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Old 07-30-2014, 11:48 AM
wombat wombat is offline
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Hi to all members, looking to upgrade from my Redding trimmer.
I need a trimmer mainly for my .17AH and my .17/222.
Not sure if the Sinclair trimmer will do these wild cats??
Any suggestions on one that would mainly be used for these calibres.
I use Sako brass - so I want to ensure I get as many loads as possible.
Thanks for any help with my query.
Jay
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Old 07-30-2014, 02:04 PM
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The Redding you have is already a pretty good trimmer. Unless you are looking to go automated like a Garvey so you can trim thousands of brass quickly then most of the manual trimmers will be no better than what you already have.

Personally I use a Lyman as it has a universal base system, so no shell holders, and all I have to do is change pilots, plus it will accept a power driver for trimming large volumes, but it doesn't trim any better than a Redding does.
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Old 07-30-2014, 02:21 PM
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The Wilson sold by Sinclair under their name is the most accurate there is. They make holders for just about everything.
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Old 07-30-2014, 02:26 PM
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+1 on the Wilson if you're interested in upgrading.
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Old 07-30-2014, 02:45 PM
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As said above twice, the Wilson is the best.
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Old 07-30-2014, 03:25 PM
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So guys, please help educate me. In what way is a Wilson more accurate? All a trimmer does is shave off the excess length of brass. The only thing a trimmer must do is produce cases that are all the same length, and the case mouth must be square, which both the Redding and Lyman do fine. So what exactly does the Wilson improve the accuracy of?
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Old 07-30-2014, 03:35 PM
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I'm with Dean2 on this, I have a manual RCBS and it trims to within 1 thou consistently if I keep it clean and do my part on being steady from one case to another. How is a Wilson going to improve on that and produce more accurate brass? If you want to improve on your Redding then your talking powered. Frankly my trimmer is probably the most unused piece of equipment I own after my initial prep.
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Old 07-30-2014, 03:52 PM
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Those of us who use Wilson trimmers can be a bit fanatical.

For me, they have two things going for them. They have a fixed stop that sits in the exact same place every time, unless you move it. You can even measure this distance before you put a case in it. Also, they cut absolutely square, especially in the Sinclair fixture. Okay, I guess that adds up to three things. Does that mean you can't get excellent results with a collet/pilot type trimmer? Of course not.

For high volume trimming, I made an adapter that replaces the handle that allows me to use a cordless driver. I bet that could be done on most any manual trimmer.
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Old 07-30-2014, 05:27 PM
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On the plus side of the Wilson case holders for the trimmer. They can be used with the HF chop saw. For old hands the case holder takes the strain off while deburring flash holes and uniforming primer pockets.
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Old 07-30-2014, 08:38 PM
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I used to have a RCBS trimmer. Sold it and went to a Wilson. MUCH better. I could get the cases the same length with the RCBS but it was much more difficult. I'd never go back.

Aaron
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