Cheapest, easiest way to trim a lot of .223 brass?

Soonerpesek said:

Won’t break the bank…..
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+1. My current set up for trimming.223 cases as well. $127 on Amazon. Currently on sale at MidwayUSA for the same price + shipping.

I really like my Lyman case trim Xpress, I also have a WFT for .223 but I have a hard time running it fast enough on my cordless drill to not leave a burr, so I still have to deburr and chamfer which I also hate. With the motorized Lyman on higher speed it trims clean enough that I can usually skip deburring, and probably even chamfering (but I still do that). Bonus, it's also able to do a large number of other cartridges.

I almost bought a Giraud Tri-Way before I got it and I may still at some point.

I’m surprised no one has mentioned it, the Lee case trimmer is the cheapest out there, especially for one caliber. Total investment, $12.00. It’s not adjustable and the brass must be deprimed but the price is right and it works.

Kp321 said:

I’m surprised no one has mentioned it, the Lee case trimmer is the cheapest out there, especially for one caliber. Total investment, $12.00. It’s not adjustable and the brass must be deprimed but the price is right and it works.

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I linked to this one in #24.


Which one are you referring to?

When I was looking, several years ago to remove that bottleneck, most of the newer tools didn't exist, just the Dillon, and I had an aversion to doing it on press, so I got out my trusty 30 year-old Forster, bought their new 3-way cutter for it, bought a clutched drywall screw gun from Home Depot, and a few pieces of PVC pipe.....and that with a few things I had lying around the garage, made something I still use today.......chamfer and deburr is totally adjustable.....and it even flips brass into a box with the "hightech" piano wire, also from Home Depot. The only part that didn't work well was the vacuum nozzle, which wasn't powerful enough to suck all the flying brass.....so I sweep the floor. One thing I especially like is the quiet.....sounds like a sewing machine.

HJ857 said:

Here's a video of the RCBS Trim Pro with the three way cutter head (trim, chamfer, deburr in one step). Also shown is a RCBS primer pocket swager. The brass in the video have previously been run through the swager. Un-swaged brass requires more force than is shown. I run all brass through this routine regardless of whether it needs it or not, it's simpler than trying to separate old from "new" once fired brass.

I no longer know pricing so I can't say if it's cheaper or not.

If you look into this trimmer, note that you do not need a power drill adapter. The Trim Pro comes with a hand crank installed, just unscrew that handle and chuck the spindle in to any 1/2" drill.

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I use a similar setup with the RCBS 3-way cutter and a drill adapter. Video for any interested.

+ 1 on the Lyman Case Prep Express.