Case Trimmer Suggestions

[wind gypsy]

This is what I'm looking at: https://www.blackwidowshooters.com/product-page/trim-it-ii-with-2-free-dies

Trim/Chamfer/Deburr and you can buy $20 dies for different cartridges instead of having to buy a whole $105 trimmer like the Giraud.

For 3 cartridges - .223, 6.5cm, and .30-06 - I'm looking at $170 with the trim-it II instead of $315 for the Giraud.

Here's a review for 3 of the trimmers being discussed: https://calgunandprep.com/home/blog...case-trimmers-ez-trimit-2-vs-wft-2-vs-giraud/

Just for clarification for others, when I said Giraud, I was talking about the bench mounted one. https://www.giraudtool.com/giraud-power-trimmer.html

I've had the WFT from little crow, I'd be happy to part with it in .223 if anyone is interested.

 

[Brendan]

I reached out to Henderson. Unless something changes, they can handle up to .338, but not larger. From what they told me: "Anything bigger is too large for the cutter design."

Leaning towards a Giraud bench mounted similar to @wind gypsy, or something like the Henderson and just do any larger calibers manually...

 

[caesAR15]

Yet another Little Crow user checking in. Very satisfied with my purchases from them.

 

[Brent111368]

Wilson was the best I have ever used, a thing of trimming beauty. I sold it for some dumb reason. Currently use a RCBS and it works great. Used a Lyman for a lot of years and no complaints. They all seem to work really well.

 

[B23]

My wife’s uncle turned me on to Little Crow - I’m a customer for life, especially if you tackle more than a few loads!

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I'm a Little Crow user as well except I have their WFT2 with the interchangeable inserts so I use the same trimmer for everything I have and just pop out the little insert the case shoulders on. I have a few cartridges they don't make inserts for but they'll sell you blanks and my smith made them for me with the same chamber reamer he used to chamber my gun.

I imagine other similar trimmers do a good job as well but the Little Crow WFT/WFT2 always leaves a nice squared off cut, every case neck comes out the same length, and I can zip through 100 cases in just a few minutes.

 

[Cutknife]

I purchased the Lyman Xpress case trimmer a few months ago, works fine for 223 bulk stuff. Way better than doing it the old way.