Case Trimmers

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jpx2rk

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I use a Giraurd for 223, and WFT's for other calibers. Also have the Lee method mentioned above for the small batches or the odd ball case that was overlooked or found behind that box of junk.
 
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Nathan

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L.E. Wilson. All steel. Can be powerized with a drill and adapter. No pilots, but you have to buy their case holders.
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This is basically the best...that said, for straightwall, I prefer the Lee system and for high volume, I prefer the Trim-It ii.

The Trim-It ii is basically a Giraud Tri-way for multiple calibers.

The little crow works great for high volume, but still requires chamfering the mouth. In theory the tri-way types eliminate this, but the chamfer isn’t great if you look at under magnification.
 
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Unclenick

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I use the L.E. Wilson for my lower volume cartridges and the motorized Giraud for high volume cases. No comparison on speed. I can do several on the Giraud for each one that comes off the Wilson, and the ones off the Wilson still need to be chamfered and deburred, while the Giraud cutter handles those tasks with the trimming simultaneously. The older Gracey design will do that, too, and is a little less expensive. The Gracey uses a smaller motor, so the Giraud can be a little faster, but the Gracey has attachments to motorize outside neck turning, if you normally do that task.

All the trimmers mentioned here and some more can be found on YouTube, so you can see how they are set up and what the relative speeds look like.
 
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Metal god

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I just watched the LE Wilson case trimmer video . :rolleyes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxsNP_5eDVg&t=306s
Yeah it looks nice and may work well but looks way slow and needing sized and fired case holders :rolleyes::rolleyes: Nope not for me .

I'll take my Lyman universal trimmer any day over that one
https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1012881432?pid=720825

See 1:10 to see how fast it works . If the guy was smart enough to mount the trimmer it would be even faster . I'll add you don't even need to use the collets because the UNIVERSAL case holder holds the case really tight . it needs no adjustments to hold cases it self adjust to hold any case but does need to be adjusted for case length .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Gs3sJLRUto

An example of how well it works , this is a 223 case I trimmed down to see how well my flash hole deburring was :D
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USSR

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I also have the Giraud which is great when dealing in volume. But for just a handful of brass, I go to my L.E. Wilson.

Don
 
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