RustyFN
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The impression I got was that you were going to trim all of our brass. Did I miss something here.
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Possum Hollow Kwick Case Trimmer A+
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I just checked, why don't they offer one for my 550 Gibbs?
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texas2wheeler
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Hi I'm looking to purchase 2 of these. Initially looking at one for .223 and another for , .308 & .243.
I especially hope some of you that have been using this for over 5 years that posted to this thread back in 2007 reply.
I have mainly 2 questions:
1. Since this thread is almost 5 years old, Curious how these trimmers have held up.
2. Also looking to trim .257 Weatherby mag and 300 Winchester mag - on the Possumhollow website product listing I don't see the .257 listed at all. For the 300 win mag I see the KT-5 says "7 and 300 magnum", but is that 300 the original 300 Winchester? What about the Weatherby 300 mag or the 300 WSM, 300 Norma or other ?
Thanks in advance for your replies and Merry Christmas!
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I especially hope some of you that have been using this for over 5 years that posted to this thread back in 2007 reply.
I have mainly 2 questions:
1. Since this thread is almost 5 years old, Curious how these trimmers have held up.
2. Also looking to trim .257 Weatherby mag and 300 Winchester mag - on the Possumhollow website product listing I don't see the .257 listed at all. For the 300 win mag I see the KT-5 says "7 and 300 magnum", but is that 300 the original 300 Winchester? What about the Weatherby 300 mag or the 300 WSM, 300 Norma or other ?
Thanks in advance for your replies and Merry Christmas!
-Texas2Wheeler
I have not had mine for quite 5 years yet, and have only trimmed a couple of K of cases, but it is still going strong. I also trim .222 Mag with my .223 trimmer. I just adjust the insert. Same with the one for .308, it will do .30-06. Cannot speak for .300 Win Mag etc. It would probably work though.
If I was doing thousands upon thousands of cases, the Giraud would be the way to go, but for what I do, the Possum Hollow works just fine. An F Class shooter here at the club borrowed mine for .308, and promptly ordered his own.
If I was doing thousands upon thousands of cases, the Giraud would be the way to go, but for what I do, the Possum Hollow works just fine. An F Class shooter here at the club borrowed mine for .308, and promptly ordered his own.
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highlander 5
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I've a Possum Hollow trimmer as well. Done 2 or 3 K cases with it and granted it doesn't deburr so trim a couple of hundred and then deburr. It does have some plastic inards that probanly wear as time goes on,but at $20 a piece who cares. The Giraud and Gracey machine are very nice multi function machines but not all of us can afford $400+ dollars for such a machine. I bought the trimmer and 2 adaptors from Possum Hollow and I think the grand total with postage was $50.
jcwit
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Courious here, whats the advantage/disadvantage of Possum Hollows trimmers over Lee case trimers? I have neither as I use a Lyman trimmer. But I am wondering.
CMV
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I have both the Lee & the Possum Hollow for .223 & they both seem like good tools that do what they're supposed to. Both are pretty much foolproof & will only cut as deep as they're set.
The PH is much faster. For that one, you chuck it in your drill and the cutter head spins. The Lee trimmer is backwards (from a speed standpoint). For it, you put the chuck in the drill and then chuck/remove each piece of brass. You spend as much time changing pieces of brass as you do cutting.
But then to chamfer & deburr, it's faster with the case chucked in the drill. Using either the Lee or the RCBS tool, you just kiss each end to the spinning mouth & it's done. With the PH, you need spinning chamfer/deburr tools as well since the case isn't spinning.
Of course if you're only doing a few at a time it's no big deal. Large batches & my hands really start to hurt doing the chamfer/deburr ops by hand.
They each use a different datum. The Lee uses the base of the holder so it's going to give you a the same OAL from base to mouth every time. The PH uses the shoulder as a datum and will give you the same neck length every time. Which is better/preferable, I have no idea.
What I've noticed as far as overall finished length is that the Lee seems to hold +.002/-.0005 and the PH seems to be +/-.0025 so there is more variation in overall length from the PH. If that has any significance I don't know either.
As far as cutting, the PH cuts much cleaner and isn't as sensitive to tool pressure. The Lee will slightly open up the mouth if too much pressure is applied. They both clean up the same after chamfer/deburr, but there's less chatter & a cleaner cut with the PH. This could be my technique & not the tool's fault. The PH is heavier so it spins a little slower so I might need to slow down the lighter Lee cutter to get a cleaner cut. It's not bad and neither needs noticeably more/less effort to clean up.
They both need the chips cleaned out frequently - about every 10 cases or so depending on how much cutting there is. That's to be expected. To look at them you'd think the Lee would need cleaned out less because the PH has everything captured, but in use the PH does a good job of throwing its chips out of the hole. The Lee's chips build up and get caught. Just a couple quick taps on a hard surface cleans out either one.
Lastly, I did a very Bubba setup to use the PH cutter and still have a quick chamfer & deburr. The RCBS tool can be chucked by the deburr end (barely) so I have a spinning chamfer tool. The Lee chamfer/deburr tool can't be chucked (in any drill I have) so I used an old #2 size screwdriver bit ground and pressure fit through the slot on the nose. I put a little epoxy there to keep it in place. So I can mount 3 drills in a row, have them all spinning, and hold a case and go from cut, to chamfer, to deburr very fast. It's a little quicker than chucking in piece into/out of the Lee case holder.
Yes this is VERY BUBBA - it works
The PH is much faster. For that one, you chuck it in your drill and the cutter head spins. The Lee trimmer is backwards (from a speed standpoint). For it, you put the chuck in the drill and then chuck/remove each piece of brass. You spend as much time changing pieces of brass as you do cutting.
But then to chamfer & deburr, it's faster with the case chucked in the drill. Using either the Lee or the RCBS tool, you just kiss each end to the spinning mouth & it's done. With the PH, you need spinning chamfer/deburr tools as well since the case isn't spinning.
Of course if you're only doing a few at a time it's no big deal. Large batches & my hands really start to hurt doing the chamfer/deburr ops by hand.
They each use a different datum. The Lee uses the base of the holder so it's going to give you a the same OAL from base to mouth every time. The PH uses the shoulder as a datum and will give you the same neck length every time. Which is better/preferable, I have no idea.
What I've noticed as far as overall finished length is that the Lee seems to hold +.002/-.0005 and the PH seems to be +/-.0025 so there is more variation in overall length from the PH. If that has any significance I don't know either.
As far as cutting, the PH cuts much cleaner and isn't as sensitive to tool pressure. The Lee will slightly open up the mouth if too much pressure is applied. They both clean up the same after chamfer/deburr, but there's less chatter & a cleaner cut with the PH. This could be my technique & not the tool's fault. The PH is heavier so it spins a little slower so I might need to slow down the lighter Lee cutter to get a cleaner cut. It's not bad and neither needs noticeably more/less effort to clean up.
They both need the chips cleaned out frequently - about every 10 cases or so depending on how much cutting there is. That's to be expected. To look at them you'd think the Lee would need cleaned out less because the PH has everything captured, but in use the PH does a good job of throwing its chips out of the hole. The Lee's chips build up and get caught. Just a couple quick taps on a hard surface cleans out either one.
Lastly, I did a very Bubba setup to use the PH cutter and still have a quick chamfer & deburr. The RCBS tool can be chucked by the deburr end (barely) so I have a spinning chamfer tool. The Lee chamfer/deburr tool can't be chucked (in any drill I have) so I used an old #2 size screwdriver bit ground and pressure fit through the slot on the nose. I put a little epoxy there to keep it in place. So I can mount 3 drills in a row, have them all spinning, and hold a case and go from cut, to chamfer, to deburr very fast. It's a little quicker than chucking in piece into/out of the Lee case holder.
Yes this is VERY BUBBA - it works
jcwit
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Thanks a bunch CMV.
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Yes I just got one and love it and have a set up like CVM but i laid my motor set up where they are all in a line. Works great very happy with it. Now 2000 case's are waiting for there turn
CMV
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Yeah I''d like them all pointed down at a 45° angle like the 1/2" corded drill but the two cordless won't do it unless I fab something up to hold them that will still let me clamp the triggers. Laying them on their sides puts the tool heads closer to each other but I worry about blocking airflow. It's probably not good to leave the triggers clamped for long periods as it is - even at 1/2 speed & with barely any load.
That downward angle helps the tools clear their chips & shavings a lot better. The 2 cordless are at about the worst angle for clearing their debris on their own.
I should just break down & buy a case prep station but I've already spent a lot more on this stuff than I thought I would.
Oh- I did forget a negative about the PH tool. It uses some microscopic allen head set screws. Of course it was the one missing from my set & it's so small I didn't have any other bit sets or anything else with one that tiny. I had to cheat it with a #8 torx. Anyway, they should have included one since it's such a small one. I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of guys get the tool & then have to run out to get a tiny allen wrench to set it up.
That downward angle helps the tools clear their chips & shavings a lot better. The 2 cordless are at about the worst angle for clearing their debris on their own.
I should just break down & buy a case prep station but I've already spent a lot more on this stuff than I thought I would.
Oh- I did forget a negative about the PH tool. It uses some microscopic allen head set screws. Of course it was the one missing from my set & it's so small I didn't have any other bit sets or anything else with one that tiny. I had to cheat it with a #8 torx. Anyway, they should have included one since it's such a small one. I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of guys get the tool & then have to run out to get a tiny allen wrench to set it up.
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