Case Prep Center Recommendations

[salpal48]

I really can not Justify The expense Of a new Gizmo on My bench. I am a prisoner of the past and fine the hand tools are the only Ones I want and prefer to Use.. I this era Of speed and Faster The Idea of Hand loading Is now Lost and The term manufacturing Comes to mind.

 

[armarsh]

It's expensive, but I would never go back to any other case prep machine after using this one. It's definitely a "buy once, cry once" item, but worth every cent in my book:

http://www.giraudtool.com/prod02.htm

Beat me to it. I don't regret buying a Giraud for one second. All these case prep centers are is 1/3 of the money that could go towards a Giraud IMHO.

 

[Muddydogs]

I really can not Justify The expense Of a new Gizmo on My bench. I am a prisoner of the past and fine the hand tools are the only Ones I want and prefer to Use.. I this era Of speed and Faster The Idea of Hand loading Is now Lost and The term manufacturing Comes to mind.

You do realize that the RCBS trim mate has been around for 20 ish years, I have had mine for at least 18 years along with a digital scale, hardly anything new.

You are right in that more people are looking to manufacture loads more then hand load, I think its due to the popularity of the AR and semi auto firearms in general. Who wants to set around for a couple three hours and load two hundred rounds that takes a half hour to blow down range? I hand load for my hunting and defensive needs but manufacture for my plinking needs.

 

[Paddy]

But the giraud only trims correct? I need a chamfer and a deburr as well, along with a primer pocket fixer.

 

[tcoz]

I believe it chamfers as it trims but you do need somethi g to deburr and prep primer pockets.

 

[armarsh]

But the giraud only trims correct? I need a chamfer and a deburr as well, along with a primer pocket fixer.

The Giraud trims and chamfers inside and out in about one second flat. There are several you tube videos you could take a peek at.

Here is an excellent tool to swage crimped primers for $35. http://www.ch4d.com/products/equipment/case-tools/psk I have the RCBS swager but a friend got the CH4D and it is awesome.

I ultrasonic clean my brass so I don't need any other primer pocket prep.

 

[tcoz]

Here is an excellent tool to swage crimped primers for $35. http://www.ch4d.com/products/equipment/case-tools/psk I have the RCBS swager but a friend got the CH4D and it is awesome.

I've been using the RCBS crimp remover mounted on my FA power case prep tool but after a hundred or so it still hurts my arthritic fingers so I've been debating between the Dillon Super Swage and the RCBS bench tool but after I stumbled on the CH4D tool and watched the videos, I ordered it in about five minutes flat. For $41 shipped, I'm glad I took so long debating the Dillon or RCBS.

 

[silicosys4]

I have a hornady case prep center, the big one that trims as well.
I wouldn't get another one. It's slow, and a pain to use.
It's also broken, waiting for me to find an appropriate size box to send it back to hornady for repair. The cutter head on the case trimmer came off.
A drill trimmer setup and separate chamfer/deburring station would be much quicker.
I will probably end up going that route eventually
I've been eyeballing the Dillon rt1500 that sizes, trims, and chamfers/deburres in one operation. Seems pretty quick but spendy.