what trimmer

[twoodard]

I have a hornady (pacific) trimmer that no matter what I do will not cut a square cut. even if the pilot fits snug. they are not off by much but it bothers me. what ones are you guys using. im not a comp shooter so a micrometer one is not necessary.

 

[ridgeway]

Wilson, hands down!

 

[Shynloco]

Redding 2400...poor man's precision mic trimmer. Very efficient and dependable.

 

[Forum Boss]

Forster is inexpensive, cuts great. But... the slip ring with set-screws is annoying to adjust.

I like the Wilson with micrometer for BR brass. For high volume, check out the WFT (World's finest trimmer). It indexes off the shoulder.


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[KevinThomas]

Gotta go with the Wilson. You don't need the micrometer adjustment, and without it, they're priced competitively with most other lathe type trimmers out there today.

For volume trimming, can't beat the Giraud. Nothing even close behind it for large piles of brass.

 

[TimP]

Wilson is the way to go. I have been using one for over 30 years.Tried a few of the others but I find the Wilson the most consistent and once you get a rhythm going its relatively fast.

Tim

 

[wmdron]

I have the Forster and it does cut well and yes it can be tedious to adjust. I am satisfied with the Forster but if I were to do it over I believe I would go with the Wilson.

 

[K22]

Wilson with Sinclair upgrades - best trimmer I've ever used especially with the Sinclair upgrades and carbide cutter.

It cuts the ends square and accurately - but for me the best feature is that it does not damage the rims of shallow rim cases like the 223. Some trimmers grip the case head by the rim which sometimes damages the rims. I had a Lyman with a univeral chuck that did this - it was fine for heavy rimmed cases like the 308 or 243 but it chewed up the 223 causing extraction problems in the rifle.

 

[jlow]

I have the Wilson and like how it works.

The only real complain I have about it is that the “power adapter” they used to sell was totally useless as it bend with the slightly side pressure which is very easy to do if you have it inside the chuck of a drill that sat on the side of the trimmer. Once it bend and lost concentricity, it wobbled terribly and was useless. Went through two of them and gave up.

I see now that they have a new one now that looks different and I know that Sinclair has one for it but don’t know if either one is actually better.

 

[Leaddog]

For absolute accuracy, the Wilson is hard to beat. I went with a Giraud as I was tired of all the hand work.

 

[cmillard]

wilson!

 

[twoodard]

thanks guys, ill be looking hard at them

 

[lightman]

I'm another happy Wilson owner.Mine came from Sinclair,all tricked out.Once you get used to it,it is about as fast as the other hand type trimmers.For large volume I use a Giraud. Lightman

 

[GNERGY]

I have 2 Forsters and use them for outside neck turning and inside neck reaming besides just trimming. They are like a mini lathe. I have had my first one for longer than I want to tell you.
Tarey

 

[markm87]

Gotta go with the Wilson. You don't need the micrometer adjustment, and without it, they're priced competitively with most other lathe type trimmers out there today.

For volume trimming, can't beat the Giraud. Nothing even close behind it for large piles of brass.

Agreed.... Man... I did like 500 .223 cases over the last week on my LE WILSON. I was almost like the guy in "The Shining"

 

[Peter N]

I bought my Forster almost 40 years ago. Had to get a replacement cutter shaft last year when the cutter head got dull enough that cases would no longer trim evenly. You would think they would make a product that lasted at least 100 hrs or so