Power Case Trimmers

remington jim said:
Just trying to Decide which one of these 3 Case trimmers to Buy 🤷‍♂️ ???
Which one do you have and Why ?
And ONLY 1 of these 3 listed - NO OTHERS !
Thxs 😊 RJ

RCBS MATCHMASTER.

HORNADY HI SPEED 3 in 1

HENDERSON GEN 3 or 4
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Henderson or rcbs. Hornady is a design rip off from henderson tbh.
RCBS probably being easier to get cutters vs waiting for a dealer to get hendersons in stock or ordering from the US and dealing with shipping cost/ import
 
The RCBS MatchMaster Precision Case Trimmer is proudly designed, machined, and assembled in the USA. Developed in partnership with Henderson Precision, it is produced using high-quality aluminum and stainless steel to strict tolerances. [1, 2, 3, 4]
  • Manufacturing Location: USA.
  • Partnership: Developed with Henderson Precision, known for USA-made reloading equipment.
  • Components: Features a high-speed motor, micrometer control, and a 3-way carbide cutter.
  • Capacity: Handles cartridges from .22 to .338 caliber (primarily .22–.30 out of the box). [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
This premium trimmer is built to, and often serviced at, the RCBS facility in Oroville, California. [1, 2]
 
The Hornady High Speed 3-in-1 Power Case Trimmer is manufactured by Hornady Manufacturing Company, which is headquartered and produces its equipment in Grand Island, Nebraska, USA. It is part of their American-made reloading tools and accessories line. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Key Details:
  • Manufacturer: Hornady Manufacturing Company.
  • Location: Grand Island, Nebraska, USA.
  • Features: Motorized 2,000+ RPM motor, designed to trim, chamfer, and deburr in one step. [1, 2, 3]
As a family-owned business founded in 1949, Hornady emphasizes that their products, including this trimmer, are made in the USA. [1, 2]
 
To just to clarify my position here, I do own some RCBS tools, but when they outsourced their casting to china a while back was not impressed. Notice that RCBS says they machined the trimmer here, play on words? Hornady "sources" their electric motor overseas also. I just try and buy as little china stuff as I can even though its getting impossible.
Ps, had a Giraud, sold it in a moment of weakness but replace it with a Hornady and have been happy with it.
 
Lakkenbak said:
Henderson or rcbs. Hornady is a design rip off from henderson tbh.
RCBS probably being easier to get cutters vs waiting for a dealer to get hendersons in stock or ordering from the US and dealing with shipping cost/ import
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Just got my RCBS Matchmaster - setting it up right now ! :) I’m going to buy extra cutter heads for the cartridges that I trim often so I don’t have to reset the carbide cutters 👍
 

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Impressive looking bit of kit with an impressively large price point.
Let us know how you like it seeing you have experience with some other high end trimmers.
Also, as someone who hasn’t upgraded (yet) to this expense level of trimmer I’d love to know what it does better for my dollars over other more frugal alternatives such as the most basic Lee trimmer (no moving parts, no adjustments), a manual brass lathe (cheaper albeit slower than one of these) or the Lee Quick Trim system.
I’ve used all of these three and found quality and consistency is good; the manual lathe takes some setting up, and the basic Lee I feel like there’s just too much in my hands plus slow(ish) so I’ve migrated to the quick trim and it meets my needs of quality of cut (I hand chamfer and deburr), speed and consistent length. All three also take less space to store between uses and for me that’s a thing.
So given the popularity of these high end trimmers I know I’m missing something, I’m just not sure what.
The RCBS looks like it would be finicky to change cartridges and time taking to reset back to the same length after.
The chip management looks as messy as any, the collet system looks like it could breed inconsistency and why do I feel destroying brass during cartridge swaps resetting the cutters is a likely outcome.
Not trying to be a fanboy of the cheaper alternatives, or look down on these fancy anodized cutters but it eludes me as to what they deliver for the expense…sell me on upgrading, please.
 
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