Since being a Sheet Metal man for some 50 odd years and I am now in my mid 70's, I have developed ARTHRITIS in both hands so I bought a RCBS TRIM MATE and set it up to de-burr and clean out my Primer Pockets for reloading. I first noticed when I trimmed about 100 cases and then had to de-burr the cases by hand and about 1/4 way into the de-burring process my hands started to cramp and get painful. I decided to get a machine that would take care of that process for me with a lot less pain. Today, I de-burred ( inside and outside) about 150 cases, cleaned the primer pockets and even ran the RCBS nylon brush inside the cases. My hands didn't hurt a bit since all I had to do was hold onto the case and feed it into the cutters and brushes. I even noticed that when I used the cases on the nylon brushes inside the casings I had a bunch of Walnut Media come out also because it was stuck inside the case. These cases are clean and ready to be loaded. I only have about 200 more cases to do, glad I bought the RCBS TRIM MATE and now my hands don't hurt like they did before. How many of you also got OLD ENOUGH and crippled with ARTHRITIS in you hands to invest in a machine to take care of your cases? I never thought it would happen to me but until now I thought that it wouldn't happen but it did, glad I can afford to buy one now. These are once fired 30 Carbine cases which I am loading for my Ruger Blackhawk in 30 Carbine.
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