10secs/ case). I put on light work gloves and get to it.
This trimmer is the best, most accurate, precise and repeatable system I have found for bottle neck cartridges…square and easily within 1/1000”. Some systems might be cheaper, faster and some more automated but this system is just plainly excellent. Setup is very simple when you have the case holders.
ID/OD bevelling and neck brushing on my RCBS case prep center takes almost the same amount of time as trimming.
Yes, trimming a large lot of cases is somewhat of a chore. However, it can be done relatively easy. I recently completed 800 @ .308Win in 2 sessions of about 1-1/2 hours each (I believe it works out to less than 10secs/ case). I put on light work gloves and get to it.
This trimmer is the best, most accurate, precise and repeatable system I have found for bottle neck cartridges…square and easily within 1/1000”. Some systems might be cheaper, faster and some more automated but this system is just plainly excellent. Setup is very simple when you have the case holders.
ID/OD bevelling and neck brushing on my RCBS case prep center takes almost the same amount of time as trimming.
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I did try it is a pain in the but if you ask me. Really finicky to set and to keep it set. I tried to sell it but no one want it or know what it is hahaha
I use a Forster and I’m happy, but I don’t trim hundreds of brass in one sitting.
Just read an article on this unit this morning...sounds like something I should be getting in the near future.
I had read an article earlier this summer about Hornady's unit...would be nice to get a comparison review from someone who has tried both.
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- Delta B.C.
There was a Hornady one in the EE the other day
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And worth every penny.Saw the RCBS one in a LGS the other day; over a $1,000!
Had no idea they would be so expensive!
(Probably should have guessed it with the tariffs and all...)
I see that listed by Sinclair now , if this is the same as your set-up? as their " Sinclair Stainless Ultimate Trimmer' like from brownells.com/reloading/case-cleaning-prep/case-trimmers/stainless-ultimate-trimmer/
can this be found in Canada anywhere?
One of the simplest and cheapest case trimmers I've seen used, and it worked well, was a set up utilizing a drill press, a cutting head appropriate to the cartridge, and a vice with a locking shell head holder gripped in its jaws.
Chuck up the cutter, and set the "stop" so it can't cut deeper than you wish for uniform lengths. The cutting head will easily guide itself into the case mouth, and the locking shell head holder will grip the case while processing.
It's cheap, easy, motorized, and it works well.
The bench top cutting systems work as well, so I'm not dissing them, but if your pennies are tight, and you have a cheap drill press, often under $100 at Princess Auto, the above method is just as good, in some ways easier, and the drill press comes in so handy for other things.
Some folks refer to the drill press as being the "Poor man's lathe."
Chuck up the cutter, and set the "stop" so it can't cut deeper than you wish for uniform lengths. The cutting head will easily guide itself into the case mouth, and the locking shell head holder will grip the case while processing.
It's cheap, easy, motorized, and it works well.
The bench top cutting systems work as well, so I'm not dissing them, but if your pennies are tight, and you have a cheap drill press, often under $100 at Princess Auto, the above method is just as good, in some ways easier, and the drill press comes in so handy for other things.
Some folks refer to the drill press as being the "Poor man's lathe."
Pretty much the same tool. Mine has a base plate to store the case holders and a nylon bumper pad to “seat” the case in the holder and then tap it out after trimming.
I believe that X-Reloaders was carrying some of the LE Wilson equipment
I had the same setup. Really accurate but very time consuming . Also it only trims, doesn't chamfer or debur so you also have to do that after. Got rid of the Wilson about 10 yrs ago and got a Giraud powered case trimmer and never looked back. It trims, chamfers, and deburs all at once, takes about two seconds to accurately to do a piece of brass. It is one piece of reloading equipment I will never part with.
