What's everyone's thoughts on the new case trimmer by Hornady? Looks eerily similar to another design. I'm liking the micro meter adjustment though. Thinking about pre ordering one to try it out.
Hornady high speed 3 in 1 case trimmer
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Higher quality trimmers worth it?
I’m fine with paying for top quality equipment. Right now I’m using the Frankford arsenal trimmer. I’ve been eyeing a gen 3 Henderson. With all the extras it’s around $1100. Ouch. I understand it’ll save a bit of time over the Frankford, is there any noticeable difference as far as es and sd...
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Read through that, and then let us know what you think.
What I am curious about is if you look at the cutting head, it looks almost like a Forster tri-way. If that is the case, and they are interchangeable, would that still limit you to the .30cal I wonder. That what I liked about the Gen2 Henderson, is that I have all the Forster tri-way heads that I need, and now Henderson went to their own cutting heads. But I cannot seem to find a Gen2 Henderson anywhere.
I got to play with a sample at the Dallas Safari Club show over the weekend.
Didn’t have any brass to trim, but initial thoughts are.
1. It is built very well, the “slide” is super smooth and the release of brass it very intuitive.
2. It is stupid quiet, barely even hear the motor running.
All in all, I will definitely buy one, looks to be a hand saver and until someone finds a way to automate one…I think it will be a big hit.
Didn’t have any brass to trim, but initial thoughts are.
1. It is built very well, the “slide” is super smooth and the release of brass it very intuitive.
2. It is stupid quiet, barely even hear the motor running.
All in all, I will definitely buy one, looks to be a hand saver and until someone finds a way to automate one…I think it will be a big hit.
Just got one and had a chance to use it over the weekend. All in all very happy with it! Super quiet, head is easy to swap calibers no need to buy multiple heads per caliber, catches shaving, fast/efficient to move through 100 cases and super repeatable after caliber swaps.
Other tools require dedicated tool heads, spacers or trial and error when swapping cartridges/calibers. Also removes over/under chamfering that happen with tools that require subjective pressure. Super consistent results just need to make sure your sizing tolerances are tight and you will have consistent case length.
Down side is that it only supports .22, .243, .264, .30 today no plans for pilots for other calibers for 6-12 months per Hornady. This is a super bummer for me, it means I need to maintain other tools for the foreseeable future.
Other tools require dedicated tool heads, spacers or trial and error when swapping cartridges/calibers. Also removes over/under chamfering that happen with tools that require subjective pressure. Super consistent results just need to make sure your sizing tolerances are tight and you will have consistent case length.
Down side is that it only supports .22, .243, .264, .30 today no plans for pilots for other calibers for 6-12 months per Hornady. This is a super bummer for me, it means I need to maintain other tools for the foreseeable future.
I got mine in today. The instructions kind of suck, a lot.
I got it set up, how I believe is correct. It trims to the correct length, but it is not chamfuring the entire inside of the neck and it is deburring way too much on the outside.
I got it set up, how I believe is correct. It trims to the correct length, but it is not chamfuring the entire inside of the neck and it is deburring way too much on the outside.
Messed with the cutters, not sure what I did but seems to be fine now.
Also, seems to do better with sized brass vs fired.
Also, seems to do better with sized brass vs fired.
For those interested here’s a link to vendors that sell it so folks can compare prices:
That cutter needs some kind of adjustment! The chamfer should be on the inside and not on the outside. . . and the deburr on the outside instead of the inside.
Good trimmer and I thought the instructions were good also to get it set up. Issue with mine was that the chamfer cutter will not drop or fit all the way down inside the cutter housing slot. The deburring cutter does and just looked weird. Ideally, you would partially insert the pilot, press both blades up against the pilot shaft then fully insert the pilot until it contacts the chamfer cutter blade tip then tighten everything down. In my case l insert the chamfer cutter as deep as it will go, insert the pilot but then have to adjust the deburring cutter to where it sits the same as the chamfer cutter. Works great but think I’ll contact Hornady for a replacement chamfer cutter blade cause it should drop all the way in it’s slot in the cutter housing which should eliminate adjustments.
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Maybe I missed it in the instructions or am just a dumbass but if you trim anything on this that hasnt been sized, it’ll ruin the neck
Mine came late last week. I mounted it on the bench Sunday and ran a few pieces thru it. All seemed to go good.
I did 300pcs of sized 308win brass after work yesterday and ran like a watch. I've only got like another 2k pcs to go.
I gave my old RCBS power trimmer (doesn't chamfer in our outside of the case neck) to one of the guys at work. My old RCBS was from like 1990.
Later, Frank
Bartlein Barrels
I did 300pcs of sized 308win brass after work yesterday and ran like a watch. I've only got like another 2k pcs to go.
I gave my old RCBS power trimmer (doesn't chamfer in our outside of the case neck) to one of the guys at work. My old RCBS was from like 1990.
Later, Frank
Bartlein Barrels
Good to hear. None of the brass I’m running currently needs trimming. I was grabbing brass from the scrap bucket that wasn’t sized and had issues with it, but sized some of them and it does a very good job trimming.
Got mine a couple weeks ago and finally got it setup the other day....cuts wonderfully....need hornady to sell replacement heads because the forester ones don't work on it. I'd rather have a head setup for each caliber rather than adjust the cutting blades each time. Also as a side note for guys. Standard forester pilots work for the calibers that don't come with the unit...threw my 25 pilot in it and did 350 pieces of gt brass with zero issue
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