Was wondering about getting a case prep center to prep rifle cases. Going to be primary using it for .223 and 308. Can someone point me in a direction that will do everything on a budget?? Thanks
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Was wondering about getting a case prep center to prep rifle cases. Going to be primary using it for .223 and 308. Can someone point me in a direction that will do everything on a budget?? Thanks
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I've been eyeballing the frankford arsenal platinum. Will chamber, debut, and trim. 3 different steps...but all right there at the same time. Usually around 160ish
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Do you need anything special to trim to the correct lenght??
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No..just have to set it each time you switch calibers. I dont own one yet, but have watched some YouTube vids about it.
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Thanks I'll head to YouTube and see if it's an option for me.
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I would personally get the Lyman case prep tool. It has five stations covering primer pocket cleaner, uniform tool, crimp removal tool, chamfer and deburing. It doesn't have a provision to trim like the Frankford Arsenal one unfortunately. I also leaned towards that model originally for that reason. However Lyman makes a affordable kit called the Eze trim which I use in conjunction with case prep when necessary. As shown in picture I have a station setup for primer pocket deburing instead of case mouth deburing. I do that with a hand tools when necessary because I prefer not to take much material from the case mouth. The Lyman also comes in a bit cheaper than the Frankford. It is well built and has a STRONG gear box.
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I have the FA love it. The lyman does not have a case trimmer you need to use the lee case trimmer spindles which are not adustable
I agree with Travis. I also have the Lyman and it's a nice quiet machine. Lee sells a threaded cutting head (Product Code: 90468) for about 8 bucks that goes in one of the stations and I just put the Lee case length gauge I need in that for trimming. Makes for a quick painless prep session.
Rebsix, now that's a good idea. Never thought of doing that
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Now theres an idea. I would just need a case lenght gauge for 308 and 223Quote:
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I didn't know that Lee made that. I will be looking into that. Thanks for your $0.02!Quote:
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Here's one at Titan reloading. I use it for .308, .223, 30-30, and 30-06
https://www.titanreloading.com/lee-p...cutter-adapter
Yup. I got that one sitting in a wishlist. I thinks that's the way I'm going to go. Get a Lyman and put that setup on one of the stations.Sent from my SM-G935V using TapatalkQuote:
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With the lee case trimmer you need to put each case in a locking type shell holder and tighten it before you can trim. This works, however it takes more time to do this. With the FA you just hold the case in your hand.... Also with the FA you can adjust adjust the trim length.
I ended up with the Frankford arsenal trim station. If I only loaded for one or two calibers, and did bulk loading, I think that the giraud tri way would be the way to go. I load for almost 40 different bottleneck rifle calibers, and the ability of the Frankford arsenal trimmer, to trim them all, is invaluable to me. I’ve trimmed about 2000 cases on it so far and am as pleased as could be. I didn’t do all 2000 at once, as I am not a bulk loader, but I do batches of 100 or 200 at a time, for different rifles.
JTD