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Posted: 5/8/2014 5:56:24 AM EDT
| when trimming some 223 cases to 1.750 I found some at 1.740 is this to short to reload. |
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everytime I process brass it's ran through the trimmer, as it much faster that way, verses process, measure and trim or not Quoted:
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ok thanks, also do you guys trim anything over 1.750 or wait till the case hits the 1.760 mark. everytime I process brass it's ran through the trimmer, as it much faster that way, verses process, measure and trim or not I second this, I do it the same way...just wish i had a powered trimmer, arm gets tired |
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I second this, I do it the same way...just wish i had a powered trimmer, arm gets tired Quoted:
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ok thanks, also do you guys trim anything over 1.750 or wait till the case hits the 1.760 mark. everytime I process brass it's ran through the trimmer, as it much faster that way, verses process, measure and trim or not I second this, I do it the same way...just wish i had a powered trimmer, arm gets tired What trimmer do you have? I have the Hornady cam-lock, was not paying the $20 or so for the official power adapter - removed the crank handle and screwed on a nut, socket and adapter connected to my drill made it powered for a couple of dollars. |
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I use an RCBS Trim Pro 2 with 3 way cutter. If you don't have a 3 way cutter in your life, you are sucking. Seriously, its a life altering piece of kit. WD40 on the spindle and cam locker release thing so everything runs smooth. Wear a glove on your trimming hand too.
Add a piece of magnet under the trimmer to hold allen wrenches and extra pilots while you're at it. I trimmed 2000 cases last weekend, way faster than any other method I've used. |
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….also do you guys trim anything over 1.750 or wait till the case hits the 1.760 mark. My cases are usually trimmed to about 1.755 or a few thousandths above. Most chamber lengths will be far beyond this (1.780 or so). The trim-to length specified in manuals are simply to keep you from having your case neck mouth go beyond the chamber (extend beyond 1.780, in most instances). Therefore, it would do no harm to me to have my cases above 1.760… however, I try to trim all cases to the same length in a given batch… just for consistency and because I sometimes lathe the case necks. This usually is at 1.755-1.758 for brass that have been once fired by me, or 1.740 or 1.750 for cases that other people have manipulated. |
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I use an RCBS Trim Pro 2 with 3 way cutter. If you don't have a 3 way cutter in your life, you are sucking. Seriously, its a life altering piece of kit. WD40 on the spindle and cam locker release thing so everything runs smooth. Wear a glove on your trimming hand too. Add a piece of magnet under the trimmer to hold allen wrenches and extra pilots while you're at it. I trimmed 2000 cases last weekend, way faster than any other method I've used. I gotta try this...thanks for posting this set up. I checked it out on youtube and I think may be getting rid of my case prep station lol Looks so much faster than what I'm doing. |
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