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Re: Good case trimming tool?

Postby Countryfried Frank on Wed Jul 10, 2013 4:18 pm

Makes sense. Thanks.
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Re: Good case trimming tool?

Postby aht_six on Wed Jul 10, 2013 6:38 pm

I've been using a motorized RCBS Trim-Pro with 3 way cutters for many years. I think it's the the way to go. It trims and chamfers, inside and out, all at the same time.

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Re: Re: Good case trimming tool?

Postby JFettig on Wed Jul 17, 2013 6:07 pm

samginko wrote:
Countryfried Frank wrote:What does it index off of? It doesn't look like it is long enough to reach the case head. Does it operate on the theory that all your brass is of the same dimension from the head to the neck? I'm sorry for being a pain but I'm trying to understand how it gets a repeatable trim length. I believe that it works but how it works puzzles me.




WFT indexes off of sized shoulder.


The length is adjusted by setting the depth of the end mill(cutter). By far the best case trimming method I've used(not counting any methods over $150)
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Good case trimming tool?

Postby JoeH on Wed Jul 17, 2013 7:43 pm

The WTF lists 300 BLK. If I size 223 with my 300 BLK die, would the WTF give me the length I need to complete the brass?


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Re: Good case trimming tool?

Postby OldmanFCSA on Wed Jul 17, 2013 11:17 pm

Giraurd Trimmer

about $450

Bases length off shoulder.
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Re: Good case trimming tool?

Postby Rip Van Winkle on Thu Jul 18, 2013 5:11 am

OldmanFCSA wrote:Giraurd Trimmer

about $450

Bases length off shoulder.

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Re: Good case trimming tool?

Postby BigDog58 on Fri Jul 19, 2013 4:14 am

aht_six wrote:I've been using a motorized RCBS Trim-Pro with 3 way cutters for many years. I think it's the the way to go. It trims and chamfers, inside and out, all at the same time.

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Any idea whether the 3way cutter would fit on a hornady case trimmer? Threads and shaft diameter the same?
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Re: Good case trimming tool?

Postby aht_six on Sun Jul 21, 2013 9:27 am

BigDog58 wrote:Any idea whether the 3way cutter would fit on a hornady case trimmer? Threads and shaft diameter the same?


I don't know what thread size Hornady uses, but I measured the threads on the RCBS 3 way cutter and they are 3/8-24 UNF. The second cutter in the picture is from my Lyman trimmer, I didn't gauge the threads, but they appear to be 7/16 fine.

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