Case Trimmer and Prep station, .223, .44mag

tollys103079 · May 13, 2014, 04:42 PM

Ok so I have been reloading for a few years now, .45 acp .44 mag, plus .223 and 6 mm. I recently bought a dilon 650 and have been cranking out a ton of .45 with it, but I want to move on to .223 and eventually .44 mag. Someday more.

So in order to do that much .223 I need to actually trim some cases. In the past I just measured and pulled the ones I wanted. Now I have lots of inconsistent brass that needs trimmed.

So I do what I always do and started researching.

I am looking at a Wilson trimmer / sinclair there appear to be a few different versions. I thought about the dilon electric one, but I just do not think I need that, but I could be wrong.

After I trim a piece of .223 what else is there to do to it?

Debur / chamfer, primer pocket clean etc?

Will an RCBS prep station do all of this? Should I go another route?

I also want to be able to trim my .44 mag so I can get them all the same length some are extremely short and some are extremely long and I want to get some consistency so I can load in the dilon easier.

So RCBS prep center
wilson Case gauge for .223
wilson / sinclair trimmer with micrometer

Any help is appreciated. My order is starting to cost more and more and I want to make sure I will be happy in the long run.

Steven

Nemsis · May 13, 2014, 05:02 PM

I have the Wilson trimmer with micrometer and I love it for my match loads but it would probably suck for doing 1000's of .223 cases.

You probably want a WFT or the Dillon trimmer

For case prep I have the Lyman case prep station with 5 heads and it works great. I trim then use all 5 stations

1. Primer pocket scraper
2. Primer pocket uniformer
3. Primer crimp remover
4. Inside neck reamer
5. Outside mean reamer

Monte · May 13, 2014, 05:23 PM

I use the RCBS Trim Pro manual case trimmer, it works great but will start wearing your hand and arm out if your trimming a lot of brass.

I would really like to have the RCBS Universal Case Prep Center, It does everything. But the price of $399 is holding me back right now.

Heres a vid of it in action.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7VKe5u4TXo

tollys103079 · May 13, 2014, 05:51 PM

I had not looked at the RCBS all in one. It does look nice. For the price it is just a little more then the combination I was looking at. Anyone have any experience with them.

flyguy958 · May 14, 2014, 06:23 AM

This looks interesting. I'd like to see reviews.

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/628..._1-_-AdBlock06

May 13, 2014, 04:42 PM	#1
tollys103079 Member Join Date: December 7, 2012 Posts: 36	Case Trimmer and Prep station, .223, .44mag Ok so I have been reloading for a few years now, .45 acp .44 mag, plus .223 and 6 mm. I recently bought a dilon 650 and have been cranking out a ton of .45 with it, but I want to move on to .223 and eventually .44 mag. Someday more. So in order to do that much .223 I need to actually trim some cases. In the past I just measured and pulled the ones I wanted. Now I have lots of inconsistent brass that needs trimmed. So I do what I always do and started researching. I am looking at a Wilson trimmer / sinclair there appear to be a few different versions. I thought about the dilon electric one, but I just do not think I need that, but I could be wrong. After I trim a piece of .223 what else is there to do to it? Debur / chamfer, primer pocket clean etc? Will an RCBS prep station do all of this? Should I go another route? I also want to be able to trim my .44 mag so I can get them all the same length some are extremely short and some are extremely long and I want to get some consistency so I can load in the dilon easier. So RCBS prep center wilson Case gauge for .223 wilson / sinclair trimmer with micrometer Any help is appreciated. My order is starting to cost more and more and I want to make sure I will be happy in the long run. Steven

May 13, 2014, 05:02 PM	#2
Nemsis Senior Member Join Date: December 27, 2006 Location: Peoples Republic of Chicago Posts: 408	I have the Wilson trimmer with micrometer and I love it for my match loads but it would probably suck for doing 1000's of .223 cases. You probably want a WFT or the Dillon trimmer For case prep I have the Lyman case prep station with 5 heads and it works great. I trim then use all 5 stations 1. Primer pocket scraper 2. Primer pocket uniformer 3. Primer crimp remover 4. Inside neck reamer 5. Outside mean reamer __________________ "The American people will never knowingly adopt Socialism. But under the name of 'liberalism' they will adopt every fragment of the Socialist program, until one day America will be a Socialist nation, without knowing how it happened." --Norman Thomas

May 14, 2014, 06:23 AM	#5
flyguy958 Senior Member Join Date: June 27, 2009 Location: SC Posts: 200	This looks interesting. I'd like to see reviews. http://www.midwayusa.com/product/628..._1-_-AdBlock06 __________________ You can have your own opinion but you can't make up your own facts !

May 13, 2014, 05:23 PM	#3
Monte Member Join Date: January 26, 2014 Posts: 23	I use the RCBS Trim Pro manual case trimmer, it works great but will start wearing your hand and arm out if your trimming a lot of brass. I would really like to have the RCBS Universal Case Prep Center, It does everything. But the price of $399 is holding me back right now. Heres a vid of it in action. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7VKe5u4TXo

May 13, 2014, 05:51 PM	#4
tollys103079 Member Join Date: December 7, 2012 Posts: 36	I had not looked at the RCBS all in one. It does look nice. For the price it is just a little more then the combination I was looking at. Anyone have any experience with them.