milanuk
Well-Known Member
Hello there,
Kind of in the market for a magnum-sized case trimmer for my .300WM and .338LM, among others.
I do have a Wilson trimmer with various Sinclair/Starrett 'upgrades' from years ago... but it seems like I have to take it half-ways apart to open up enough to go from shorter cases (.223 Rem, 6 BR, .308) to anything magnum. It works... but it's getting pretty old, pretty fast. The taking-apart, not the trimming - I don't have near as many pieces of brass for the mags as I do my smaller match cartridges.
I also have a Giraud trimmer, with a bin full of case holders and cutter heads, which is what I do the majority of my 'match' brass on - pretty much anything with 200-300+ pieces per batch/barrel. Less than that, and I'm likely to use the Wilson. Call me weird, but I do like to be able to square up the mouth on virgin brass, and chamfer/deburr it before first use. Given the way the Giraud indexes the case off the shoulder, that doesn't really work out. If push comes to shove, I can (and have) just chamfer before first firing, and then run cases thru the Giraud after resizing them for the second firing. But I'd like to have another option, so...
What are you folks using for trimming your magnum sized cases?
Kind of in the market for a magnum-sized case trimmer for my .300WM and .338LM, among others.
I do have a Wilson trimmer with various Sinclair/Starrett 'upgrades' from years ago... but it seems like I have to take it half-ways apart to open up enough to go from shorter cases (.223 Rem, 6 BR, .308) to anything magnum. It works... but it's getting pretty old, pretty fast. The taking-apart, not the trimming - I don't have near as many pieces of brass for the mags as I do my smaller match cartridges.
I also have a Giraud trimmer, with a bin full of case holders and cutter heads, which is what I do the majority of my 'match' brass on - pretty much anything with 200-300+ pieces per batch/barrel. Less than that, and I'm likely to use the Wilson. Call me weird, but I do like to be able to square up the mouth on virgin brass, and chamfer/deburr it before first use. Given the way the Giraud indexes the case off the shoulder, that doesn't really work out. If push comes to shove, I can (and have) just chamfer before first firing, and then run cases thru the Giraud after resizing them for the second firing. But I'd like to have another option, so...
What are you folks using for trimming your magnum sized cases?
