Trimming brass
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RangerPark
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- Near Edmonton, AB
I tried the Giraud Tri Way and Little Crow Gunworks WFT2. Of the two I prefer the WFT. That being said, I ditched them both and returned to the Lee powered quick trim. I use two presses, one to resize and one to trim. Trimmers that index on the shoulder don't work so well for neck sizing.
I have the Giraud Tri Way and Little Crow Gunworks WFT2. I prefer the Giraud Tri way because it bevels as well as trims. With both however, you have to use the same sizing die set to the same setting. Variations in sizing affect trim length and bevel. The Giraud is finicky to get set right since you are setting trim and inside and outside bevel at the same time and each affects the other. Once set, it is fast to use. I have it mounted in a drill held a little below horizontal in a vice.
ETA I have the Dillon Timmer attachment as well but don't like to chamfer and bevel as another step.
ETA I have the Dillon Timmer attachment as well but don't like to chamfer and bevel as another step.
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I used the Trim-It 2. Worked okay, but fingers get sore after a while doing large batches. Takes time to set right trimming both inside and outside. Comes with a straight bit, but then you have to bevel both inside and outside manually with a Lyman prep machine or something similar.
Broke down and bought a Dillon RT-1500 to go on my Dillon Press, If you have the cash available, this is the way to go.
Broke down and bought a Dillon RT-1500 to go on my Dillon Press, If you have the cash available, this is the way to go.
Thank you all for your responses. I currently batch reload on a single stage usually 250 rounds at a time. Right now I trim on a RCBS TrimPro. Lately I have been looking hard at one of those blue presses. Maybe I'll just save my pennies for one of those RT-1500's.
