My head is spinning after researching which trimmer to get? My original plan was to get the RCBS power trimmer. Then I found the Wilson trimmers?
We will be reloading for the 243, 7mm-08, 257 weatherby mag, 7 mm, and a 7mm wsm. (these are split between 3 people)
All of these are hunting rifles. I would say we are not looking for the fastest trimmer, but would like one that will produce good results and is easy to use.

What is the difference in these 2:

Sinclair

Wilson

Can either of these be used with a power drill?

Thanks guys!!

G'Day Fella's,

B Holtzinger14, to the best of my knowledge they are one and the same and interchangeable?
I have been using the Wilson version for decades, and all my other trimmers now gather dust!

Yes, you can purchase a Hex Drive adapter, to use with a cordless drill! I recently trimmed 900+ .223 cases with this Wilson trimmer and a cordless drill, using this Hex Drive adapter from Sinclairs!

Hope that helps

Doh!
Homer

Is the Sinclair worth the extra few dollars?

I have the Sinclair Wilson micormeter one.

It probably is worth it. Sinclair has a nice little stand for it. And Sinclair is helpful and will answer some questions for you if you need any help. Not only just on the trimmer.

I am not saying Wilson wont - I am just speaking to my Sinclair experiences over the years.

If you need something made up special you can send Wilson some cases and they will make the case holders etc for you too. Quite reasonably - like $5 or $10 over the normal price . All good companies and guys to work with.

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Originally posted by BHoltzinger14:
Is the Sinclair worth the extra few dollars?

I do like the Shark Fin on the Sinclair and Sinclair sells the Wilson with Shark Fin only change from the one Midway sells.

I got the Sinclair with Micrometer head at that time it was an option and Wilson didn't have their quick trim adjustments back then. I set mine up with a case already trimmed to length and had Wilson had their out back then I would of gotten that one.

One that Sinclair sells like Midway except has the shark fin is called "Wilson Stainless Micro Trimmer" and I think it around $145.

If those were the only ones I was loading...I would use Lee Trimmers.

Those, plus a 300 Weatherby mag are the only ones for now. Maybe more at a later date.

Lee trimmers...you'll lov'em.

Before you pick any trimmer based on a Wilson calculate estimate how many of those expensive holder you will need.
Wilson does not make a holder for everything so when you want to trim some cartridges you will be out of luck. A Forster is far more versatile.
If a Forster is set up to trim a 30-06 it will also trim a .308 and .300 Savage with no extra costs.

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Originally posted by BHoltzinger14:
My head is spinning after researching which trimmer to get? My original plan was to get the RCBS power trimmer. Then I found the Wilson trimmers?
We will be reloading for the 243, 7mm-08, 257 weatherby mag, 7 mm, and a 7mm wsm. (these are split between 3 people)
All of these are hunting rifles. I would say we are not looking for the fastest trimmer, but would like one that will produce good results and is easy to use.

What is the difference in these 2:

Sinclair

Wilson

Can either of these be used with a power drill?

Thanks guys!!

I use a Lyman and it works perfectly and is universal to all types of brass

I made a set of spacers that allow ZERO adjustments and 100% repeatability from my shortest to longest cases

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Originally posted by SR4759:
Before you pick any trimmer based on a Wilson calculate estimate how many of those expensive holder you will need.
Wilson does not make a holder for everything so when you want to trim some cartridges you will be out of luck. A Forster is far more versatile.
If a Forster is set up to trim a 30-06 it will also trim a .308 and .300 Savage with no extra costs.

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It is true that they require a different case holder. But it only applies for a family of cases.

For instance the Magnum case holders works on 7MM Mag, 338 Mag, and it worked very well with my 416 Rem Mag too. Same for standard cases like a 270 and 30-06 and 25-06 etc.

One thing you might want to do though is order the fired case holder first for a given size. I bought both the new case holder and the fired case holders the first time through. But in something like the 6.5-08 the new case holder really doesn't fit the available new Remington brass well, but the fired holder works great on that new brass. I don't regret having both though as you can find you need both on different brass.

Just my 0.02 on that.

Now if you have a LOT of brass to trim, like say .223, then only the Giraud Tool trimmer will do . Once you have it, you can change heads. But I just use the Wilson and keep the Giraud set for .223 only.

I have the Little Crow.
WFT 2
It cranks out the trimmed cases!

I use the Lee Zip Trim, with the Universal Shell Holder attachment, Lee trimmer and pilots, and an RCBS de-burring tool.

The Zip Trim requires no electricity, is easily clamped to the loading bench, and allows great control over the process. Also, it's easy to unclamp and store out of the way. I have never found a reason to change the trim length beyond what the Lee Pilots offer.

It just doesn't get any easier, or more affective than this!!

Wilson, period!

We have tried practically everything available, and have given up on them.

Wilson with the Sinclair micrometer is very hard to beat.

We keep a stock of blank shell holders to make our own for all the wildcats we make.

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Originally posted by Saeed:
Wilson, period!

We have tried practically everything available, and have given up on them.

Wilson with the Sinclair micrometer is very hard to beat.

We keep a stock of blank shell holders to make our own for all the wildcats we make.

Well, if money is no issue, I would contend the Wilson is a great way to go.

But, if a budget is a concern, the Wilson would cost over $220 to get set up from scratch for one cartridge, and about $20 a pop for any additional case holders.

The Lee that I described would cost you about $75.00 for one cartridge, and $6.00 for each additional cartridge pilot.

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Originally posted by mike_elmer:

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Originally posted by Saeed:
Wilson, period!

We have tried practically everything available, and have given up on them.

Wilson with the Sinclair micrometer is very hard to beat.

We keep a stock of blank shell holders to make our own for all the wildcats we make.

Well, if money is no issue, I would contend the Wilson is a great way to go.

But, if a budget is a concern, the Wilson would cost over $220 to get set up from scratch for one cartridge, and about $20 a pop for any additional case holders.

The Lee that I described would cost you about $75.00 for one cartridge, and $6.00 for each additional cartridge pilot.

Or just use a cordless drill that you probably already have and initial set-up is even less.

I like the RCBS Case Trimmer II; I have had one since I started handloading in 1970, and other than replace the cutting head with a carbide, I have done absolutely nothing to the trimmer. I can repeatedly trim to .001" between cases, and the different collets and pilots cover everything up to and including 45 caliber; I don't know how you get any better than that.

I've used the same Forester for the last 35+ years. I did add the little piece that allows me to use my cordless drill. Have never seen the need to change.

If I only had one or two types of cases I would consider the cheap Lee.

I like to keep track of my brass, how many times fired, etc, so I typically process my brass in large batches of 200-500+ rounds at a time.

I have used the Lee, Lyman, and RCBS trimmers and except for the odd 20 round experiment,I find them all time consuming, tedious and I hate them all.

Last year I tried a Little Crow trimmer, and now that is all I use. I have bought them for most of my calibers. It works for me!

I went with the Sinclair/Wilson ultimate trimmer with carbide upgrade and power drill adapter. Bought enough holders to do all my different calibers. Total was $298 with free shipping. Hopefully I will have it at the beginning of next week.

Saeed you are missing the boat if you have those resources.
A Hardinge DSM 59 2nd op lathe is a far better case trimmer than a Wilson and is faster too.
Plus it will do about a million other things.

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Originally posted by Saeed:
Wilson, period!

We have tried practically everything available, and have given up on them.

Wilson with the Sinclair micrometer is very hard to beat.

We keep a stock of blank shell holders to make our own for all the wildcats we make.

Personally...I don't see how you can beat the cost,speed, and ease of use of the Lee cutters and guides.

I have 2 sizes of Forster Trimmer's as well but only cause I load a bunch of obscure cases in small quantities and sometimes need to trim a few.