Motorized case prep center

FEENIX said:

I got it today!
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Let me know how easy it is to setup for case trimming. With my arthritis in both thumbs i may be getting one of these.

I'm also going to have to get some new type of priming tool. My RCBS and Lee hand primers have served me well but I can only do about 10 rounds before by thumb joints are screaming at me.

Thanks

I have the Lyman and no problems at all. My son uses the Hornady and loves the thing but at the time it was over $300

JAYgs8163 said:

Let me know how easy it is to setup for case trimming. With my arthritis in both thumbs i may be getting one of these.

I'm also going to have to get some new type of priming tool. My RCBS and Lee hand primers have served me well but I can only do about 10 rounds before by thumb joints are screaming at me.

Thanks

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I've been thinking maybe I only have a little arthritis cause it's when I hit the 40 to 50th case that my thumbs knuckles start to get sore and I have to take a break. This last week I prepared about 150 cases in one day. It was a bit of a drag by the time I was doing that last 10. But should now have enough to shoot for a while. I'll probably definitely do the 178x bullet as a go to load for my 308 win. I wish there was a 180 ABLR but there is a 190 and a 210. I've shot the 210's out of the 308 just slow about 2480ish fps. As for external ballistic it kind of seems pretty good for extending the range on the 308.

Wachsmann said:

Reloaders that have had case prep centers the motorized type which one has the most longevity and has worked the best. I won't be doing any military brass that needs to have the primer pockets done. Use would be chamfering, deburring, and primer pocket cleaning with a brush or the little flat blade scraper. I think as I've gotten older I have a little more arthritis in my fingers. Just looking at making some of the operations easier. I really wish I could get one of the super expensive trimmers that do not leave burrs. I also been looking at the RCBS dedicated trimmers that do the entire job but then I may be in it for more money with those. So anyone that has some opinions on these would like to hear them. Currently reading reviews on the RCBS and Lyman. Will also look at others.

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I hear you on making the reloading process easier, especially with arthritis in the mix. From what I've read and heard from other reloaders, both the RCBS and Lyman case prep centers have good reputations. The RCBS Trim Mate Case Prep Center is known for its durability and ease of use. It can handle chamfering, deburring, and primer pocket cleaning pretty efficiently.

I understand the arthritis and what you are trying to accomplish. Personally, I would look at the RCBS 3-way cutters. You use these with your trimmer which will alleviate your need to hold onto the cases and the cutters. These will trim, chamfer, and debur all in one step. If you want to do primer pockets, I would simply get a RCBS primer pocket uniformer and chuck it up into your cordless drill. These will do an excellent job of cutting your primer pockets square and to a uniform depth. After that, they do an excellent job of cleaning the primer pockets. Better than any of the wire brushes.

I think I have seen holders for the chamfering and deburring tools that you can chuck up into your drill as well. I can't quite remember who made them.

Me, I still prefer to use my Wilson trimmer and hand tools. This is because I am more interested in precision rather than quantity but, I know about arthritis and can appreciate that too.

Anybody see the Redding chamfering tool with the flash hole guide rod?

I thought about those also. Just seem you will need one for every caliber of rifle you have. I think they run about 60 to 70 dollars each. So that might get a little expensive but that would be ideal. We have 4 different calibers right now. 243, 6.5mm, 7mm, and a 30. I do prefer precision over quantity any day. I don't know or think I would loose any precision using a deburing device that is electric vs my hand tools. I know some people say once the neck is sized do not use any type of tool on them for upmost accuracy but you still have to trim them at some point. I think I trim every firing or check length every firing to see if they need to be trimmed. I definitely anneal every time. Currently doing some loading tonight with the 2 new case mandrels that I purchased. Hopefully this will help to drive down my ES and some more content groupings at extended range. During loading I can already tell they seat at a more consistent pressure on the ram. Will see how this goes in about another week. Don't know if I will get out this week.

JAYgs8163 said:

Let me know how easy it is to setup for case trimming. With my arthritis in both thumbs i may be getting one of these.

I'm also going to have to get some new type of priming tool. My RCBS and Lee hand primers have served me well but I can only do about 10 rounds before by thumb joints are screaming at me.

Thanks

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Here you go ...

https://www.longrangehunting.com/th...-case-trim-prep-center-initial-review.372186/

Frankford Arsenal Platinum Case Trim & Prep Center is available at WalMart for $138 with free shipping.

Thanks for the info.

After watching some of the videos of the Frankford platinum it's really got me thinking that's what I want. I can do my trimming and deburring all the same time and it looks pretty easy. It seems like you can set the length really well. Thanks for the info.

Well I waited till today to order the Frankfort platinum trimmer and it went up to 150.00 but optics planet had it for 138 also, plus shipping so I still got it for 150 with the shipping. Can't wait to get this thing and put it to the test. See how it does on the brass cause I have about another 100 7mm-08 cases I will be doing at some point in the near future.