Best way to trim pistol brass in quantity?

[Krell1]

I've already posted on this thread with regard to NOT trimming .38SP and .45ACP cases. I never do it and have not for over 40 years of shooting. I have noticed a difference in seating primers. Some seat easily and some take a little extra push, maybe because I don't do anything with primer pockets either. I shoot mixed brass without sorting and, the only things I'm careful with are powder charges, seating depth and crimp.

Like someone said previously, unless you're shooting in the olympics, what's the point?

 

[m657]

I have never been able to demonstrate the need OR any advantage for trimming pistol cases to length for any caliber.

Rifle, yes. Pistol....it's your time, do what you want.

 

[Maximumbob54]

Lots of useless answers that I'm not sure why people bothered to type. Way to help the guy.

I use the Lee Quick Trim and I bet adding the Power Quick trim part would speed it up a bunch. I only do this once for ensuring the crimp is set just right. I could sort all my revolver brass but it's easier to just trim it once and be done instead of having all sorts of brass to keep sorted.

 

[Rule3]

A Coupling Nut is just as described, it's simply a lot longer than a standard nut. So no drilling and tapping required as long as you get the correct thread. IIRC the set screw set me back about 23 cents and the coupling nut was probably 40 or 50 cents. Add in the 50 dollar Carhartt short sleeve shirt I picked up on the same trip and it only cost me 51 dollars to modify my trimmer to use a hand drill for power.

Note, I have an excellent local hardware store nearby that knows how to hit every single one of my buttons. First, the Floor Staff really knows the store and the various experts in the store. So, you not only get answers to questions, you actually get good accurate answers to your questions. Then they are a Spyderco and Benchmade dealer, a Carhartt dealer, and the owners taste for cashiers runs to attractive and friendly females. As a result I look forward to going there but tend to dread what that trip will cost me.

Yeah, I am bragging a bit. I feel that it's real unfortunate that the Big Box retailers have been so effective on killing off the local stores and avoid them whenever it's possible. Because I'm old enough to remember the times before Home Depot and remember the unique aroma of oiled wood floors and the rust preventative used in the nail bins back when I was a kid.

I think I figured out what you are saying. You used the set screw not as a set screw, but to thread into the nut and the other end into the trimmer. ?? Yes? If so I would use RED Lock Tite

Old Timey Hardwares stores are great

 

[dannyabear]

You can make it easy on yourself, especially if you have one of the harbor freight cheapo bench top drill presses. When I have a large quantity of brass to trim, I use my drill press, chuck in a LEE case gauge/cutter stud in the drill press, and go to town. I can trim hundreds of cases fast and easy like that.

Only thing left to do by hand is chamfering (removing the burr left from trimming). Nice thing about the Lee case trimmer is that they are easy to use, cheap to buy, last a life time and you end up with all of your cases trimmed to the correct length.

THIS is the easiest way to trim ANY brass............

 

[leathermech]

I use the cheap Lee case trimmer chucked in a drill press. Before that, I used the same tool in a hand drill clamped to the bench.

I do it to minimize the possibility of inconsistent crimps. With the position of the die and the throw of the ram being consistent, a longer case gets a harder crimp.

All this might not matter on YOUR target.