Best case trimmer, easy to setup, precise?

WEATHERBY460

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What is a great case trimmer to purchase...i really would like one that is easy to set up with like a micrometer adjustment that has real numbers on it...thanks
 
I'll have to defer to more knowledgeable folks. I have only used Gracy and Giruad for the last several years for my trimming.
John
 
Originally Posted By: pcammoI'll have to defer to more knowledgeable folks. I have only used Gracy and Giruad for the last several years for my trimming.
John

that Giraud is on my short list. I'll be getting one in a few months. Large volume 223 loading it seems the best path.
 
I reload for two rifle calibers (.204 & .223)... I've found two used Lyman case trimmers, one at a pawn shop and the other at a garage sale, and set them up with new cutter heads and shafts for using a cordless power screw driver...

I mounted them on the wall, next to my reloading bench,,each is set for a specific caliber case.. Once I got them adjusted, there is no more 'fiddling' with them and I installed a small baking pan under them to catch the brass shavings..

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Works well, without a lot of financial investment..and I can process a bunch of cases per hour...
 
Originally Posted By: Bernie P.I use those Lee hand trimmers.Pretty much idiot proof and low cost.

I agree with Bernie. They seem to work well. I use the round ball handle with mine, and chuck it in my cordless drill. After I trim, I chamfer and deburr with my RCBS Deburring tool. I just have to put the piece of brass in the shellholder once, and perform all three steps with the aid of the drill. Works well for me. I also use the drill with the Hornady primer crimp removal reamer. Takes the crimp out real nicely. Always uniform and takes no time with the drill.

kevlars
 
Redding 2400 is the best around for the price. Easy to use, reliable and is consistent because of the mic setting that locks very easily and doesn't move around like my Lyman Universal which I've quit using because of unreliablity.
 
I have a Wilson set up for my 3 wildcats based on the 204 case, trims all three with out having to change anything,(no pilots), a Forester set up for 250 Sav. (shoot 3 diff. rifle in that cal) and use Lee's for the misc. stuff. I have a couple more that I pick up really cheapat yard sales or e-bay and just leave them set for a specific case, I hate having to adjust stuff just easier to pull it off the shelf and clamp it to the bench and go to work. I have six powder measures and 3 presses set up on the bench also, my chair has wheels.

AWS
 
Originally Posted By: ShynlocoRedding 2400 is the best around for the price. Easy to use, reliable and is consistent because of the mic setting that locks very easily and doesn't move around like my Lyman Universal which I've quit using because of unreliablity.

Hey send that old Lyman my way, I could use another good one.Just wondering What do you mean by it not being reliable????
I have one and it is as reliable for trimming as any of the others of similar design. The only way mine wont cut the same each time is operator era , Not turning the handle till it quits cutting.



Here is a tip on any trimmer, save your trash cases that can still be sized and use them to adjust your case trimmer.


DAB
 
To answer your question about the Lyman not being reliable, when I first got that trimmer, I set up "jig casings" in each caliber to set the trimmer blade. But after a few months (and heres where the reliablity issue came in) after setting and locking the trimmer, after trimming about 15 casings the lengths started changing. I mean they were off by as much as .010 - .020. That did not make me happy. I checked to see to make sure everything was tightened down and as it just as I'd set it except for the variance the casings now showed. After learning to recheck casings after the first 15 and again finding a variance in various caliber casings, I gave up and bought me a new Redding 2400. I've not had a problem since.
I've seen postings by others on this blog who complained about the same issue. Some had to do some custom work on their Lyman Universal trimmer and even change center shafts/lock rings, etc. Because I like precision and on the advice of some Benchrest and long distances shooters I know, I decided on the Redding 2400.
Maybe one of these days I'll get around to messin around again with the Lyman. Got a few younger guys around here that are thinking about getting into reloading so I figured when they're ready, I'll get that darn thing fixed (even if I have to ship it back to Lyman) and donate it to their new cause and education. Sorry Bud, you've got enough toys.
 
I think the most precise, non-motorized model, would be the Wilson with the Sinclair micrometer set up.
I've had a RCBS for many years, and it is not precise. But, since I have it, I use it.
 
I have and use both the L.E. Wilson and the Forster and like them both. The Wilson is probably the easiest to use and adjust but if I was limited to just the Forster I'd be fine with that too. I actually have a Gracey power trimmer but I've never used it.
 


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