Henderson Case Trimmer - RCBS New Trimmer

[Steve Donlon]

Next step up to a “No Wobble” neck lathe won’t give you much change from $3K…
The 21st Century lathe means you don’t have to use your hands and arms to balance all the individual parts of more conventional neck turning products.
Just mount the case and align it onto the mandrel, press the button in the end of the lever and with a steady feed down the neck to the shoulder junction and back and you have a case turned to a fine finish.
The FCP is a true auto lathe and that is reflected in the price… I have watched them being assembled and they require a day + worth of work.

The AUTODOD Case Neck Turner

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Your right but I j can load the case into the chuck and have no wobble but I need to do three things at once with my hands and understand it would take sensors and robotics to do that with a machine. I just like how clean the RCBS case trimmer works. I agree the neck turner seems to do a good job, just thinking ahead.

 

[windcall]

It would be nice to have a neck turning tool that worked that good.

I just did 400 cases on a 21st century powered neck turner and it worked great. Great finish, very accurate.

 

[Ccrider]

Setting up the Henderson trim length bolt is a pia. You have to use two wrenches and the process is not exact. The micrometer has to be an improvement. The giraud adjustment is faster and easier to get dialed in.

 

[J.d. Popkes]

Setting up the Henderson trim length bolt is a pia. You have to use two wrenches and the process is not exact. The micrometer has to be an improvement. The giraud adjustment is faster and easier to get dialed in.

I guess we’ll never know because nobody that reviews it explains it. Probably for a reason

 

[Mike TackleBerry]

Do you have this trimmer?

No i have a Henderson Gen 3.

 

[J.d. Popkes]

No i have a Henderson Gen 3.

How do you suppose the mic is situated then? When you switch cases. Do you need several mics, do you move it from bolt to bolt, do you crank it 175 revs from a big case to a little case,

I too have the Henderson.

Thanks.

 

[searcher]

Why a micrometer on something that you set one time, keeps coming up, is confusing to me.

A seating die, sure. Maybe a powder thrower? Anything a guys always tweaking.

I swear you can put a micrometer on a press handle and it will sell.

I must be missing something. Wouldn’t be the first time.

When you change calibers, it makes set-up go much faster. Just like changing headspace on a micrometer sizing die when loading for a different rifle, where the headspace can quickly and accurately be changed .004", for example.

 

[J.d. Popkes]

When you change calibers, it makes set-up go much faster. Just like changing headspace on a micrometer sizing die when loading for a different rifle, where the headspace can quickly and accurately be changed .004", for example.

Show me please. I’m a visual learner. Call me a caveman.

 

[gmr4]

Setting up the Henderson trim length bolt is a pia. You have to use two wrenches and the process is not exact. The micrometer has to be an improvement. The giraud adjustment is faster and easier to get dialed in.

There are trade offs…. Changing calibers in the RCBS means changing and adjusting cutters… with the Henderson.. once you have your bolt set… you are done.. just buy cuuters.

 

[searcher]

Show me please. I’m a visual learner. Call me a caveman.

Picture yourself having just set up your trimmer and it is trimming .008" too much off. You can do the trial and error method of adjusting the bolt - or you can turn the micrometer .008".

 

[J.d. Popkes]

Picture yourself having just set up your trimmer and it is trimming .008" too much off. You can do the trial and error method of adjusting the bolt - or you can turn the micrometer .008".

Yessir, got it! Now, change cartridges. That’s the question. Still.

 

[Janeau]

The RCBS has the micrometer adjustment..I see no reason why Hendersen does not offer one too as upgrade in the worse scenario. Got the gen 3 and with the micrometer it will be 100%

 

[J.d. Popkes]

But when you change cartridges………

For the love of everything that is holy…….

And, what are we doing? On Wednesday I trim my brass to 1.550”, on Friday I always go to 1.555”? Do you change trim length with the lunar cycle?

One person, just a single person, please explain it. Someone who knows how it works. You change from 6br to pick a friggin long case. What are you doing with the stop-bolt and micrometer? Do you change bolts(that you already set and adjust), and slip a mic on it? Which is pointless. Or are we running out/in the mic for every cartridge change.

I’ve trimmed who knows how much brass on mine and cannot remember ever once thinking, I should change up my perfectly consistent trim length and see what happens. I mean, I know it took me 2 minutes to set my bolt up for life, but what if I had a micrometer.

One guy. All I need. Get out the crayon and draw the picture. Changing of the cartridge. Ready……. Go.

 

[J.d. Popkes]

When you change calibers, it makes set-up go much faster. Just like changing headspace on a micrometer sizing die when loading for a different rifle, where the headspace can quickly and accurately be changed .004", for example.

On a die, which is caliber specific, I understand.

If you took a 223 die and tried using it for 338lm then what?

If the case size were the same but the length was 2” longer, what now?

Remember the number on the mic for the case being trimmed? Is that what’s up?

 

[muleystalker]

When you change calibers, it makes set-up go much faster. Just like changing headspace on a micrometer sizing die when loading for a different rifle, where the headspace can quickly and accurately be changed .004", for example.

We understand that but where is the corse adjustment on it? If it's just the mic then it will take forever to go from sa a 6 br to a 300 win mag. At that point it's faster to just set up one of the original cap screws and once its set it only takes one minute to install it. I have one set up for each cartridge. We will see, I am sure interested to see a better description of how it's setup. It looks like they did a nice job on the build quality.

 

[muleystalker]

There are trade offs…. Changing calibers in the RCBS means changing and adjusting cutters… with the Henderson.. once you have your bolt set… you are done.. just buy cuuters.

I imagine you will probably be able to buy extra cutter heads like with the Henderson so you can set one up for each caliber.... don't quote me but I would think so.

 

[searcher]

Setting up the Henderson trim length bolt is a pia. You have to use two wrenches and the process is not exact. The micrometer has to be an improvement. The giraud adjustment is faster and easier to get dialed in.

It isn't too difficult to add a micrometer to the Henderson trimmers. I have previously posted pics of how I did it.

We understand that but where is the corse adjustment on it? If it's just the mic then it will take forever to go from sa a 6 br to a 300 win mag. At that point it's faster to just set up one of the original cap screws and once its set it only takes one minute to install it. I have one set up for each cartridge. We will see, I am sure interested to see a better description of how it's setup. It looks like they did a nice job on the build quality.

ok - the way I set mine up is the set bolt runs into the micrometer die and bottoms out inside the die, as the stop. If changing from .17 Hornet to, say, .308 Win., a longer bolt is in order, just as the trimmer needs in stock form. I have several different bolts specifically for different length cartridges (3 will cover most cartridges). I'm out of town right now and can't re-post a pic of my trimmer, though I have posted it on this site previously. It is probably still there in one of the Henderson trimmer threads. I had sent a photo of my setup to Henderson a year or so ago and they said they would be adding a micrometer in the near future. You are correct that it doesn't take much time to set up with the factory setup and the screws they provide - but making accurate minor adjustments is just SO much more precise than messing with a coarse screw. Like using a micrometer seating die. Hard to go back to a non-micrometer seater if that die is used for multiple rifles in the same caliber.

 

[muleystalker]

It isn't too difficult to add a micrometer to the Henderson trimmers. I have previously posted pics of how I did it.

ok - the way I set mine up is the set bolt runs into the micrometer die and bottoms out inside the die, as the stop. If changing from .17 Hornet to, say, .308 Win., a longer bolt is in order, just as the trimmer needs in stock form. I have several different bolts specifically for different length cartridges (3 will cover most cartridges). I'm out of town right now and can't re-post a pic of my trimmer, though I have posted it on this site previously. It is probably still there in one of the Henderson trimmer threads. I had sent a photo of my setup to Henderson a year or so ago and they said they would be adding a micrometer in the near future. You are correct that it doesn't take much time to set up with the factory setup and the screws they provide - but making accurate minor adjustments is just SO much more precise than messing with a coarse screw. Like using a micrometer seating die. Hard to go back to a non-micrometer seater if that die is used for multiple rifles in the same caliber.

I remember seeing it, thats the way I was thinking of doing mine. A bolt set up for each case family such as .308, 6.5 x47, Creedmoor and so on.

 

[DR1586]

Is it really made or designed by them? Knowing RCBS it may be sent overseas.

It’s not being made overseas. It’s a US product.

 

[TxBowHunter409]

Wonder how long it will take it to hit the market and will it be at a better price than buying from Henderson?

I was messaging with them through my Instagram account, and they told me they'll hit the shelves next month.