Am I overthinking trimmers?

[huntid73]

I used the lee trimmers and a drill for years picked up the lyman and it sooo much better

Lyman Brass Smith Case Trim Xpress Case Trimmer

Lyman's Case Trim Xpress gives rifle reloaders the speed and accuracy that they have been looking for when trimming cases! The unit has its own power...

www.midwayusa.com

I picked one of these up too, has made trimming go way faster. Now I just would like to get a powered chamfer and dubur station!

 

[Muley Buck]

My brass doesn't live long enough to need trimming.

Seriously?

 

[WeiserBucks]

Seriously?

Dead serious.

 

[Kimber7man]

I picked one of these up too, has made trimming go way faster. Now I just would like to get a powered chamfer and dubur station!

Here you go, I've got one of these and it works great

Frankford Arsenal Platinum Series Case Prep Center

Frankford Arsenal Platinum Series Case Prep Center

shop.natchezss.com

 

[Muley Buck]

My brass doesn't live long enough to need trimming.

Seriously?

Dead serious.

Primer pockets too?

 

[WeiserBucks]

Seriously?

Primer pockets too?

What else makes brass die before trimming?

 

[Castle Rock]

If you need to trim brass much at all your sizing process is wrecking your brass

 

[MallardSX2]

This is the only way….


Fast and +-.001” repeatability.

 

[doc holiday13]

OP how have you been reloading for 20 years and never trimmed brass?

I’ve got one of the hand crank jobs. It works. Faster would definitely be better though. For 50-100 pieces at a time it’s not horrible though.

i'm coming up on 20 years of reloading and haven't needed a trimmer till this year. I think its generally because I've transitioned out of a few calibers. but I'm now getting a bit more precise. I did pick up a dillon power trim because i have a 5 gallon bucket of 1x fired mil 5.56 that I'm goign to process and load. I got my dies all set and some brass get trimmed and some doesn't when i run it through

 

[doc holiday13]

If you need to trim brass much at all your sizing process is wrecking your brass

Untrue.

After annealing, a FL to factory sizing might stretch the neck a bit. Lots of guys don't anneal and you'll mixed reviews on that but it does help eliminate inconsistency

 

[huntsman22]

Been using Forsters and Milwaukee cordless screwdrivers to power 'em, forevah.... ebay can be your friend.

 

[TradLife406]

Played with my new Hornady last night. Trimmed like 700 pieces of 223 ai then some 22 creed. Only complaint is the 223 collet is tricky to get the 223 to hold straight. Not sure if there's an option for a dedicated caliber collet. But so much better than my LE Wilson.
When I went to 22 Creed it definitely liked that bigger case better. Clicked right in and never really had any alignment issues.

 

[Castle Rock]

Untrue.

After annealing, a FL to factory sizing might stretch the neck a bit. Lots of guys don't anneal and you'll mixed reviews on that but it does help eliminate inconsistency