yammerschooner
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At the end of September I will be picking up a 1050 in .223 to just about get my reloading setup rounded out (still need a cabin tree lead tester- but that is another story). I have been pretty focused on getting the Dillon trimmer because I can hook it up to the press to size, trim, and swage with just one pull of the handle, and everything is fed in automatically. In addition, the change to .308 only requires another cutter head. I have (for a limited time) run this configuration on a buddies .223 setup 1050, and was very happy with how it worked.
In the opinion of anyone who has run both trimmers, considering the ancillary tools that will be in use and the addition of .308 for $50, would the Giraud still be the preference? It seems like if I dropped the dillon 1200b from my upcoming 1050 purchase and went with a Giraud I would be handling cases much more. I would still be running them through the press for swaging and sizing, but would then be individually and by hand running them through a Giraud. Is the difference in the actual trim worth the additional and individual handling? I am aware the Giraud chamfers and deburrs, but the .223 I ran through the friend's Super 1050 fitted with a 1220b did not appear to have burrs.
Thanks any from anyone who has run both a 1200b and a Giraud.
In the opinion of anyone who has run both trimmers, considering the ancillary tools that will be in use and the addition of .308 for $50, would the Giraud still be the preference? It seems like if I dropped the dillon 1200b from my upcoming 1050 purchase and went with a Giraud I would be handling cases much more. I would still be running them through the press for swaging and sizing, but would then be individually and by hand running them through a Giraud. Is the difference in the actual trim worth the additional and individual handling? I am aware the Giraud chamfers and deburrs, but the .223 I ran through the friend's Super 1050 fitted with a 1220b did not appear to have burrs.
Thanks any from anyone who has run both a 1200b and a Giraud.