Thread: Case Trimmers..

Originally Posted by dannyb

I have an Ugly trimmer which mounts to a drill, very quick easily do 100 cases in 10 minutes as above you need to make sure your sizing is consistent and inner/outer chamfer is a seperate step but very easy to use and does a great job.
Think I paid about $90ish for it and will likely get another for each caliber I load as even though you can fit different collets for different calibers you then have to adjust the cutter depth and I like the idea of set and forget.

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almost identical to the crow WFT. but its caliber specific.

Originally Posted by dannyb

I have an Ugly trimmer which mounts to a drill, very quick easily do 100 cases in 10 minutes as above you need to make sure your sizing is consistent and inner/outer chamfer is a seperate step but very easy to use and does a great job.
Think I paid about $90ish for it and will likely get another for each caliber I load as even though you can fit different collets for different calibers you then have to adjust the cutter depth and I like the idea of set and forget.

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Sheesh, $90 per calibre! And I thought paying an average of $15 per calibre for Lee gauging kit was getting up there compared with say a Lyman Universal. At $90 per caliber, heck, I could buy a couple of new rifles! Well, one anyway...

Originally Posted by Larskramer

almost identical to the crow WFT. but its caliber specific.

You can just buy the collets and change calibers with 1 body just means you have to adjust the cutter depth

Originally Posted by Jhon

Sheesh, $90 per calibre! And I thought paying an average of $15 per calibre for Lee gauging kit was getting up there compared with say a Lyman Universal. At $90 per caliber, heck, I could buy a couple of new rifles! Well, one anyway...

Dunno what rifles your buying for $90 each granted it's not for everyone but it is very quick and very very consistent

Originally Posted by shooternz

The Lyman Universal is a good piece of gear I used one for years it doesn't need shell holders that is the universal part it is a clamp that grabs the case,
it comes with 9 pilots if you load a 6.5 you need to add that pilot,
A power adapter is available,
I can source one for you if they are in stock, I got one for a friend couple of months ago.

Second that. If you get the bare shaft you can mount a drill on the end and do about 1 case every 3 seconds or so…..

X2 for the ugly srt trimmer. Very quick and easy in a drill.

Originally Posted by Kiwilad2021

X2 for the ugly srt trimmer. Very quick and easy in a drill.

And about one-third the cost of a WTF trimmer

Originally Posted by small_caliber

Well the Ultimate Wilson case trimmer is US$180 with stand, clamp and micrometer, each case holder is US$15 and it will do straight sided cases, the Giraud is US$680 (240v) for the trimmer and each case holder is US$41 then since it trims, chamfers and deburs all in one go you have to reset it for every different caliber diameter.

So how do you figure the Wilson is getting into the realm of the fancy Giraud?

You don't have to buy separate cutters/case holders for each calibre with the Giraud, there is quite a bit of cross over. Example to trim an chamfer my 22 Creed I use my 223 cutter head and 6.5 Creed case, to trim 22.250 use same as very simular parent case 250 Savage I think?
Tried trimming 303 on the 308 case and cutter but isn't quite right, need .311 or .312 cutter but Doug doesn't seem to responsive at the moment. I'm also cringing at what the freight will be, but the Giraud just smokes through brass trimming when you want to do bulk.

Originally Posted by small_caliber

So how do you work out the Ultimate Wilson trimmer is in the same realms price wise to the Giraud? The Giraud is US$400 more expensive than the Wilson, which would be enough to buy another two Wilson trimmers and still give you enough change to buy almost 3 Wilson case holders.

I'm not, I don't even know what a Wilson Trimmer is? Just saying you don't have to buy a separate setup for each cartridge where there is crossover. Costs of Girauds have gone up, I bought mine maybe about 5 years ago and think it was probably less in NZ dollars back then landed than is in US now, glad I got it. Will last my lifetime and still be working.

Originally Posted by small_caliber

Well the Ultimate Wilson case trimmer is US$180 with stand, clamp and micrometer, each case holder is US$15 and it will do straight sided cases, the Giraud is US$680 (240v) for the trimmer and each case holder is US$41 then since it trims, chamfers and deburs all in one go you have to reset it for every different caliber diameter.

So how do you figure the Wilson is getting into the realm of the fancy Giraud?

Because once I buy all the bits for the Wilson, it's really not that much of a step up to spend more for the Giraud and just get it done and over with. Right now for instance I've got thousands of 300 Blackout cases to do. I can flog off my Frankford Arsenal trimmer and WFT trimmers on ebay to balance out the cost.