Anyone use Frankford Arsenal Platinum Series Case Prep Center?

[giannid]

I'm thinking about purchasing one of these or the comparable model. Currently doing my deburring and chamfering with a drill. Trimming my cases with an LE wilson trimmer with a drill also. Figure I'd use the case trimmer on this for high production rounds like 223 and 308 and the Wilson for the accuracy rounds. Thoughts?

 

[LVLAaron]

I have one. The trimmer works but it's fiddly to set up and I wouldn't want to change it around very often.

 

[DirtySteve]

I have one and I like it but set up for the trimmer takes a while. I was thinking about getting one of this Lee trimmer studs to see if it would screw into the case trimmer. That would speed this up greatly.

Lee Case Length Ga Shellholder 223 Remington

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[20PPC]

I've had one for several years and have had great success with it.
I did purchase a carbide cutter for the case length trimmer. Unlike others I've had no issues setting up the trimmer with it taking only a couple minutes.
It holds within .0005 every time for me but that is based on the feel of the case as well as the sound of the cutter as its trimming.
Also I only trim BR brass no other cartidges.

 

[RegionRat]

I have several dedicated trimmers (Giraud) for the ammo I use the most, but still keep all the older more flexible trimmers like Wilson, Forster, RCBS, etc., for backups. Those were kept for all the oddball stuff, but since I was given one of the Frankford Arsenal Platinum trimmers, to be honest the other ones have not been used. That is all based on batch size versus setup and adjustment trade offs. But my two cents is that the FA is a very easy straight cut to adjust by comparison.

 

[Hondo64d]

I'm thinking about purchasing one of these or the comparable model. Currently doing my deburring and chamfering with a drill. Trimming my cases with an LE wilson trimmer with a drill also. Figure I'd use the case trimmer on this for high production rounds like 223 and 308 and the Wilson for the accuracy rounds. Thoughts?

I have one and will continue to use it. I really like being able to do trimming, deburring, chamfering and cleaning the primer pockets all at once without changing tools. Very time efficient. One of the favorite things on my bench.

John

 

[EOD Rob]

I'm thinking about purchasing one of these or the comparable model. Currently doing my deburring and chamfering with a drill. Trimming my cases with an LE wilson trimmer with a drill also. Figure I'd use the case trimmer on this for high production rounds like 223 and 308 and the Wilson for the accuracy rounds. Thoughts?

Id opt for the step down. I have the one without the case trimmer. I like it a lot and use the crap out of it. The reason i went with this one and not with case trimmer was cost and set up of the trimmer. Several people i know have them, but still use their old case trimmer.