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13 November 2004, 13:14
PC
Re: Case Trimmers
Would someone be able to post me apic. of this lee and drill combo ??

Regards PC.
12 November 2004, 10:44
MarcusWS
I am looking for a new small batery powered drill right now. I have worn two drills out and the lee sizer system still works good. I like to size, trim deburr then while the case is in the base, I spin it and polish off the sizing lube with a paper towel. Paper towles are slightly abrasive and realy cleans up spinning brass and will take any smoke off the neck that made it past the tumbler. I have been using one cuter for several years. One of these post gave me a good Idea. Having several cutting bases makes sence. The hardest thin to do is change out the guage inserts on the cutter. MidwayUSA has all the parts.
12 November 2004, 13:29
bisonland
I disagree with Atkinson re. case trimmers...he has a point
that perhaps the trimming is maybe not significant...but that's hard to judge by itself. I've done gunsmithing & the best gunsmiths I know say the same thing...precision=
accuracy, no matter what it is in rifles...including case trimming..the Gracey Case Trimmer was designed by Doyle
Gracey, a benchrest fellow of excellent reputation..and a
good machinest...case necks have a good effect on accuracy,
ask the pros who make case crimp dies to get good consistent
case neck tension, ask Hornadt who says even case neck annealing has importance since it makes consistent case neck tension...so how important is exact trimming of case necks? I'd say quite a bit of importance...and a good trimmer would make a difference. Of course those Idaho guys in the back woods don't have the acumen we Cody,Wyoming guys do with the great shooting complex, the
experts at Ballard Rifle Company, Rocky Mountain Cartridge
Company, Buffalo Bill Historical Center...etc. I guess if
you shoot .30-.30s in the Idaho backwoods, you can file to
length your cartridges for short range at Mule Deer...but
try it with your goods at the Cody Shooting Complex with your trimmed c'tridges/...against some real marksmen.
In all due respect, you're all wet on this subject.
Precison = accuracy. No matter how you cut it. And your
baloney is baloney no matter how you cut it. Its a polite
western way of saying it.

Tom
12 November 2004, 17:04
lawndart
We do go shoot at the Cody Shooting Complex. We go there when the sheep drive goes through town. We can then shoot for three solid days by ourselves because the locals are all out helping move the sheep along. My girlfriend always says: "This is such a nice range; "How come the only people who use it are from Idaho and Montana?"
JCN
12 November 2004, 17:12
Tanzian
Quote:

I have the Lee and Forester trimmers and I like the Lee setup much better. Easier on the user and produces more consistent cases. Only thing with the Lee that bugs me is that it would seem to be more user friendly by chucking the cutter and pilot in the drill instead of the shellholder. I haven't tried to chuck the cutter yet but it might fit in a 1/2" drill??



Dont use a drill..get the Lee Zip Trim. I have one and love it. When used in conjunction with the caliber specific pilots/cutter it cant be beat for speed and accuracy. I can trim,debur, and chamfer a case in 20 seconds. It has made my case prep so much easier and faster.
14 November 2004, 09:09
vapodog
Quote:

I've done gunsmithing & the best gunsmiths I know say the same thing...precision=
accuracy, no matter what it is in rifles...including case trimming..the Gracey Case Trimmer was designed by Doyle
Gracey, a benchrest fellow of excellent reputation..and a
good machinest...case necks have a good effect on accuracy,
ask the pros who make case crimp dies to get good consistent
case neck tension, ask Hornadt who says even case neck annealing has importance since it makes consistent case neck tension...so how important is exact trimming of case necks? I'd say quite a bit of importance...and a good trimmer would make a difference. Of course those Idaho guys in the back woods don't have the acumen we Cody,Wyoming guys do with the great shooting complex, the
experts at Ballard Rifle Company, Rocky Mountain Cartridge
Company, Buffalo Bill Historical Center...etc. I guess if
you shoot .30-.30s in the Idaho backwoods, you can file to
length your cartridges for short range at Mule Deer...but
try it with your goods at the Cody Shooting Complex with your trimmed c'tridges/...against some real marksmen.
In all due respect, you're all wet on this subject.
Precison = accuracy. No matter how you cut it. And your
baloney is baloney no matter how you cut it. Its a polite
western way of saying it.



So tell us golden tongue.....what case trimmer do you use?
14 November 2004, 09:33
aHunter
I have a Forster, if I want to fool around.

Lee is the way to go! If you need something special, special order it from them ( longer / shorter, special case ( 9.3x62 ) just call them! )

Lee case trimming and priming accessories are the best! Also the factory crimp die! Get one for every caliber you have ( or might buy ;-))

I like RCBS and would probably buy Redding or Forster BR dies, depending on the application. I believe in " You get what you pay for".

Lee is an exception: with certain products its unique!

Like their foolproofness!

Hermann

Wish they would me send a catalog occasionally :-(
14 November 2004, 10:04
djpaintles
RCBS X dies, and forget about using your trimmer............DJ
14 November 2004, 10:23
mstarling
I'm cheap ... but have something of a machine shop.

So I bought a Lyman drill press trimmer and mount it in the table vise of a full sized milling machine which is fitted with a three axis DRO.

The Lyman universal head seems to work fine with everything up to and including the .470 Nitro Express. Am pretty tickled with the way it works ... but it may just be the "over kill"of case trimmers