Wilson Trimmer vs Hornady Trimmer.

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Wilson Trimmer vs Hornady Trimmer.

The Wilson appears so be an incredible quality item. It is also much more expensive and the availability for me (Canadian) is extremely limited.

The Hornady is cheaper, could be had at the local outlet. Also, should I go that way, the neck turning and concentricity gauge is also available and they would all be the same color (my OCD likes that).

I am looking for tools that won't let me down and provide me with decent results in relation to the money and effort invested.

My purpose is PRS. My action is a 783. My stock an XRS. I want decent quality, proportional to the investment.

What's the best option for me?

 

[RustyInBend]

Have you considered the Henderson ... or is that out of your price-range? It's awesome!

 

[JFrank]

Wilson Trimmer vs Hornady Trimmer.

The Wilson appears so be an incredible quality item. It is also much more expensive and the availability for me (Canadian) is extremely limited.

The Hornady is cheaper, could be had at the local outlet. Also, should I go that way, the neck turning and concentricity gauge is also available and they would all be the same color (my OCD likes that).

I am looking for tools that won't let me down and provide me with decent results in relation to the money and effort invested.

My purpose is PRS. My action is a 783. My stock an XRS. I want decent quality, proportional to the investment.

What's the best option for me?

Wilson is a great tool, I use a few on different calibers and while the stands and micro adjust are nice they are “not”required. I use a small vice to hold the Wilson with a standard threaded adjustment rod.

 

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Have you considered the Henderson ... or is that out of your price-range? It's awesome!

Not remotely at this time. While it looks like an incredible tool, I am just not there yet.

 

[6BRA]

How does a person turn outside necks, with a tool that trims length datumed off the shoulders? Outside neck turners are based /datumed off overall length? Chose your neck trimmer. My experience with a matched outside neck cutter 40 deg. .001 off on your neck trim will cause the shoulders to have a ridge easily felt by your fingernail upon outside neck turning.. Imo precision trim length is better to go slow. Wilson exact everytime. Sinclair micrometer version .

 

[RustyInBend]

Not remotely at this time. While it looks like an incredible tool, I am just not there yet.

I get that ... Yes - it's an incredible tool ... Yes - it's damn expensive. I had to sell a rifle to buy it, but I'm glad I did.

 

[Bat Rastard]

I had a Hornady. I still have a Wilson.
The consistency of the work is not comparable.

 

[Straightshooter1]

Wilson Trimmer vs Hornady Trimmer.

The Wilson appears so be an incredible quality item. It is also much more expensive and the availability for me (Canadian) is extremely limited.

The Hornady is cheaper, could be had at the local outlet. Also, should I go that way, the neck turning and concentricity gauge is also available and they would all be the same color (my OCD likes that).

I am looking for tools that won't let me down and provide me with decent results in relation to the money and effort invested.

My purpose is PRS. My action is a 783. My stock an XRS. I want decent quality, proportional to the investment.

What's the best option for me?

Between the two, I'd recommend the Wilson as you can get very consistent case lengths with it. It's a quality tool that'll last forever. I had one, but gave it up for something that sped up my process by eliminated a couples steps (e.g. having to chamfer and deburr the case mouths). Also, I didn't like the chamfering that was done separately as getting a square cut on all the cases was next to impossible. The Geraud trimmers took care of all that for me.

 

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Check out Giraud drill-powered trimmer heads.

 

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Well, I believe I may have just answered my own question. Honey-do list included assembling a small piece of furniture for the kids. Being lazy, I elected to use the included screwdriver. The experience was frustrating, exhausting and I was starting to genuinely feel hate towards the whole process. I decided to take a break to read your replies and once ready to return to my chore, I took the time to go grab my "good" screwdriver. The screws went in easely, constant cam out eliminated, and the strain in my wrist dissapeared. The work was over before I realized it and actually felt enjoyment.

Great tools make enjoyable work. I need a tatoo of this on my friggin forehead so I can finally stop cheaping out and/or cutting corners.

Wilson it will be. The wait will be quickly forgotten once I finally lay hands on it. The difference in price will be a distant memory after a few hundred cases. Hopefully the craftmanship they displayed in their product will rub off on mine.

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[K22]

I've been using the Wilson Tool with the Sinclair upgrades, i.e. knife fin for hold the case, the carbide cutter, and the stand for over 20+ year now for trimming cases. This is a high-quality tool and produces very precise trim lengths. This tool will last a lifetime if properly cared for and I would give it a 5-star rating.

I especially like the case holder design since it does not employ pilots that insert into the neck, often abrading the inside the neck. I would avoid any trimmers that employ a pilot design for that reason. It also does not grip the rims of the case to hold the case in place which I consider a desirable design feature to prevent any stress on the rims, especially fragile rims like the 223 Rem, etc.

One side note, if you measure your chamber length using an inexpensive Sinclair chamber length gauge you may find that you can reduce the amount of trimming needed significantly even applying Sinclair's recommended safety factor.

 

[DiffEQ]

I have Wilson, Hornady, RCBS and Forster case trimmers. They all work and I am confident in the trimming quality of each.
Recently bought a Lyman power trimmer from a fellow shooter, it's all I use now.

I have a Hornady concentricity gauge. I rarely use it and instead use my machinist stone to check. If something is wonky, I'll pull out the Hornady.