MAC10 Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 hey, called dillon today about their power trimmer. i think i`m going to get it. they told me there would be no need to chamfer or deburr case after trim because of its hi-speed motor. gent said he uses his on .223 cases and never has to do those steps and it won`t shave copper on the bullet. what do you guys think? its a toss-up between the dillon and the hornady case prep center because the hornady also has built in deburring and chamfer tools. thanks for any help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benos Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 Check this Dillon Reloading Equipment forum, thread title search for "trimmer" - you'll find lots of good threads/info. be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Lord Gomer Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Buy it here: https://benosmozo.800cart.com/?id=benosmozo...%2F+Super+Swage I have one and LOVE it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dickwholliday Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 i like mine and if all you're using is boat tail bullets you'll be fine also....i was given a bunch of flat base 308 bullets and found very quickly that some chamfering is required to load them.......D I C K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumbumus Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 Just wondering what's so darn special about 7.62 x 39 that I'd have to buy two trimmers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Orr Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 (edited) Just wondering what's so darn special about 7.62 x 39 that I'd have to buy two trimmers? Nothing is special about the caliber. But - Some will say that the flat base bullets are hard(er) to seat without some shaving of the bullet with the Dillon trimmer as it does not really put an inside chamfer on the case. If you tumble the cases after trimming for (quite) a while it does help by smoothing then case mouth to some extent. Just my .02 Edit to add. I really like my Dillon trimmer and would not consider trading it for any of the others. It works very well for my uses. Edited October 11, 2009 by Merlin Orr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray_Z Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 I've had one for years. It's really great. One thing I learned early is that when I run a case up inside it to pause for a second or two before bringing it back out. That takes any burs off the mouth of the case. Hooking a small shop vac to it pulls any shavings away and helps keep it cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraigS. Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 If you want to load flat base bullets just hold the bullet until it reach's the base of the die and just go slow enough not to pinch your fingers. I use the rt1200 on all my rifle brass, the edge is left square but you will not find any burrs on the case neck. This trimmer is a big time saver I would highly reccomend it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumbumus Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 Just wondering what's so darn special about 7.62 x 39 that I'd have to buy two trimmers? Nothing is special about the caliber. But - Some will say that the flat base bullets are hard(er) to seat without some shaving of the bullet with the Dillon trimmer as it does not really put an inside chamfer on the case. If you tumble the cases after trimming for (quite) a while it does help by smoothing then case mouth to some extent. Just my .02 Edit to add. I really like my Dillon trimmer and would not consider trading it for any of the others. It works very well for my uses. If there is nothing special about this caliber, I wonder why Dillon sees fit to make me buy two complete trimmers to trim .223 and 7.62 x 39? At that point I'm over the price of a Giraud and don't have to worry about chamfering. That would be a nice feature as well, as not everyone shoots jacketed boat tails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Lord Gomer Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 I went to find the link so I could tell you that you didn't need to buy a separate trimmer, but based on the cost listed, it sure looks that way! http://www.dillonprecision.com/#/content/p...B_Size_Trim_Die Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougCarden Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 Just remember when you are trimming with the Dillon unit, then you are trimming the brass, do a Two count (1001, 1002) when it is cutting to let it totally clean up the cut. If you just try to go through the brass like you are loading pistol ammo, you will not have a uniform cut and it will be jagged and you will have another step to do for the brass prep..... That is some been there done that advice...... DougC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon2009 Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 might sound like a dumb question,but does the vac have to be on the whole time your trimming,or every few rounds or what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonT Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 FWIW...My Dillon trimmer works great. Easy and fast. To answer the OP's question...my own personal experience is that I do not chamfer/debur .223 (MG 55gr). I do chamfer/debur .308 (SMK 168gr). The .308's were shaving and for me, its just a smoother operation to chamfer. I don't use the vacuum. I'd rather clean up the mess than listen to that noise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUKE Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 Just remember when you are trimming with the Dillon unit, then you are trimming the brass, do a Two count (1001, 1002) when it is cutting to let it totally clean up the cut. If you just try to go through the brass like you are loading pistol ammo, you will not have a uniform cut and it will be jagged and you will have another step to do for the brass prep..... That is some been there done that advice...... DougC Doug its always good to get been there done that advice,good stuff bro! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Lord Gomer Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 might sound like a dumb question,but does the vac have to be on the whole time your trimming,or every few rounds or what? I leave the vacuum on the whome time the trimmer is running. In addition to sucking the shaving out, I like to think it helps to cool things down a bit, too. The vacuum and trimmer do get loud. I built an enclosure under the shelves behind my reloading bench to house the vacuum but I still wear earmuffs when running the trimmer/vacuum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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