Automatic case annealer and trimmer

[CJ]

hmm, that is interesting. i would have thought sizing the body moved the shoulder over time as well.

not really to a measurable level, the neck has an inner mandrel that stretches it out, the body doesn't.

[Bassics]

hmm, that is interesting. i would have thought sizing the body moved the shoulder over time as well.

[CJ]

If you loaded say 30-30, and had one chamber for it, and just went with neck sizing, does the trim requirement go down? I assume so, but I always stuck with straightwall everything.

Trimming occurs when you push the shoulder down, which you will do in neck sizing. Resizing the body doesn't effect it at all.

[Bassics]

If you loaded say 30-30, and had one chamber for it, and just went with neck sizing, does the trim requirement go down? I assume so, but I always stuck with straightwall everything.

[CJ]

Did you end up buying one? If so I'd like to see it in action.

yep, I have one.

[Moose242]

you should try the RCBS X-die, no more trimming.

What?!


But really, I do need to start reloading again. I had a pretty nice setup in Waco, but before I moved up here I sold all my stuff to a good buddy of mine (we went in half on the equipment to begin with).

[motoman]

you should try the RCBS X-die, no more trimming.

Did you end up buying one? If so I'd like to see it in action.

[CJ]

Not sure, but if you are like me then you hate case trimming. In fact, it is the one step of the entire process that I hate the most.

It got to the point that I was measuring every single case with my calipers to check which ones did not need trimming, and every time I found one that didn't my heart grew 2 or 3 sizes.

you should try the RCBS X-die, no more trimming.

[motoman]

Not sure, but if you are like me then you hate case trimming. In fact, it is the one step of the entire process that I hate the most.

It got to the point that I was measuring every single case with my calipers to check which ones did not need trimming, and every time I found one that didn't my heart grew 2 or 3 sizes.

I know it's essential to reloading rifle rounds but it becomes a very tedious process. A couple months back I owed CJ for some rounds we shot and to repay him I gauged and trimmed about 800 rounds. It was easy but took longer than I thought it would, way longer when doing it by myself. I've gotten to the point where I can look at a case and tell if it's too long or not, at least to that reloading spec CJ was using. Just doing the the gauging, trimmer, reaming, and deburing has given me a new appreciation for reloading. That's definitely a plus if that trimmer also reams and deburs, which it looks like it does because if you see the inside lip it looks shinny as if it'd been reamed.

[Moose242]

Did that trimmer debur it and ream it?

Not sure, but if you are like me then you hate case trimming. In fact, it is the one step of the entire process that I hate the most.

It got to the point that I was measuring every single case with my calipers to check which ones did not need trimming, and every time I found one that didn't my heart grew 2 or 3 sizes.

[motoman]

Did that trimmer debur it and ream it?

[CJ]

real interesting case annealer, that's different from the other designs. Giraud trimmer is awesome, just damn expensive.

[Moose242]

This stuff is just too cool-