[dick w. holliday]

i think star made progressive reloaders years ago-i'm not sure if they're still around-it would definitly pay to know especially if it uses powder bushings or other parts unique to their design. in regard to case trimmers--i don't trim pistol brass-i'm sure somebody does but shooting in automatic pistols generally limits the length of time i will have a piece of brass anyway-the ground just seems to gobble it up...if you're loading for rifles then trimming is needed..in some instances you can actually harm your rifle by shooting cases that are too long but not generally. i have three different machines to trim brass but i keep going back to my Lee trimmer-you just need to buy an inexpensive stem that determines the lenght of the casing when you get a new caliber. there is a good discussion about trimmers on AR15.com under reloading discussion...Dick