Giraud case trimmer for new brass chamfer

[Halcyonhal]

Hi,

Just got a giraud (still in the box) and I have 300 pcs of brand new Alpha brass to chamfer and deburr. Up until now, I’ve always done that by hand but I’ve got arthritis in my thumbs so it’s definitely not my favorite thing.

I was hoping to use the giraud to do this step but don’t want to be trimming real amounts of brass off. Has anyone else done this? Curious what your experience was if you have. E.g. was the shoulder consistent enough on the new brass that you could get a consistent chamfer or avoid over trimming?

many thanks

 

[spife7980]

Itll be fine, adjust the cutter on a few pieces to make sure its centered up for you and then back the holder out a smidge to lessen the amount taken off. I do it on all my new brass as well via giraud.

 

[Halcyonhal]

Itll be fine, adjust the cutter on a few pieces to make sure its centered up for you and then back the holder out a smidge to lessen the amount taken off. I do it on all my new brass as well via giraud.

Awesome…. Thanks for the quick reply.

 

[spife7980]

And if you orderered the trimmer to come with a 6mm as the installed cutter then it may already be adjusted for you.

 

[6.5SH]

For the OP, something else to look at to take it easy on your hands:

Experience with auto trimmers

Still trying to shave time off the reload process. Anyone have experiences to share about using an auto trimmer? I'm looking at the Lyman and currently have the Hornady manual trimmer. *I should also mention sometimes I get a weird slight wobble during trimming with the Hornady, the end of the...

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[DIBBS]

If cutter is not adjusted... you're gonna want to use a piece or 3 of old brass. Personally I have a helluva time adjusting and getting the cut/chamfer to my liking.

Once adjusted correctly it is an outstanding timesaver.














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[Halcyonhal]

For the OP, something else to look at to take it easy on your hands:

Experience with auto trimmers

Still trying to shave time off the reload process. Anyone have experiences to share about using an auto trimmer? I'm looking at the Lyman and currently have the Hornady manual trimmer. *I should also mention sometimes I get a weird slight wobble during trimming with the Hornady, the end of the...

www.snipershide.com

Oooo… that looks awesome. Have ordered. Many thanks!

 

[Halcyonhal]

For the OP, something else to look at to take it easy on your hands:

Experience with auto trimmers

Still trying to shave time off the reload process. Anyone have experiences to share about using an auto trimmer? I'm looking at the Lyman and currently have the Hornady manual trimmer. *I should also mention sometimes I get a weird slight wobble during trimming with the Hornady, the end of the...

www.snipershide.com

Received the case holder from K&M last night… it’s a real saver for my arthritis. Appreciate the recommendation.

I used the giraud to chamfer a load of new 308 and 6GT brass. Worked a treat… agree that the initial tuning is a little fiddly. Had a set of the Whidden click die rings and they help as well.