Trim-It II Brass Trimmer Feedback

[treillw]

Need a trimmer for about 4000 pieces of 5.56 brass. Also have the oddball lots of a 100 cases for various calibers - .243, 6.5 CM, 300 win, etc.

I definitely want something that trims, chamfers and deburrs all in one operation for the 4000 pieces of 5.56, as it will save me a lot of time. The two options I've come across are the Trim-It II and the Giraurd Triway. The Trim-It can be modified to trim multiple calibers and the Triway is specific to one caliber.

Curious how hard it is to setup the Trim-It. Is is worth fussing with for 100 pieces of brass once every 5 years? I'll probably mess up 5 cases before I get things set right.

It might be worth it to buy a dedicated trimmer for the 5.56 and then just get something else to trim the random calibers and chamfer and deburr them by hand.

Thoughts?

Thanks!

 

[Beiruty]

Sell the 556 brass and buy new factory brass, or get something decent

Giraud Tri-Way Trimmer

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GEN 3 CASE TRIMMER – Henderson Precision

 

[treillw]

Is the triway not decent?

 

[bobo300]

Need a trimmer for about 4000 pieces of 5.56 brass. Also have the oddball lots of a 100 cases for various calibers - .243, 6.5 CM, 300 win, etc.

I definitely want something that trims, chamfers and deburrs all in one operation for the 4000 pieces of 5.56, as it will save me a lot of time. The two options I've come across are the Trim-It II and the Giraurd Triway. The Trim-It can be modified to trim multiple calibers and the Triway is specific to one caliber.

Curious how hard it is to setup the Trim-It. Is is worth fussing with for 100 pieces of brass once every 5 years? I'll probably mess up 5 cases before I get things set right.

It might be worth it to buy a dedicated trimmer for the 5.56 and then just get something else to trim the random calibers and chamfer and deburr them by hand.

Thoughts?

Thanks!

I've got 2 of the trim-it's. Love them. Easy to adjust, accurate, and chamfers inside and outside while trimming to length.

 

[Straightshooter1]

Need a trimmer for about 4000 pieces of 5.56 brass. Also have the oddball lots of a 100 cases for various calibers - .243, 6.5 CM, 300 win, etc.

I definitely want something that trims, chamfers and deburrs all in one operation for the 4000 pieces of 5.56, as it will save me a lot of time. The two options I've come across are the Trim-It II and the Giraurd Triway. The Trim-It can be modified to trim multiple calibers and the Triway is specific to one caliber.

Curious how hard it is to setup the Trim-It. Is is worth fussing with for 100 pieces of brass once every 5 years? I'll probably mess up 5 cases before I get things set right.

It might be worth it to buy a dedicated trimmer for the 5.56 and then just get something else to trim the random calibers and chamfer and deburr them by hand.

Thoughts?

Thanks!

I have both the Trim-It II and the Tri-Way trimmers and I like both of them. However, the Trim-It is much easier to adjust and set up than the Tri-Way. Each of the trimmers is dedicated to just one of my cartridge size that I reload and will still have to make minor adjustments whenever is use a case with a different neck wall thickness. Obviously, with the Trim-It you have various dies available for the various cartridge sizes you're trimming and the Tri-way doesn't and Tri-Way not a good choice for that situation. Giraud does have their Power Trimmer with various dies for various cartridge sizes and a good choice when you're trimming several cartridges sizes. Also, an excellent trimmer for multiple cartridge sizes is the Henderson trimmer and uses different trimming heads for different calibers. The Henderson and Giraud's Power Trimmer are a bit pricy they make fast work of 3-way trimming.

 

[Davey Boy]

I have 2 Trim it ll's one for .223 and the other for .308 allthough you can use it for what ever cartridge you buy the extra inserts for. I adjusted both several years ago and still working perfectly. Several thousand cases through each one. Bought 2 so that I wasn't readjusting every time I changed what I had to trim.

 

[Stugots]

I have Trim-it 2 that I used for 1 season installed on a drill. If workred very well for me untill I was I was at a friends house who had just purchased a Henderson Trimmer that I fell in love with, I rushed right out and purchased one and the rest id history. I still have the Trim-it 2 in a box on the shelf. It worked great for the short period I had it chucked up but I like the Henderson better.My Plan was to drag it up to the lakehome to trimm alittle brass on the weekend but it never happened. I have additional parts to properly trim 5.6 Creedmoor Brass as well as .223 Remington and it works very well if anyone is interested...

 

[Caveman Jim]

I’ve trimmed many a thousand .223/5.56 with a Giraurd Triway and love it. I picked up one for.300BLK also.
Here’s a tip, if your hands ache from arthritis use a pair of needle nose pliers with the cutter. A 223/556 case head fits perfectly an you don’t have to grip the case.