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Posted: 1/30/2010 9:21:11 AM EDT
| Noob needs help. Already tried the Lee trimmer and I'm looking for one that is more efficient. In the running is the RCBS Trim Pro, Forster Original Case Trimmer and the Redding 2400 Case Trimmer with Micrometer Adjustment. If there is another you feel is better than I listed please suggest away. The Redding is at the top of my price range of $145, the trimmer should also be adept at both pistol and rifle. Thanks |
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Noob needs help. Already tried the Lee trimmer and I'm looking for one that is more efficient. In the running is the RCBS Trim Pro, Forster Original Case Trimmer and the Redding 2400 Case Trimmer with Micrometer Adjustment. If there is another you feel is better than I listed please suggest away. The Redding is at the top of my price range of $145, the trimmer should also be adept at both pistol and rifle. Thanks I have no experience with any of the units you mention except the RCBS unit. Mine is motorized, though, and that would be over your budget, although it is worthwhile considering for a future upgrade. You will find that is necessary to securely anchor the unit against movement. It works well. It is a bit of a fuss to set up the 3-way cutter for the first time, but after that you won't have to fuss with it. You would be well-advised to buy a seperate 3-way cutter for each different caliber that you plan to trim, though. Say you want to trim both .30-'06 and .308. You can use the same shell holder and 3-way trimmer. To make it a simple change-over, you will want to buy the proper length-adjuster/adaptor for each case. Adjust both of them to give you the propeer lengths for their respective cases. Now the changeover, assuming the 2 cases above, is simply snap out/in the right length adaptor. If you switch over to, say, .223, just replace 3-way cutter for another one set up for .223 cases, replace shell holder, and snap in the adjusted length adaptor. Switch-over from .30-'06/.308 to .223, assuming everything's all ready adjusted, is less than a minute, start to finish. For most pistol ctgs, you will need to use a standard cutter, and chamfer by hand. Again, remove existing cutter unit, install std cutter and correct pilot, install shell holder, and snap-in proper length adjustor. While the unit works well for mass-production, I would not use it for really precise, match cases. On those, I would use a standard cutter, and chamfer by hand. YMMV. ETA: Last Fall, I called RCBS and asked them about my worn 3-way cutters (thousands of cases) They sent me new cutters, no questions asked. |
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I have tried a few trimmers, Lee, Lyman, Hornady Cam-Lock, & RCBS Trim Pro.
I like the Hornady very much with the Nitride cutter it is very fast and smooth compared to all the others but you still have to chamfer and deburr which I do on my trim mate so it stays around. But the Trim Pro with 3-way cutters is the way I trim, just like the above poster mentioned I have a cutter setup for .223 and one for ,277(6.8SPC) and it's faster since it does the chamfer and deburr for you as you trim and it very accurate(I just wish RCBS would make a better nitride or carbide cutter for the 3-way setup which would make it very fast and smooth). I only have the hand power Trim Pro but would still recommend it if your willing to invest in the 3-way cutters, if not then get the Hornady cam lock with the nitride cutter and just change pilots and trim length and you will be trimming with ease in only minutes but still have to chamfer and deburr which isn't a big deal to me since the Nitride cutter cuts so smooth and fast. JMHO EWP |
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