duck911
Member
Well, I was farting around on e-bay the other day and came across a Wilson case trimmer. I am still building my reloading gear up to begin to reload, but I had read here that the Wilson is a good trimmer and was looking for one to bid on.
I put a $11 bid on a well-used looking Wilson, figuring I'd be outbid.
Well, I wasn't.
The trimmer came to me as pictured, below. Note that there really isn't rust on the case holder spindle, it's just grime The cutter seems very sharp. I have no idea if all the parts are actually here, since I don't know what one of these looks like new (I do know that I need at least the shell holders for my calibers)
I have a few really lame newbie questions:
1) I assume the cutter is supposed to move in and out of the cylinder it sits in, as the shell is trimmed?
2) Does the set screw lock down onto the threaded spindle to lock the threaded part in place, to get consistant cuts on the case?
3) Once I get a shell holder, how does it attach, and how does a guy secure and remove the cases?
4) Should I just scrap this mess and start over from scratch? :banghead:
Wish it came with the original instructions!!
Thanks guys,
--Duck911
I put a $11 bid on a well-used looking Wilson, figuring I'd be outbid.
Well, I wasn't.
The trimmer came to me as pictured, below. Note that there really isn't rust on the case holder spindle, it's just grime The cutter seems very sharp. I have no idea if all the parts are actually here, since I don't know what one of these looks like new (I do know that I need at least the shell holders for my calibers)
I have a few really lame newbie questions:
1) I assume the cutter is supposed to move in and out of the cylinder it sits in, as the shell is trimmed?
2) Does the set screw lock down onto the threaded spindle to lock the threaded part in place, to get consistant cuts on the case?
3) Once I get a shell holder, how does it attach, and how does a guy secure and remove the cases?
4) Should I just scrap this mess and start over from scratch? :banghead:
Wish it came with the original instructions!!
Thanks guys,
--Duck911