RCBS trim pro vs Lyman universal

[IA_shooter]

Just about to get into reloading for my .243 and I bought a Lyman Universal trimmer mainly due to the salesman's recommendations @ Scheels where I bought it but had a buddy who reloads tell me to take it back and get a RCBS trim pro and get the 3-way cutter for it.

Which one would y'all recommend and why?

Thanks.

Trevor

 

[A j shooter]

Wilson and don't look back

 

[IA_shooter]

Wilson and don't look back

Ok, we'll throw that one in the mix as well.

 

[LHSmith]

+2 on the Wilson. If only load for 1 cartridge the basic trimmer is fine. If plan on using for more than one, get the Sinclair upgrade with the micrometer adjustment.

 

[Hector]

The Lyman will do what you want it to do without chamfering or deburring. The RCBS 3 way does all of this in 1 pass. Speeds up the process, and if going new, I think I agree with your friend. I have both and use RCBS for 17's a Gracey for 223 because of high volume. For hunting where volume is not so high, I use the Lyman or Lee.

 

[jonbearman]

wilson fan for short runs and I also use a gracey powered trimmer for high volume and I must say the rcbs is pretty decent with the 3 way trimmer head.

 

[KevinThomas]

Again, piling on here a bit, but go with the Wilson. Head and shoulders above the other options. I'd go with a Giraud for any sort of high volume trimming (competitive shooting, where you're loading in batches of 1K or so at a whack), but the Wilson gets the nod for anything more conventional like hunting or varmint rounds.

 

[kelbro]

The RCBS 3-way cutter is fantastic. Trims and puts a perfect chamfer on in one step. I saw these in the store for a couple of years and kept passing them over. Finally grabbed both the 223 and 308 version. I could kick myself for waiting so long.

 

[bheadboy]

i have been using the RCBS with the extra cutter head and motor drive, it is excellent, i use if for PD cases, hundreds, pistol cases, thousands, and br cases in metalic hand gun comp. to complaints

after triming i measure and find no more than .0015 variation.

Bob