obsessiveshooter Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Hi All, With the extra time on my hands, I'd like to get reloading 223 sorted out so that I can shoot it more. Not ultra precision rifle rounds, just blasting ammo. I can do painstaking reloading, but for the blaster ammo I need to process brass way faster. I'm looking at the Lyman and Frankford Arsenal case prep centers primarily. The FA can trim brass, but I might be able to mount a WCT trimmer on a non-trimming FA model for cheaper. The Lyman model has more stations and is cheaper, but I'd need to spend another $40 to get a WCT trimmer set up on it. What do you all recommend? Is there a model I'm overlooking or does anyone have experience with both? Is one quieter than the others? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertTortoise Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 The FA case prep w/ trimmer works well and is not loud. It's quiet enough you or the family can watch TV in the same room while using it. I haven't used another style to compare against. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louu Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Are you just looking for a trimmer? This is what I use https://www.giraudtool.com/giraud-tri-way-trimmer.html It trims, chamfurs and deburrs all in one step. You have to resize first. I have mine on an old blower motor from a heater with the shaft sticking out of a barstool (stop right there lol) and on top I have about a 2 foot by 18 inch pice of wood with wood around it so it holds 2 of those plastic shoe size boxes with the trimmer head in the middle. I wear those rubber dipped gloves for grip, take them out of the front bin, cut them and drop them in the back bin. If you want a picture send me your email. I don't know why it has to be so complicated posting pictures here. The easiest way to get that trimmer head going is to get a small bench grinder from harbor freight and a shaft coupler from eBay. It has to spin counterclockwise when looking at the opening. Some guys just put it in a drill but drills are loud. Believe it or not the cheap bench grinder is pretty quiet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsessiveshooter Posted March 25, 2020 Author Share Posted March 25, 2020 Louu, I am looking for a case prep center where I can trim, deburr, chamfer, and de-crimp, all in one unit. That trimmer you mention is a nice one though. Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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