what about a lee case trimmer for a 44 mag or do you guys have a better suggestion?
thanks

Why trim .44 mag ? I've never had to trim a straight walled pistol case. No need to; they don't get longer.
For bottleneck rifle cases the Lee Zip Trim system works fine for me.

+1 there is no need to trim a staight walled case. but i do use the lee trimmers for my aught 6 and 5.56 nato. the other day while restocking on reloading equipment at the local cabelas i once worked at, I noticed the trimmers available for straight wall cases and asked a former co-worker of mine about it. He told me he had no idea so one day he called lee up and apparently they make them and sell them because people will buy them not because they have any use.

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Which trimmer? The Zippy thing or the hand held little pilot type?

Only time I used them was when I bought some brand new brass which where slightly off a bit. I trimmed 100 will sitting watching TV.

But as stated, not really needed.

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I have been using the Lee Zip Trim for a lot of years and it works well especially for the price. Last month I used a Forster Case Trimmer and I wish I didn't because I like it so much I had to buy one. The Zip Trim is only $17 and the case gauges are only $5 each while the Forster kit cost me $90. (but more than worth the price)

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Is there a need to trim revolver brass? It depends on who you ask. No it doesn't usually grow longer than max. length but it should all be the same length to get a uniform crimp on all of them. Usually once they are uniformed they don't need trimmed again.

In spite of it's nice cheap price tag the Lee trimmers aren't the tool for the job. They are not adjustable and won't trim most of the brass you will encounter. Also, I've never checked them, but with the amount of play in the set up, they might not get them square.

I use Lee case trimmers on all of my brass. It is a lot faster than the old way. I use a Sears 18V battery drill. I have a lyman universal trimmer that I do not use any more. I did not like setting it up every time.