Wilson Trimmer

[Halfnutz]

Looking at the Wilson/Sinclair trimmer with Micrometer head.
I like the concept, and like the ability to neck ream, cut primer pockets, and case mouth uniform. It'looks like the lack of a collet will make it easier/ alittle faster maybe than my Redding trimmer.

All feedback I have seen on these is very positive.

Any negatives? Likes, Dislikes?

Thanks

 

[jgobbels]

Re: Wilson Trimmer

Its scary accurate and a very nice piece of equipment. I use mine for my bolt gun ammunition only as its a time sensitive operation.

For .308 and .223 semi I use a Possum Hollow trimmer chucked up in a drill press. Its fast, accurate and easy to process allot of cases very quickly.

Best,

John~

 

[dan46n2]

Re: Wilson Trimmer

I've read the Giraud is accurate to .002, the Wilson can do .001, is that enough of a difference to give up the speed of the Giraud for precision?

 

[dan46n2]

Re: Wilson Trimmer

The Wilson also does not chamfer, deburr.

 

[former naval person]

Re: Wilson Trimmer

Not in my opinion. I find the Wilson to be significantly slower than my Forster...and Way, Way, Way slower than the Possum Hollow.

 

[dan46n2]

Re: Wilson Trimmer

I found out the Wilson will deburr but you need the additional $70 carbide cutter to do this, doesn't seem worth it to me.

 

[427Cobra]

Re: Wilson Trimmer

I have a Wilson, it's slow but spot on repeatable, I think it's sad that Wilson or somebody else doesn't make a 3 way cutter.

 

[EddieNFL]

Re: Wilson Trimmer

What are you looking for? I own Forester, RCBS, Possum Hollow and Giraud. It's the slowest of the bunch, but none are as accurate. I use the Wilsons for specific tasks. The Giruad does everything else.

 

[Halfnutz]

Re: Wilson Trimmer

Really like the idea of the Micrometer adjustment, wish it was available on my Redding when I bought it. The pilots are kind of a pain on occassion, like when the case gets kinda hard to get off or worse like when the case pulls out of the "collet".
The Wilson looks as though you just have to drop the case in the holder, set it in the rail(s), hold it in place (by hand or wtih clamp?) and spin the crank. Tap holder to release the case. Repeat. Is this Right?

In normally do case prep in small batches (50-100) in .308, .22-250, 300WM, and 30x39(7.62x39 for a SSP). (Doesn't look like there is a holder available for 7.62x39 from Sinclair.)
.223's get processed through a Dillon 1200 trimmer.

How does the Forster differ? I'm off to Google land to check out this one now.

 

[dmg308]

Re: Wilson Trimmer

If you use the power assist adapter its not quite as bad. It is definatly accurate.

 

[Grump]

Re: Wilson Trimmer

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Halfnutz</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
The Wilson looks as though you just have to drop the case in the holder, set it in the rail(s), hold it in place (by hand or wtih clamp?) and spin the crank. Tap holder to release the case. Repeat. Is this Right?
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Add tap the casehead to get it hard enough in the holder to not spin.

Then it's more like tap the casemouth on a wooden benchtop or chunk of hard rubber or whatever to get it out. It all goes much faster if your cutter is sharp.

I HATED the RCBS trimmer my Dad picked up a few years ago. Tightening the caseholder collet on the casehead pulled the whole case AWAY from the cutter, meaning that if you didn't stop the crank at the same spot every time, variations were huge. Then the caseholder collet rotated inside the housing (to tab to prevent that, and further drifted the adjustments. That part was made absofartintutely bass-ackwards. The collet should sit, and the cone mechanism to tighten should move backwards to squeeze the casehead.

 

[Halfnutz]

Re: Wilson Trimmer

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Grump</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
Add tap the casehead to get it hard enough in the holder to not spin.

Then it's more like tap the casemouth on a wooden benchtop or chunk of hard rubber or whatever to get it out. It all goes much faster if your cutter is sharp.
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Kinda figured this was a possibility.

Not planning on putting power to it.

Thanks all

 

[TT]

Re: Wilson Trimmer

I used it to trim to length for my .341 necked 308Win match chamber. I liked the accuracy. Even under power I disliked the cycle time. My Wilson is collecting dust, as I've replaced it with the Giraud...

 

[lightman]

Re: Wilson Trimmer

Halfnutz,I have a Lyman,Rcbs,and a Wilson with all of the bells and whisles that Sinclair offers.The Lyman was the first,Rcbs came in a trade,and the Wilson came about when I started shooting custom rifles.It is more accurate than the others,and the speed is not any slower,once you get used to it,although it works a little differently.Some day I will buy a Giraud for the things that I shoot in volume,but I like my Wilson.As someone else stated,too bad someone does not make a 3-way cutter for it! Good Luck Pete

 

[Halfnutz]

Re: Wilson Trimmer

Thanks for the feedback Pete T, Looking for Apples to Apples comparison...Giraud is an Orange, albeit an nice Orange I'm sure, just doesn't have the quick change flexibility I'm looking for.