Quoted: If I was loading handgun and rifle, hands down get 550 and then buy a Giraud trimmer! This will keep you within budget, and it affords you a good way to process your rifle brass! The Giruad as no peers! It is a better trimmer then the Dillon! The only way the dillon trimmer shines is if you had a super 1050.The 550 without a case feeder is much more easily adaptable to psuedo single stage use!
If I was loading strictly handgun (straight walled) get the 650 and casefeeder! |
I couldn't disagree more. The Dillon Trimmer does a great job with no burs at all. I don't chamfer the inside as I shoot boat tail bullets and I don't need to do it to seat the bullets with ease. My 55 and 69grn loads are very accurate at 300yds in my Wylde chambered RRA even without an inside chamfer.
In fact, the only real need for a chamfered inside neck is if you are a bullseye shooter where you weigh everything to get the max consistency. They don't use a powered trimmer but rather do everything by hand.
I agree that the Giraud trimmer is a great trimmer, however, it requires that you hand trim every case which adds a full cycle of handling each piece of brass again. Try doing 1,000 cases on one and you'll find that your fingers are sore.
Not so with my Dillon Trimmer, I just lube the cases, dump them in the casefeeder, and cycle the press. Out comes decapped, resized, and trimmed cases (only if they need it) without me having to do the extra step. Processing 1,000 pieces of brass is easy in just 1 hour and they are decapped, resized,
and trimmed because all you do is pull the handle.
Even if the Giraud was the same price as the Dillon (its $375 vs the Dillon at $210 + $42 = $252), I'd still pass on the Giraud as it requires that extra handling and takes up additional space on my bench. The extra cost of a Giraud ($123) will pay the difference between the 550 vs 650 with an additional $13 you can put towards your casefeeder. BTW, Replacement carbide blades for the Giraud are $30 while Dillons are only $15.