Trimmer pilot won't insert into 380 Auto case

btefft · May 19, 2008, 01:15 PM

Trimmer pilot won't insert into 380 Auto case

I called Hornady this afternoon because Hornady trimmer pilot #15 will fit into a 9mm case, but I will not insert into a .380 Auto case.

The tech asked me if I resized before trimming and I say "Yes". He said that was the problem. Resizing made the case too small.

I thought it was a common practice to resize then trim, am I wrong?

Hack

CowTowner · May 19, 2008, 01:20 PM

Are these new cases? I just tumble them and then load them on my progressive press. The only pistol brass I trim is brand new. I rarely get any of that.

Don H · May 19, 2008, 01:34 PM

Hack,

How much too long are the .380 cases?

btefft · May 19, 2008, 01:45 PM

Don, none of them are too long, I just wanted to make them uniform for taper crimping.

Hack

Alleykat · May 19, 2008, 06:06 PM

Can't FATHOM trimming a .380 case...or any other straightwall semi-auto case, for that matter. Waste of time and resources.

Ruger4570 · May 19, 2008, 11:13 PM

Straight wall cases almost never need trimming.. That said,, I trim my 45-70 cases only to make sure every case is exactly the same length. I have only had to do it once and the cases will wear out before they ever NEED a trimming again.

May 19, 2008, 01:20 PM	#2
CowTowner Senior Member Join Date: October 17, 2007 Location: Cowtown of course! Posts: 1,747	Are these new cases? I just tumble them and then load them on my progressive press. The only pistol brass I trim is brand new. I rarely get any of that. __________________ NRA Chief Range Safety Officer, Home Firearms Safety, Pistol and Rifle Instructor *“Today, we need a nation of Minutemen, citizens who are not only prepared to take arms, but citizens who regard the preservation of freedom as the basic purpose of their daily life......”* President John F. Kennedy

May 19, 2008, 01:15 PM	#1
btefft Senior Member Join Date: March 7, 2008 Posts: 181	Trimmer pilot won't insert into 380 Auto case Trimmer pilot won't insert into 380 Auto case I called Hornady this afternoon because Hornady trimmer pilot #15 will fit into a 9mm case, but I will not insert into a .380 Auto case. The tech asked me if I resized before trimming and I say "Yes". He said that was the problem. Resizing made the case too small. I thought it was a common practice to resize then trim, am I wrong? Hack

May 19, 2008, 01:34 PM	#3
Don H Senior Member Join Date: May 8, 2000 Location: SLC,Utah Posts: 2,704	Hack, How much too long are the .380 cases?

May 19, 2008, 01:45 PM	#4
btefft Senior Member Join Date: March 7, 2008 Posts: 181	Don, none of them are too long, I just wanted to make them uniform for taper crimping. Hack

May 19, 2008, 06:06 PM	#5
Alleykat Junior member Join Date: July 26, 2007 Posts: 3,668	Can't FATHOM trimming a .380 case...or any other straightwall semi-auto case, for that matter. Waste of time and resources.

May 19, 2008, 11:13 PM	#6
Ruger4570 Senior Member Join Date: April 3, 2005 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 2,136	Straight wall cases almost never need trimming.. That said,, I trim my 45-70 cases only to make sure every case is exactly the same length. I have only had to do it once and the cases will wear out before they ever NEED a trimming again.