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    Trimming brass... the worst part of reloading...

    Cornmastah
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    Post by Cornmastah Fri Jan 02, 2015 4:41 pm

    I hate trimming brass. Of all the steps in making bullets and loading them, trimming is the one I dislike most. What trimming set ups are you guys using? Have you been able to do anything to speed up the process?
    Charlie Foxtrot
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    Post by Charlie Foxtrot Fri Jan 02, 2015 7:25 pm

    I've got the RCBS Manuel trimmer. But, I've taken off the handle and attached my 3/8 drill; making trimming brass a wee bit less irksome.  

    If we ever stop moving (the wifey now wants our own "forever" home here in St Louie) I'll buy that Dillon 650. With it will come a Dillon auto trimmer, likely to be chucked into the RCBS Rock #ucker.
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    Post by Devereaux Fri Jan 02, 2015 7:55 pm

    I have a trimming set-up I bought from Sinclair, but I've never used it. I guess it's because I reload pistol ammo only. I have reloaded a sum total of about 30 rounds of .30-'06 and have dies for .223, .300 BLK, .308, and .45-70. The last takes a bigger tube to drop in a Dillon and something else, but I forget what. I have it in a box.

    My .20 tactical hasn't yet walked enough to have to bump the shoulders, so it's neck sized, and it seems to work fine.
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    Post by Cornmastah Sat Jan 03, 2015 5:20 am

    That Dillon trimmer looks quite neat. You size the brass, trim, chamfer, and deburr it all in one step. I could live with something like that!

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