weaponizer Posted July 5, 2011 Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 Every once in a while i'll trim something with my Forster trimmer, just to remind myself that it was worth the money for the Giraurd, especially with arthritis starting in my fingers....I bought it set up for .223, and bought the extra .308 setup...For those who never used one it works like a pencil sharpener, shove the case in and it comes out trimmed and beveled inside and out... ;DUploaded with ImageShack.usUploaded with ImageShack.us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMoto Posted July 5, 2011 Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 I have yet to convince myself that I need one but everytime someone else talks about one I get tool envy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgc Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 I also have trimmer envy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worriedman Posted July 8, 2011 Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 If one is going to load a lot of .223 and .308, it is nearly a necessity. That and an annealing machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGshooter Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 How much that bad boy set you back...If ya don't mind me asken ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weaponizer Posted July 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 How much that bad boy set you back...If ya don't mind me asken ;)I bought it quite a while ago, i think it was around $325, now its around $425, its one of those things that when you use it, its worth its weight in gold.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron40xc Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 I can relate. mine is about 2 months and 400 cases old and you cannot buy it for what Doug will sell you a new one for! Great tool, great service. Worth every dime plus.Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponchoG8 Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 Looks like it really does a good job. How consistent is the length from case to case? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weaponizer Posted September 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 Looks like it really does a good job. How consistent is the length from case to case?It holds the settings very well, once everything is locked in place its hard to cut it more than the setting allows... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraigOK Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 I got a little crow gun works "worlds finest trimmer". It's a good compromise I think. You have to put it in a drill, and chamfer/debur after but its so much faster than the lee case length gauge style I was using. It has a ball bearing so it doesn't rub like the possum hollow one. It datums off the case neck so its quick to trim, and just uses an end mill bit. I use a RCBS case prep center to cham/debur after so it goes pretty quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoFail Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 I got a little crow gun works "worlds finest trimmer". It's a good compromise I think. You have to put it in a drill, and chamfer/debur after but its so much faster than the lee case length gauge style I was using. It has a ball bearing so it doesn't rub like the possum hollow one. It datums off the case neck so its quick to trim, and just uses an end mill bit. I use a RCBS case prep center to cham/debur after so it goes pretty quick.I use one too. I'm just not ready to splurge on a Giraud. Happy enough now with the WFT for .308. Since the WFT uses the case shoulder as the datum, and not the case base like with the old school Forster I was using, the cases come out being within +- .001" from one another. That is if the shoulder were bumped the same in the sizer die. Being that the .308 brass is fired out of a semi auto, some brass pieces bases are kinda tweaked by a few thou. In that case those wont match as well. But it's still way better than Foster old school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smschulz Posted May 20, 2013 Report Share Posted May 20, 2013 It certainly is impressive but my WFT mounted in a drill press works great at this point with fast consistent results . YMMV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justintoxicated Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 My method of using hornady trimmer and hand drill is probably nearly as fast? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.308LiteHunter Posted February 4, 2014 Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 (edited) My lee case length trimmer started off good. I even have 2 cutters, the metal one that tears up your hands after a while, and the nice wooden ball handled one. Both cutters started trimming down to 2.005 and after only a dozen cases or so they now trim to 2.000. I'm wondering if the cutter blades wore down some? I'm currently looking for a more accurate trimmer this style. I like to put the brass in a drill chuck attachment and use the lee trimmer, but I'd like better results. Probably get what you pay for.... Edited February 4, 2014 by .308LiteHunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
survivalshop Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 You people with these fancy Trimmers are taking all the most fun parts out of reloading . <laughs> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dane Armory Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 My lee case length trimmer started off good. I even have 2 cutters, the metal one that tears up your hands after a while, and the nice wooden ball handled one. Both cutters started trimming down to 2.005 and after only a dozen cases or so they now trim to 2.000. I'm wondering if the cutter blades wore down some? I'm currently looking for a more accurate trimmer this style. I like to put the brass in a drill chuck attachment and use the lee trimmer, but I'd like better results. Probably get what you pay for....the pin that is going in the primer hole is wearing down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planeflyer21 Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 the pin that is going in the primer hole is wearing down. Yup. Don't remember which caliber trimmer it was, but someone else was having a problem with the Lee trimmers. They called Lee, who claimed that some weren't heat treated properly. Got it replaced for free. Give Lee a call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shibiwan Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 (edited) My lee case length trimmer started off good. I even have 2 cutters, the metal one that tears up your hands after a while, and the nice wooden ball handled one. Both cutters started trimming down to 2.005 and after only a dozen cases or so they now trim to 2.000. I'm wondering if the cutter blades wore down some? I'm currently looking for a more accurate trimmer this style. I like to put the brass in a drill chuck attachment and use the lee trimmer, but I'd like better results. Probably get what you pay for.... That's how my lee is set up. The case holder is in the drill press and the cases fit in pointing down. Length - I've not had any problems but you can shim the Lee case gauge length pin as it wears down by putting the shim at the base where it threads in - or simply get a new case length gauge since they are pretty cheap. Edited February 10, 2014 by shibiwan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.308LiteHunter Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 (edited) the pin that is going in the primer hole is wearing down. That makes sense. Although it's hard to believe it wore down so fast. I call Lee and see what they say. What is causing the pin to wear down, the friction against the bottom of the case? Edited February 11, 2014 by .308LiteHunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.308LiteHunter Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 That's how my lee is set up. The case holder is in the drill press and the cases fit in pointing down. Length - I've not had any problems but you can shim the Lee case gauge length pin as it wears down by putting the shim at the base where it threads in - or simply get a new case length gauge since they are pretty cheap. Putting "the shim", or a shim? Don't think one came with mine. What do you use to shim? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shibiwan Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 (edited) Putting "the shim", or a shim? Don't think one came with mine. What do you use to shim? I just find a small/thin metal washer and then sand/grind it down thinner... as thin as I need it. I'll take some pics when I get a chance. :) Edited February 11, 2014 by shibiwan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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