Which Case Trimming Setup?

[timbeech]

I'm looking at getting a trimming station as the hand held lee care trimmers are painfully slow, even with a battery drill on the end.

I've looked at the Hornady Cam Lock and the RCBS Trim Pro Manual. Leaning towards the Hornady unit as I don't really want to spend more than £100 and appreciate I'll need calibre specific attachment in with the cost of the trimmer unit. Will need it for .223 and .308

Looking for advise from people who use trimming stations as to what is a good one.

 

[bk]

I think the best two are the forster and Wilson. I like forster as you don't need the individual case holders. I reload for quite a few calibers though.

 

[1967spud.com]

give us a ring if you want advice on wilson i have them here ready to go

 

[timbeech]

give us a ring if you want advice on wilson i have them here ready to go

I maybe wrong but a Wilson setup isn't gonna come in my approx £100 budget.

 

[charadam]

Have you looked at the Lee deluxe case trim?

It is cheap, accurate and fast. By trimming to length and applying an external/internal chamfer you are killing all the birds in one hit.

Which means that you do not have to reset your trimmer for chamfering, which I found to be a PITA with Lyman and similar trimmers.

I've had mine for about 4 months, and its good kit.

 

[bobjs]

i have 2 of these,

1 in 243 and one in 20 tac,



fixed to a cheap stand drill from lidl's with a 12 volt moter,

job done.

bob.

 

[Muir]

Forster.~Muir

 

[timbeech]

i have 2 of these,

1 in 243 and one in 20 tac,



fixed to a cheap stand drill from lidl's with a 12 volt moter,

job done.

bob.

Who supplies these in the UK? Can't find them anywhere.

Wish I was still in a machine shop, I'd make one of these, just an end mill mounted in a frame.

 

[jcampbellsmith]

Tim. Here's a selection to browse - http://www.sinclairintl.com/search/index.htm?k=trimming&ksubmit=y Regards JCS

 

[bobjs]

Who supplies these in the UK? Can't find them anywhere.

Wish I was still in a machine shop, I'd make one of these, just an end mill mounted in a frame.

tim

google cts trimmer. and he has a mail address in the states.

we ordered about 5 and he only charged us the one shipping charge.....marked as a gift too.

bob.

 

[bk]

tim

google cts trimmer. and he has a mail address in the states.

we ordered about 5 and he only charged us the one shipping charge.....marked as a gift too.

bob.

I don't like the idea of using the shoulder as a reference though.
when you bump the shoulders back a smidge your trim will be off

 

[Ronin]

I don't like the idea of using the shoulder as a reference though.
when you bump the shoulders back a smidge your trim will be off

Yup

best case trimmer is the Wison IMHO

 

[FreshFace]

Yup

best case trimmer is the Wison IMHO

+1 IMHO too, certainly worth the wait to save the extra.

 

[mmbeatle]

Try the little crow Gunworks case trimmer have a couple and fine them great and quick
Atb mark

 

[Mutley]

It took a while to decide which trimmer to get, went with the Wilson, got it right first time imo, quick, easy and very precise trimming.

 

[sakotrg]

It took a while to decide which trimmer to get, went with the Wilson, got it right first time imo, quick, easy and very precise trimming.

+1

 

[Muir]

I have a Wilson but must admit I don't use it much. The Forster, on the other hand, trims to the same degree of accuracy as my Wilson (or visa-versa) but also neck turns and inside neck reams when I want it to. Changing calibers is inexpensive and fast and the accessories are reasonably priced.~Muir

 

[jay 22]

I have a wilson trimmer here. With stand and base etc. 100 pound. Used to do 100 brass thats it.
I only got it to do 17 fireball. Now I only have 22/250 and 223 I use the lee one.

 

[JabaliHunter]

Try the little crow Gunworks case trimmer have a couple and fine them great and quick
Atb mark

+1
​I have the Wilson/Sinclair, but if I was starting afresh I would get this
http://www.littlecrowgunworks.com/wft.html
[URL]http://www.accurateshooter.com/gear-reviews/worlds-finest-trimmer-power-case-trimmer/[/URL]

 

[bobjs]

+1
​I have the Wilson/Sinclair, but if I was starting afresh I would get this
http://www.littlecrowgunworks.com/wft.html
[URL]http://www.accurateshooter.com/gear-reviews/worlds-finest-trimmer-power-case-trimmer/[/URL]

same as the CTS trimmer, and works a treat, i have no issues using it on both the 20 tac and some 243 that have done with it, the other cal we have here is the 222 same result,

spot on,

bob.