Welcome guest, is this your first visit? Create Account now to join.
  • Login:

Welcome to the NZ Hunting and Shooting Forums.

If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed.

Darkness DPT


User Tag List

+ Reply to Thread
Results 1 to 14 of 14

Thread: Case Trimmer

  1. #1
    Member cambo's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2011
    Location
    Christchurch
    Posts
    2,082

    Case Trimmer

    Has anyone used this trimmer before?
    World's Finest Trimmer at Little Crow Gun Works
    Came across it while doing a search for trimmers. Looks like quite a good idea.

    I need to get a trimmer or 2 for my reloading (.223 and 7x57) and am after recommendations please.
    Cheers
    Life is natures way of keeping meat fresh

  2. #2
    P38
    P38 is offline
    Member P38's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2011
    Location
    Hastings
    Posts
    5,692
    Cambo

    IMO Trimming with the shoulder as your datum is not a good Idea.

    Cheers
    Pete

  3. #3
    Almost literate. veitnamcam's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2011
    Location
    Nelson
    Posts
    24,745
    Quote Originally Posted by P38 View Post
    Cambo

    IMO Trimming with the shoulder as your datum is not a good Idea.

    Cheers
    Pete
    Should be all good as long as its been fired in your chamber tho?
    "Hunting and fishing" fucking over licenced firearms owners since ages ago.

    308Win One chambering to rule them all.

  4. #4
    Official Cheese Shaman Spanners's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2011
    Location
    Chch
    Posts
    6,322
    CH4D trim/form dies are the ducks nuts with a dillon trimmer to the top

  5. #5
    Official Cheese Shaman Spanners's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2011
    Location
    Chch
    Posts
    6,322
    BTW I wouldn't bother ever trimming 223. You can buy a couple k brass for the price of the trimmer

  6. #6
    Member cambo's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2011
    Location
    Christchurch
    Posts
    2,082
    The brass I've got for the 223 has been fired a couple of times now (in my rifle) and some are just on or over the max OAL. Those cases were a bit harder to eject so I'm thinking they might need a bit of trimming.
    I can get more brass easy enough though, so I will get more anyway.

    I'm just starting out reloading so I don't mind getting more equipment if I need it eh.
    Life is natures way of keeping meat fresh

  7. #7
    Official Cheese Shaman Spanners's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2011
    Location
    Chch
    Posts
    6,322
    Are you FL or neck sizing?

  8. #8
    Member cambo's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2011
    Location
    Christchurch
    Posts
    2,082
    I have a Hornady 2 die set. 1 is a FL and the other is a seating die.
    Life is natures way of keeping meat fresh

  9. #9
    Official Cheese Shaman Spanners's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2011
    Location
    Chch
    Posts
    6,322
    Being on or just over max in a 223 should be no probs at all.
    The more the brass is fired the harder it gets.
    I dont think that length is your issue -could file a dozen cases back roughly by hand and see if it makes any difference.

    If it was me, it would be getting long throated or sold (if the chamber length is short thus causing your issue) as trimming 223 brass would be about as painfull as trying to reload 22 Shorts

  10. #10
    Member cambo's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2011
    Location
    Christchurch
    Posts
    2,082
    It was only a few rounds that were hard to open bolt/eject, and the OAL of them was on max or over, all the others were fine and under max OAL, so I don't think it is a chamber size issue.
    I don't mind trimming, it's all a learning curve for me at the moment.
    Life is natures way of keeping meat fresh

  11. #11
    Official Cheese Shaman Spanners's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2011
    Location
    Chch
    Posts
    6,322
    What I mean at max or just over shouldnt make a difference.
    Your brass would have to be VERY long and jamming into end of the chamber - you should be able to go a LOONG way over before it becomes an issue.
    Never got close to end of the chamber in the 30 odd guns I load for and never trimmed brass for length.
    I 'thought' I had a length issue once, but turned out to be a dud batch of brass I had - Highland 270

  12. #12
    Member cambo's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2011
    Location
    Christchurch
    Posts
    2,082
    Oh Ok, cheers Spanners.
    Maybe I just throw those few rounds then. They are Federal so I thought they'd be OK for a few more reloads.

    What would cause the bolt to be harder to open after firing?
    They loaded OK and the bold closed fine, it was just after firing the bolt was harder to open.
    After speaking to one of the RO's (that does a lot of reloading) at the range he suggested to measure and trim the cases.

    Edit: loads were BM2 and 24.5gr and 25.0gr and 55gr v-maxs and 55gr blitzkings
    Life is natures way of keeping meat fresh

  13. #13
    Official Cheese Shaman Spanners's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2011
    Location
    Chch
    Posts
    6,322
    Brass brands mixed?

  14. #14
    Member cambo's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2011
    Location
    Christchurch
    Posts
    2,082
    Yeah there are a few PPU marked cases in there, the rest are FC. Both did the same thing.
    Don't think I've loaded too hot either as I haven't reached max load yet. I probably will never do so. The accuracy dropped off with more powder. The best seemed to be 24.5gr for the pills I was using.

    Don't actually know where I picked up the PPU stuff.
    Life is natures way of keeping meat fresh

 

 

Tags for this Thread

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
Welcome to NZ Hunting and Shooting Forums! We see you're new here, or arn't logged in. Create an account, and Login for full access including our FREE BUY and SELL section Register NOW!!