trimming and prepping rifle brass

Kryogen said:
if you are shooting large volume of semi auto, imo, you just need the dillon trimmer on the press.... why handle all brass another time when you can trim on the press?
Imo, ar15 brass is not going to care about the nice inside bevel.

The giraud looks nice, but you still have to handle brass 1 by 1... and that's an annoyance.
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If you trim and forgo de-burring and chamfering you run the risk of stripping pieces of jacketing from the round on seating.
Yes I've done it and yes I know what that does to groups.
If you go to the length of buying an expensive on-press trimmer, why would you not complete the necessary steps of brass prep to make quality ammo? It just doesn't make much sense to go 90% off the way to make sh!tty ammo.
 
beltfed said:
If you trim and forgo de-burring and chamfering you run the risk of stripping pieces of jacketing from the round on seating.
Yes I've done it and yes I know what that does to groups.
If you go to the length of buying an expensive on-press trimmer, why would you not complete the necessary steps of brass prep to make quality ammo? It just doesn't make much sense to go 90% off the way to make sh!tty ammo.
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At 3000 rpm my wft does not leave burs but a nice square cut
All brass goes throug a collet die at station 1 on the loading toolhead to smooth anything that would cut.
 
silverfoxdj said:
You could give this one a look.
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The Little Crow is a great tool! I use one in my mill and once set up it makes quick and easy work of trimming. You could of course use a hand drill but a press or a mill allows you to make hay with two hands.
 
bsand said:
Send email with pics to Lee, 2 weeks later new stud arrives.
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Oh yeah, how useful. Wait 2 weeks, then do 200, then its off again. Then toss it all in the garbage and buy something else, thats what I did.

Then 2000 cases later its still perfect.
 
Kryogen said:
At 3000 rpm my wft does not leave burs but a nice square cut
All brass goes throug a collet die at station 1 on the loading toolhead to smooth anything that would cut.
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Break down some of your loaded ammo - I think you will be suprised...
 
I used a lee tool for 1000's of .223 until the threaded shank broke. I didn't use the case holder as it was too slow.
The cutter was chucked in a drill press at the lowest speed, using a piece of scrap mild steel plate as a base and I held the cases by hand (wearing work gloves). I didn't notice any wear on the tip - the steel plate wears eventually, and then you can move it slightly and start in a new spot. It is good for processing a lot of brass quickly.
 
Ive spent some time looking online but cant seem to find anywhere in Canada that sells the Giraud tri way. Any tips?

EDIT: I emailed them yesterday and the only option is to order from him directly. No distributors. On the plus side he ships to Canada no problem.
 
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