Preferred method of case trimming.

[Willfully Armed]

I used to trim everything on a Lyman with a 18v DeWalt chucked on the end. Quit loading rifle for a period and got rid of the Lyman. Picked up Little Crow WFT for my 308 years ago, and havent had the need for anything else. I'm starting to load 223 again, and have quite a bit of brass to trim. I like the idea of getting another WFT, but, is there a better option?

 

[PistoleroWadcutterGANG]

I like the " Hey boy, come here for a second and help me" lol

 

[Hugger-4641]

I like my Frankfurt Arsenal. The platinum does primer pockets, trim, deburr and chamfer.

Case Trimmer & Prep Center for Reloading | Frankford Arsenal

Frankford Arsenal's Case Trim & Prep Center accurately trims brass in seconds. Includes inside and outside chamfer tools and primer pocket cleaners

www.frankfordarsenal.com

 

[AJC1]

I like my little Lyman powered trimmer that indexes off the shoulder... I call it my pencil sharpener...

 

[GeoDudeFlorida]

I have two options I have found do it all: a Sherline jeweler lathe and the Lee hand held case trimmers.

 

[ms6852]

I use the Lyman case trimmer, with a drill attached to it.

 

[dartor]

I like my little Lyman powered trimmer that indexes off the shoulder... I call it my pencil sharpener...

I have the same trimmer, works great.

 

[nettlle]

This trimmer has been around a while. I did recently buy a carbide cutter for it. It is powered by me.

 

[Edaw468]

I’ll second the frankford trimmer. Trimming is easily my least favorite process. If anyone knows of a device where you type in a case length and put the case in, I’m all ears. But until then the Frankford works for all my range pickup brass.

 

[Charlie98]

It is powered by me.

I'm still using my trusty Hornady (actually Pacific) hand cranker, it works, it's fast, and I seem to have better luck with it.

I did buy a Giraud TriWay trimmer, for 5.56mm, but I wasn't happy with either the results I was getting with it, nor the Death Grip I had to put on those tiny cases to get them to trim down.

The one thing I did get that really cuts the prep time down, is the Lyman case prep station... it doesn't trim, but it deburs/chamfers, cleans the primer pocket, and cuts the primer pocket (and removes the military crimps.)

 

[GW Staar]

I modded my Forster with a screwgun and a vertical mount many years ago for a way to get gravity to help with an onerous task....uses a trim/chamfer/deburring bit from Forster and it's kept me happy going on 30 years now....easy on my arthritic hands too.....the clutched screwgun is way better than a drill, and it takes the Forster hex barreled cutter/deburr/chamfer three-way directly...just push in.

 

[rayatphonix]

I use the Little Crow Gunworks trimmers on an old drill press. I’ve got a case prep center for deburring and chamfering right next it. I’ve got an RCBS trimmer for cartridges Little Crow doesn’t cover. The drill press is many times better.

 

[jmorris]

I'm starting to load 223 again, and have quite a bit of brass to trim.

I like the Wilson and Forster trimmers I have but if I have a lot (like a 5 gallon bucket) of brass the Dillon beats them by a mile or two. It’s loud and you have to run a vacuum too but I can size/deprime and trim 1000 an hour (probably closer to 1200) and its less work than trimming 100 with a manual trimmer.

 

[GW Staar]

Always liked your setup, maybe not so much the noise....but never needed it enough to actually buy and try one ........ but maybe I would have if I ever had a 5 gallon bucket of brass like that. Never going to happen in my life. We obviously don't run in the same circles! .....never had that many bullets in one place either! Darn.......

 

[lightman]

I don't know about the "preferred"method but I use a few different trimmers. I have a bench type Giraud with case holders for 223/5.56 and 308 if I'm trimming a large volume of cases. A Wilson lathe type trimmer does my bottle neck cases and a Lyman lathe type trimmer does my straight wall cases. Both the Wilson and Lyman trimmers have carbide cutters. I also have Lee Case Gauge type trimmers for most of the cartridges that I load for when I want to sit in front of the TV with the Family. These have a fixed length so sometimes if the case is short I end up using another trimmer.

Theres no reason not to get another WFT if you were happy with your other one.

 

[Chief TC]

I've been using the Frankford Arsenal prep center and been working great for me.

 

[badkarmamib]

I am cheap and lazy. I only load for 3 rifle calibers, so I have 3 Lee Quick Trim dies and the power trimmer in a cordless drill. Pulled the blades out of the Deluxe since they kept mangling thin .30-30 brass. I don't gauge my rifle brass after sizing, I just throw it in the Quick Trim die and run the ram. If the drill moves, I pull the trigger to trim the brass, then chamfer it. Easy peasy.

 

[entropy]

Trim dies. Simple, effective, idiotproof.

 

[doubleh]

I have never felt a need to trim enough brass at one time to use anything but my original hand crank trimmer I bought in the '70's.

 

[DukeConnor]

Giraud power trimmer

Giraud Power Trimmer

Key Benefits

www.giraudtool.com

 

[armoredman]

I like my Frankfurt Arsenal. The platinum does primer pockets, trim, deburr and chamfer.

Case Trimmer & Prep Center for Reloading | Frankford Arsenal

Frankford Arsenal's Case Trim & Prep Center accurately trims brass in seconds. Includes inside and outside chamfer tools and primer pocket cleaners

www.frankfordarsenal.com

Ditto

 

[PistoleroWadcutterGANG]

Ditto

love mine.

 

[dobedo]

Adapt and overcome .

 

[Chuck R.]

I use a Forster for about 90% of my rifle trimming. Sometimes with the drill adapter.

For the bulk stuff; .223, 300AAC and 7.62 I use a Giraud Tri-Way in a drill press.

 

[Kaldor]

Dillon RT1500 for bulking out AR brass
Giraud for bolt gun brass
Lyman for odds and ends