rcbs trim case machine

rifleman

I use the Wilson case trimmer:

http://www.midwayuk.com/apps/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?SaleItemID=487924

Which looks to be the same sort of thing (apologies if I've got it wrong!).

It makes case trimming a breeze. I got mine off eBay a couple of years ago and wish I'd got one sooner. It uses a calibre-specific trimmer case holder that you can also as an easy check on case length.

Given that most of the time spent on reloading is on case preparation, I'm all for tools that make life easier :D

willie_gunn
 
These might be of some use:

http://video.google.co.uk/videosearch?q=rcbs+case+trimmer&hl=en&emb=0&aq=f#

This second video is quite interesting, although I think the guy is a closet mime artist!

http://video.google.co.uk/videosearch?q=rcbs+case+trimmer&hl=en&emb=0&aq=f#

I use the third method with the Lee kit to trim. The only thing I would say against it is that you can't alter the length the cases are trimmed to...I'm not sure why you would need to the length, but I'm told thats the benifit of the Wilson, RCBS and similar systems...

If you reload in the shed, with the Lee system you can put the drill in a vice to hold it so the case is vertical...this really makes things slick...As an alternative, some the Yanks actually use the Lee timmers in a small hobbiest bench/pillar drill, but I don't trim enough brass to go to those lengths..

Regards,

Peter
 
rifleman,

Are you talking about a manual trimmer like the Wilson, or the RCBS Case Prep Centre which is mains powered?

If the main poweder one, it should say on it if its meant for use with American 110V mains or British 220V...

If it has a 2 pin plug, I suspect its meant for 110V, and you would need a voltage adaptor to use it in our 220Vs..

Regards,

Peter
 
hi pete sorry its the rcbs case prep centre its 240 v but has a 2 pin shaving plug on it, oh and the videos are great help btw
 
Lee zip trim + wooden ball grip cutter + universal chuck: cheap and dead quick...

I've got a Wilson, I only use it on my 6mm wildcat for which I don't have a Lee length attachment.

If you want something really quick, forget the RCBS, get a Gracey or a Giraud:

http://www.giraudtool.com/prod02.htm

http://www.matchprep.com/trimmer.htm

They both have a powered cutter that trims and chamfers inside and out, you just push the case in the end.
 
rifleman said:
hi elwood any idear where i might get one from

Type these words into Google "US to Uk plug adaptor" and bobs your uncle, to make your search easier click the UK only tab.

Sainsburys, Tesco's, almost any travel shop will do them.
 
thanks for that ELWOOD i thought it was a specialist shop or something like that i pop in one of them thanks again
 
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