[Black Snowman]

I haven't reloaded a lot for rifles and just recently had to start trimming brass. I decided to go with the Lee trimmers because I'm really only reloading a couple rifle calibers in bulk and it simplifies the process.

Well, doing 40+ cases at a stretch was making the fingers pretty tired even using a cordless drill to spin them and the wooden ball from my Callenger's handle to hold the cutter. So, my 2nd batch I decided to upgrade.

I chucked the cutter into my 1/2" drill press and then slap the cases on the holder/base and push it up the guide/cutter. Wasn't only a bit easier on my fingers but it was much more convinient and considerably faster as I only had to hold one thing with both hands instead of juggling two.

Can't find my deburring tool at the moment so I chamfered manually with a large drill bit and deburred with sandpaper. Results were pretty good. I did slow down my drill however because at 3000 RPM the pieces of brass flying off were stinging a bit. However, down on 500 RPM the cutter seems to get a bit hotter so I might try bumping it up a notch for the next batch.

[Darkside]

When I was working 500 .223 case at a time, I used the Lee case trimmer and shaft chucked it in the drill press. Ran the drill press at 1200rpm and used the drill press table as the stop. It worked O.K. If you wear a Latex glove it helps you to keep the case from spining.

Now I use one of the trimmers that use the shoulder of the case to determine neck length. I run it in the drill press or my lathe when working large batches of brass.

Darkside