Trimming .556 brass

[cvo]

Besides using a Dillion trimmer, what is the other options?

 

[davebl]

Giraud

Gracey

Possum Hollow

 

[rayatphonix]

+1 for the Possum Hollow

I really like them and have them for seveal of my rifle calibers.

 

[Miata Mike]

I have to assume 5.56 brass. I also like the Possum Hollow trimmer. I have also used the Lee trimmers with the Lee Zip trim and drill attachment, but like the Possum Hollow the best. Good value.

 

[GLShooter]

The Dillon is the cats butt for quick since it sizes as it goes. The Giraud is great if you want a bit more flexibility but you have to size the cases prior to using it just like all the others.

Greg

 

[rcmodel]

I use a Lee case gage & cutter in a drill press.
Hand hold the case on the drill table and use it as the depth stop.

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/476992/lee-case-trimmer-cutter-and-lock-stud?cm_vc=S014
http://www.midwayusa.com/product/107333/lee-case-length-gage-and-shellholder-223-remington

rc

 

[zxcvbob]

Most gray-colored Wolf and Tula steel case ammo is reloadable and never needs trimming. You also don't have to swage or decrimp the primer pockets. The yellow lacquered ones and some other brands of grays have berdan primers.

For brass .223's I use a Lee trimmer in a hand drill. I don't like it, but it appeals to my sense of cheapness, and it really does a good job. (so I trim cases while I watch TV and try to have a bucketful ready to go when I reload)

 

[PCCUSNRET]

I use the Lyman case trimmer with power adapter. I have an old Craftsman drill that I use with this set up and it works pretty fast. Trimming brass is my least favorite part of reloading.

http://www.lymanproducts.com/lyman/case-trimmers/

 

[cfullgraf]

I use the Lee system and an LE Wilson trimmer. I am kind of trending away from the Lee although I have not tried rcmodel's drill press trick yet.

The Lee or Wilson trimmers are not as sexy or quick as the Giraud or Gracey but not as expensive either.

I have a Possum Hollow for 223 Remington that I am playing with but have not sorted out all of its idiosyncrasies.

I have a WFT trimmer but have not tried it yet. It is a drill mounted trimmer like the Possum Hollow

 

[zxcvbob]

Hand hold the case on the drill table and use it as the depth stop.

I really like that idea. Futzing with the shellholder is what takes most of the time trimming cases with a lee trimmer.

 

[bluetopper]

The Forster power trimmer with 3-way cutter is what I use. It's as fast to trim as it is to measure, so I trim em all whether they need it or not.

 

[icanthitabarn]

I am a newb compared to others and have learned to now just buy the Lee hand turning tool for each caliber. I started out buying the cutter half and then fabricating the case holder half. I used threaded rod and various nuts and stuff turned down to fit the necks. I turned down the rod to fit primer pocket. I still have only used these in .45acp, .38/.357 and .223. I thought I invented the process after not noticing the Lee tools in the store, only the cutters

 

[zxcvbob]

I just tried the drill press thing. Works real slick once I got the hang of it. Trimmed 50 cases in just a few minutes. I had to deburr them when I got back in the house, but that goes even quicker.

 

[ArchAngelCD]

I was using a Lee Zip Trim for a bunch of years and thought it was just fine until I tried a Forster Case Trimmer. That trimmer is outstanding and it's extremely accurate and easy to use.

The KIT comes with most of what you need in the way of collets and pilots for most needs and the kit is only $87.99.

 

[highlander 5]

Possum Hollow for my 223 brass and an older Redding trimmeer with a titanium cutter for all the other rifle cases. Plan on getting a Possum Hollow for my 300 Blackout.

 

[FROGO207]

I do it like RC does and have done it like that for a while. There is not much deburring needed if the cutter stud is kept sharp. Just a quick turn of the hand on each neck both in and out.

 

[Cherokee]

Giraud - I use it for 5.56, 7.62x51, 7.62x39, 30/30, 30/06. Great tool, fast and accurate.

 

[Innovative]

I prefer the Forster case trimmer. . . . . and I don't work for Forster.



I like it because it's very quick to do large quantities of brass.
It's even faster with this foot pedal.



My website has a jillion articles that show (and describe) the best reloading tools I've ever encountered.​

 

[tlen]

I've heard the "WFT" works fine....
http://www.littlecrowgunworks.com/wft.html
I use the Lee zip trimmer system and it seems to work OK.

 

[empty hull]

Lee for me. Simple. Tim

 

[Swampman]

Like parker51, I too am using a Lyman case trimmer and I HATE TRIMMING .223!
Not to get too far off topic, but it sounds to me like zxcvbob may have a pretty good idea about reloading the steel cases, at least for closer ranges and shoot while moving training.
I've reloaded a box or two just to say I've done it, but wasn't impressed with the accuracy, so I quit before doing any real development.
But NO TRIMMING, heck, I've got buckets of the stuff just 'cause I'm too cheap to toss it.
Oddly enough, the only steel cased Berdan .223 I've run across has been Hornady headstamp.
Swampman

 

[cvo]

Well for now I am going to buy processed LC brass for $85 per K. But someone needs to come up with a magic bucket for sizing, because its to time consuming.