Question: Vld bevel on 223

[JimPGov]

Ok guys , i'm not a rifle loader(till now). But have extensive pistol experience. I have 8k hornady 75gr hpbt match to load for dcm matches. Load is established. 24.2gr varget. I have the 8k brass run through my 1050 press to prep for loading. Each case was full length sized, primer pocket swaged, trimmed to length, re tumbled to remove lube and small cuttings.
When i attempted to load the first batch of ammo i found the cases scraping the bullets removing jacket material i could see. I have been told that i need to ream, bevel the inside of the case neck with a vld trimmer/ reamer to allow for the different angle of the bullet base. I want to mount the vld reamer and ream each case to the exact amount. Which trimmer base unit will allow me to set up a stop so that each case is reamer the same? Tia jim p

 

[joustin]

I use the RCBS lathe trimmer with the 3 way cutter so I don't have to worry about length once set. I do have to chamfer some of them by hand if they are a little short as some pmc 223 is about .15 short.

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[helotaxi]

You don't need a VLD chamfer tool. A normal one will work fine, but you do need to make sure that you actually put a chamfer on the inside of the case mouth or the case will shave the bullet jacket as you're seeing. When you trim the case with a normal caes trimmer, it leaves a burr on the inside and outside of the case neck. You want to merely remove the burr on the outside. On the inside, removing the burr is a minimum and adding a bit of a bevel is preferred.

 

[JimPGov]

What bench mounted tool is best??

 

[Joe's]

JimPGov,
IMHO you can't go wrong with the RCBS trimmer with the optional motor attached. Cost is around 290.00 + 50.00 for the 3-way cutter that joustin mentioned. If you want to save some money get the one w/o the motor, 105.00. You can add the motor later. Takes about 12 seconds per case, 20 seconds w/o the motor, trimmed to +or- .001 of target length and both inside and outside come out champhered. Kind of a pita to get adjusted correctly however it is a definate time saver.
I trim all my .223 cases to 1.750, +or- .001. When I run into the occasional case that is to short I readjust the unit to trim .002 shorter. I keep doing this down to 1.744 all the while keeping the differing lengths seperated. Any shorter than 1.744, (which aren't very many), I leave alone and shoot these for plinking.
Hope this helps. The most I have done at any one time was 1,000 and thought it was well worth it. I can't imagine having to do 8,000.

Be Well.
Joe's

 

[rikman]

Jim,

The RCBS case prep tool is great, especially for a lot of case prep. It makes things go fast. Before I used a Wilson tool and didn't have any scraping problems. The only time I experienced what you did was with a batch of 20 Nickel .308 cases, they all shaved my bullets.

Rikman