Reloading musings.

[justinp61]

I like reloading, it's relaxing, it gets me out of my wife's hair (she probably likes reloading too), it's rewarding to shoot a small group or take an animal with loads that I've worked up, it's a hobby that feeds another hobby, shooting/hunting. My loading is done in batches, usually 50 rounds in a batch and generally only load a couple times a year. Definitely not a high-volume shooter. The last couple days I've been working on batches for my 22-250 and 260.

Having said all that, I've come to the conclusion that I absolutely, positively hate trimming brass! Trimming is the most monotonous, boring, mind-numbing thing I've ever done! It makes going to the dentist feel like your first date with a girl you really liked.

On a bright note, last year I bought a Frankfort Arsenal hand priming tool that was on sale really cheap. I like it a lot, easy to set up and fast.

BTW, I use a Forster hand trimmer.

 

[MachV]

50 at a time ain't bad. Just got done cutting/forming and trimming a thousand WCC85 223 cases to 300 Blackout. Little Crow makes a great trimmer but it's case specific so you need one for different cases. It make's it a lot easier and faster though

 

[justinp61]

I'd jump off a bridge if I had to trim a thousand!

 

[Weaver93]

50 at a time ain't bad. Just got done cutting/forming and trimming a thousand WCC85 223 cases to 300 Blackout. Little Crow makes a great trimmer but it's case specific so you need one for different cases. It make's it a lot easier and faster though

The Little Crow WFT2 has caliber specific chambers you can change for $26 each. They work very well for large batches.

 

[Mark37082]

Trimming is definitely not my favorite part of the brass prep. I use Wilson trimmers. They do a good job, but hand cranking is slow. I need to mount a drill to the trimmer head to speed up the process.

 

[Ckgworks]

I bought a lyman xpress case trimmer and tested it on quite a few different case before becoming confident in it......it's taken much pain out of trimming!

 

[jessej]

Took the handle off my rcbs trimmer. Now use a cordless drill to turn trimmer.
Trimming is the fastest part of my reloading process

 

[P7M13]

I bought a lyman xpress case trimmer and tested it on quite a few different case before becoming confident in it......it's taken much pain out of trimming!

Indeed. I scored a set of them, one broken, one brand new. Fixing the broken one was easy, and now my Forster and RCBS trimmers never get used.
I have a knurled apparatus that will grab the case at the rim, makes it easier and saves grief when the arthritis is acting up.

 

[Mikecr]

I don't see trimming as more tedious than other things, but I definitely don't like doing it.
This, because it represents brass change, with some of it forming a pile next to the trimmer.

The best solution is to mitigate it, by choosing cartridges that don't stretch so much as to require a lot of FL sizing.
Ackley Improvement takes care of it directly.
Like if you went 22-250AI, you would only need trimming once (maybe), and never again.
Same with 260AI.

 

[justinp61]

I don't see trimming as more tedious than other things, but I definitely don't like doing it.
This, because it represents brass change, with some of it forming a pile next to the trimmer.

The best solution is to mitigate it, by choosing cartridges that don't stretch so much as to require a lot of FL sizing.
Ackley Improvement takes care of it directly.
Like if you went 22-250AI, you would only need trimming once (maybe), and never again.
Same with 260AI.

If I ever rebarrel they will get AI chambers for sure.

 

[just_jon]

Trimming my RCBS trimmer was very tedious as I could never get consistent results. It required constant case measuring and adjustments. I bought the Wilson trimmer and trimming one of my favorite reloading processes. Case #100 is the exact same length as the first.

 

[Axl]

I use the Forster power trimmer in my drill press, with the Forster 3 way cutter. I can do 10 cases per minute and they are chamfered.

 

[deadidarren]

I like reloading, it's relaxing, it gets me out of my wife's hair (she probably likes reloading too), it's rewarding to shoot a small group or take an animal with loads that I've worked up, it's a hobby that feeds another hobby, shooting/hunting. My loading is done in batches, usually 50 rounds in a batch and generally only load a couple times a year. Definitely not a high-volume shooter. The last couple days I've been working on batches for my 22-250 and 260.

Having said all that, I've come to the conclusion that I absolutely, positively hate trimming brass! Trimming is the most monotonous, boring, mind-numbing thing I've ever done! It makes going to the dentist feel like your first date with a girl you really liked.

On a bright note, last year I bought a Frankfort Arsenal hand priming tool that was on sale really cheap. I like it a lot, easy to set up and fast.

BTW, I use a Forster hand trimmer.

If you hate trimming just wait until you try neck turning.

 

[justinp61]

If you hate trimming just wait until you try neck turning.

I don't plan to ever have a need to neck turn.