Are all Chamfer and Deburring Tools created equal?

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After some 30+ years of service I believe my deburring tool has gradually gotten dull on me. A quick search showed me that every major reloading manufacturer sells one & they all look pretty much the same. Are they all of the same quality & sharpness? Prices range from or $15 to $30. Any recommendations for my replacement? TIA...

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I use the bits that go with my RCBS case prep station. Have not seen them lose their edges so far.

I know there are some that are carbide, but most are not. I suspect the carbide bits will stay sharper longer.
 
If you buy a new one, get one that has a nice handle on it.
I own several of the ones you picture and used them for years. But lately I got a couple that have handles on them and they are so much more comfortable to use. Sinclair sells a handle like a screwdriver handle and I have several with chamfer tool in one, a deburring tool in another one, a primer pocket unformer in one and finally a flash hole duburring tool in the other one.
Then I had to buy the Lyman Case Prep Multi Tool with I really like too. https://www.midwayusa.com/product/135615/lyman-case-prep-multi-tool

I have tried the ones that are powered by a motor, but seldom use them.
 
I own an RCBS, a Lyman and a Fosters tool and whichever I grab I use. I can't really tell the difference. I only have three because I got a few in boxes of reloading stuff lol.
 
Two suggestions, one made above.

For manual- get one with a comfortable handle where the tool itself screws in. Get one head for the outside and one for the inside. Your fingers will thank you.

My suggestion for further energy savings on your extremities- get the two screw in heads, forget the handle but get the power tool adapter that the head will screw into and then the assembled head and adapter will slide right into a rechargeable power screwdriver. That is what I use now and will never look back to the artillery round shown in the first picture above.
 
pert near, my experience has been about the same as yours. I got about 30 years out of my "made for RCBS by L.E. Wilson" chamfer & debur tool. I still have it, but I bought a new one and it is noticeably sharper and easier to use.

Are they all of the same quality & sharpness?

I don't know. I do know that for about $25, a tool that I know will work well and last me for decades is not an excessive expenditure and the $5 or $10 that might be saved on one of unknown quality and performance from someone else seems like a false economy.
 
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Sunray wrote:
The Lee one for $5 works as well as the over priced RCBS one though.
https://www.precisionreloading.com/cart.php#!c=192

First, if you shop around, you can find the Lee tool for about $3.

Second, I've been seduced by the low price and tried the Lee tool on two separate occasions over the years. Neither one of them have been as sharp, nor as durable as the L.E. Wilson tool. I still have both my Lee tools, but they are consigned to cleaning up one-off or small-batch work. If I've got to do 25 or more cases, I go get the L.E. Wilson tool.
 
Rule3 wrote:
I think they are all the same, Wilson, RCBS...

Well, we KNOW the RCBS one is made by L.E. Wilson because Wilson stamps its name on the tool. The other ones don't have Wilson's name on them so there's no basis for assuming they are all made by the same company.
 
Well, we KNOW the RCBS one is made by L.E. Wilson because Wilson stamps its name on the tool. The other ones don't have Wilson's name on them so there's no basis for assuming they are all made by the same company.

I never said the "same company" so don't assume.

Well you pick between the RCBS, Wilson, Hornady, and Lyman for the "same style" They all do the same thing. Perhaps a long video review on them?
https://www.midwayusa.com/chamfer-and-deburring-tools/br?cid=8936


I am holding out for the Mighty Armory version!:uhoh:
 
I use a RCBS tool like the one you pictured to remove the burr from the outside of the case neck. For the inside of the case neck I use a pointed stone chucked up in a slow electric drill. Really fast and easy.
 
I went with the Lyman 50 BMG deburring tool because it does all the small calibers and it is a lot bigger. Keeps me from having hand cramps holding the little tool. RCBS makes a 50 BMG deburring tool too. I have both bought brand new but the Lyman is much sharper.
 
I like Lee equipment but I don't really care for their deburring tool it works, but is small and hard to hold onto.
I currently use the LE Wilson one and like it.
 
For doing a few by hand I like the Lee one the best. I got it thrown in with a set of used dies and I actually didn't even know what it was for years until I saw it advertised some place. I dug it out of the drawer and liked it better than the double ended ones in the first post. For any volume I bought seperate inside and outside ones with pilots to chuck in a drill. I doubt any of the reloading tool makers are actually making these except lee. They are just regular machinist deburring tools.
 
RCBS does not have the center pin at the outside chamfer side like others do, I like the center pin feature which helps guide the brass especially small calibers like 223.
 
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