308 chamfering

[badnova]

I have just sized (BCBS)and trimmed 1500 308 LC cases with a Possum Hollow case trimmer. Worked good.
Any ideas about chamfering the outside and inside of the case necks?
That's a lot of brass
I'd prefer a powered method
thanks!!

 

[A-FIXER]

cheapest way is to buy RCBS or Hornady chamfer/debur kits and a cordless drill,(they seem to have a tighter center turn radius than electric ones). Other than that you can buy powerheads and systems which cost $$$ but if money is abundant the Hornady is the ticket.

 

[ReloaderFred]

I made my own tool for chamfering and cleaning primer pockets. The chamfering is done with a Wilson Deburring tool, held in a bushing that goes into an electric drill. The drill is mounted to a pedestal on my bench and I hold a handful of brass to the deburring tool in my hand. I can do about 1,500 rounds of .308 or .30-06 in about an hour.

Hope this helps.

Fred

 

[FROGO207]

I took a couple old battery drills that had worn out batteries and a couple large hose clamps to make a simple tool. Made a couple steel strips and mounted them on a section of 2X10 wood. Set the drills side by side with handles in opposite directions and clamped them there with hose clamps. The drills were modified with wires direct to the motors and hooked to a switch and wired to a 12 volt DC converter that I had hanging around. Chucked a tool in each one and now I pick up a casing push mouth over one then the other to quickly process my brass, I even can use the inside chamfer to remove primer crimps if I want. If you make the base big enough the whole thing will not move but I clamp the base down to save space on my bench. An hour invested with otherwise useless stuff for a free case prep tool--------how can you beat it.

 

[kimbernut]

drill press

Chuck a Wilson chamfer/deburr tool into a drill press and do all i/s, turn the tool around and do all o/s. Works great.

 

[Mike 27]

I use the Lee trimmer, and leave the shell attached to the drill and chamfer and debur with the Lee tool. It would take about an hour or so.

 

[gamestalker]

I use a Wilson ream and chamfer tool. I can probably ream & chamfer a dozen per minute doing them manually, not too bad. I don't really like using a power drill because, it's way too easy to over kill and get the mouth too thin.

 

[lightman]

Faced with a like situation,for prairie dog ammo,I bought a Giraud.I can trim and chamfer nine or ten cases per minute.It was expensive,but man is it nice! If funds don't allow,just do a few hundred per setting,work until you're tired and rest. Lightman

 

[Jasper1573]

FROGO207,

I'd like to see a picture of that setup!

 

[Hondo 60]

FROGO207,

I'd like to see a picture of that setup!

Me too!

 

[medalguy]

+1 on the Giraud, best trimmer ever made.

 

[lightman]

I just used my Giraud,and actually timed myself.I averaged 14 cases per minute for the whole session.A couple of times,I had 15 or 16 per minute,then I would fumble or let my grip slip and drop back a few.I'm right handed,so I pile my cases on the left side.I pick one up with the left hand and pass it to the right hand which puts it in the trimmer,while the left hand picks up another.It keeps you kinda busy,but you're through before you know it.And its accurate to about .001,which is plenty good enough. Lightman

 

[dprice3844444]

http://www.dillonprecision.com/cont...8/Dillon__039_s_Rapid_Trim_1200B_Case_Trimmer

 

[popper]

Someone here posted about using a small socket in a drill, fill the socket with steel wool. I use the coated chore-boy(not the good stuff) pot scrubber which works fine.