Worst part of reloading?

[jfk69]

Are the Henderson, Giraud or new hornady powered trimmers the only way or is there a more budget friendly trimmer that cuts time over the super manual ones? I only really shoot .223 and 6.5cm in high volume.

Love my Lyman Xpress trimmer. No it’s NOT a Henderson or Giraurd, but it is still very fast. Took me a few cases to get the feel but after that it was fast. Finished the cases on a Lyman case prep tool. I don’t mind brass prep anymore. No, they’re not the uber latest bestest $1500 investment but they are very good for the money.

 

[35WhelenAI]

As well, if any type of crimp is used, trimming each firing is very helpful.

 

[Lawnboi]

Are the Henderson, Giraud or new hornady powered trimmers the only way or is there a more budget friendly trimmer that cuts time over the super manual ones? I only really shoot .223 and 6.5cm in high volume.

I went from a hand crank manual to the giraud so I can’t comment on any Others.

 

[HuntHarder]

That Giraud looks Badass. I'm not quite sure I am at that level yet, but maybe some day.

 

[Lawnboi]

So I usually deprime, clean then resize. I have some 21st century mandrels that I tried and I saw no noticeable difference. I do on new brass run my mandrel just to true the neck without sizing. Is the doughnut you are talking about, the very last 1/16" of an inch that isn't sized using a bushing die?

The mandrel just allows a little more control. Works good with 223 dented necks too.

The doughnut at the bottom of the neck, from a combination of the brass build up from the shoulder and the hump left by the bushing. The sac with the mandrel seems to smooth this out pretty well, with enough size control that your kit pulling shoulders.

I clean anneal and size, gets zipped through the giraud and loaded. Everything goes pretty quick.

 

[SDHNTR]

I’m not a fan of the Giraud. It’s a Rube Goldberg contraption. A bit crude and unrefined for what it costs, imo. If your bushing is for a standard cartridge (non mag) and has the little spring loaded insert thingy, there is excessive slop, the case mouth doesn’t hit the cutter square and it’s hard to get a uniform chamfer all around the mouth. You gotta rotate the case multiple times around to get it even. Kinda frustrating to me.

 

[lintond]

Really wish I could walk outside and do load dev. I hate the long cycle of going to the range testing then coming home to load a batch. My time away from the house is limited with a young kid and this part is the hardest to get done.

Yes I’ve simplified the process….pressure ladder, pick load & shoot groups to confirm accuracy goals, move on. I don’t do OCW, seating depth, etc.


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[Harvey_NW]

All the misinformation you read on the internet

Like guys that regurgitate how seating depth matters, but don't have proof?

I'd have to say the most tedious part is powder charge, since I use an RCBS chargemaster and charge just below and trickle up on a beam. I'd really like to get an fx-120i and autotrickler setup but I'm a cheap ass.