New RCBS Trimmer
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Joel@LRO
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It’s a combo effort with Henderson. My Henderson has been amazing. If I didn’t have one I would take a hard look at it for sure.
-CRASH
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Has my interest for sure! The worst part of reloading for me is trimming and chamfering. Would be nice to have it all in one. But for the price of the current high end trimmers, I just couldn't swallow it. I could buy a lot more bullets, primers, ECT for that price. I just don't shoot enough to justify it.
I like that this was in coordination WITH Henderson. (I'm sure some will know what I mean by that comment).
All of my RCBS stuff has been solid. So I think this unit has promise.
I like that this was in coordination WITH Henderson. (I'm sure some will know what I mean by that comment).
All of my RCBS stuff has been solid. So I think this unit has promise.
scottrod338
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Since it only does up to 30 caliber it wouldn't be for me. I have 4 338 rifles which is well over half of the ones I shoot regularly
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Back by the Henderson name and has a micrometer adjustment ? I wouldn’t be afraid to pull the trigger
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RCBS says the 338 pilot is coming soon.
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Would be nice if the 338 pilot on my RCBS power trim pro would work?
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Bumping this thread. I’m strongly considering buying this trimmer when it hits the market.
Anyone know when that will be? Gavin Gear said in his review on1/20 that they’d hit the shelves in “about a month “
I signed up for in stock notification for it and secured a 10% off coupon which would bring it to 643 ish with an extra collet for 300 Norma case head. Not working with much space in my make shift garage bench but what I’m thinking I’d do is mount it with 1/4 T nuts so that I could remove it when not in use and just plug the holes / cover them with a maintenance mat. Anyway, I think it’ll look great next time the ole rock chucker!!
Anyone know when that will be? Gavin Gear said in his review on1/20 that they’d hit the shelves in “about a month “
I signed up for in stock notification for it and secured a 10% off coupon which would bring it to 643 ish with an extra collet for 300 Norma case head. Not working with much space in my make shift garage bench but what I’m thinking I’d do is mount it with 1/4 T nuts so that I could remove it when not in use and just plug the holes / cover them with a maintenance mat. Anyway, I think it’ll look great next time the ole rock chucker!!
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Not sure when that will be, but it’s worth the wait if it’s anything like the Henderson which I believe it is identical just different color, Henderson must have sold out to RCBS and who wouldn’t when money talks, you will love it.
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Maybe attach it to an Inline Fab quick change plate and run it on your press riser?
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I found that to be too high. It's better on the lower 4" high micro quick change ultramount. You're working the trimmer at just about hip height.
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I agree. More of a suggestion as he is working with minimal bench space and looks to already be familiar with Inline Fab stuff.
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It was a great suggestion. The Inline Fabrication Ultramounts are very convenient for limited space. I have them and coupled them with a quick detach bench system for everything from a Zero press, T7 press, Henderson trimmer and a Primal Rights primer.
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Not a bad idea but Ladd is correct, it would be up too high. Plus I opted for the dedicated press riser rather than the Quick change. I thought about the quick change but really don’t have a need for it I don’t think.
I’ll just try to accumulate large batches of brass to trim so that the effort to mount/dismount the trimmer will be worth it. It won’t be too bad.
muleystalker
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I'm sure you will be able to buy a .338 pilot and set it up, I think it just comes with pilots up to .30 cal. The Henderson has .338 cal pilots.
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RCBS trimmer is ordered. Got 10% off retail at the the RCBS store.
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How is the new trimmer treating you? What are the likes and dislikes?
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No I sent mine back. I'm sticking with my RCBS trim pro
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Sadly I haven’t had a chance to get it going yet. First impressions are good though. It seems very well made / high quality.
I should be able to get going on it soon. I hope. Spring baseball and fast pitch softball is about over and my wife can walk now too (ACL reconstruction) so that will help a lot !
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Any more info on this? I have one coming to me. I didn't realize the #3 collet was for the RUM, WSM, and PRC cases, even though the #1 collet has a .532" step for the belted magnums. Henderson lists theirs the same way. Is that truly right? If so, I suppose I will also need the #3, but seems weird to me.
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Still haven’t found time to use mine.
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Man, I'm all for cool tools and efficiency improvements but is the juice worth the squeeze here?
I did 100 rounds yesterday with a Franklin trimmer and rcbs case prep. I timed it averaging 23 seconds per case to trim length, inside / outside deburr and clean the primer pocket.
Thats 38 minutes of actual work not including set up.
I dont trim every firing and all my cases are modern design so not a lot of brass flow.
Im looking at spending that coin on an auto trickier to top off my A&D scale for efficiency.
I did 100 rounds yesterday with a Franklin trimmer and rcbs case prep. I timed it averaging 23 seconds per case to trim length, inside / outside deburr and clean the primer pocket.
Thats 38 minutes of actual work not including set up.
I dont trim every firing and all my cases are modern design so not a lot of brass flow.
Im looking at spending that coin on an auto trickier to top off my A&D scale for efficiency.
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scottrod338
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I shoot between 5 and 10 lbs of powder a summer so not a real high volume shooter but I still use the hand spun trimmer and debur tools. I can see better places to spend my money.
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I personally can see the benefit of RCBS or Henderson trimmer myself. It does everything all in one step. Saving time for sure. But most importantly, you know your trim and chamfers are a lot more even.
I have that same type of brass prep station as you. It works and does the job. But holding those by hand -especially the chamfer, has the probability of creating chatter (or an uneven surface finish) in not held at the correct angle and pressure. Then some may have a deeper chamfer than others, and so on.
There is no question these updated trimmers are giving a better and more REPEATABLE brass prep -in a quicker time per piece. Rather that is worth the "squeeze" is all personal. I personally don't care to do brass prep. It's the least thing I like about hand loading. I see immense value these trimmers bring. May not be needed. But sure would be nice to have.
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I made my own. Same concept as the Henderson or RCBS. 100 pieces of brass would take me about 10min. Every case is the same length within .001" and both inside and outside chamfer are also exactly the same on every case. I couldn't justify the price of the Henderson when all I needed to buy was the forster trimmer head and collets. The depth stop I thought about making a 40 tpi so I could make a micrometer adjustment, but the 1/4-20 gives me fine enough adjustment at .05" per full turn so .0125" every 1/4 turn. To drive it I can put a hand drill on it, put it in a drill press, or my small bench top lathe. I was going to add a small high torque motor like the Henderson but haven't had the need yet.
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Finally got around to setting up the RCBS trimmer to work on some 6.5 SAUM cases.
The cutter head setup isn’t bad and with practice it would get easier but it’s a good idea to have some retired brass on hand for this. I had some that I retired for loose pockets. My first couple tries I didn’t have the inside chamfer cutter quite right nor did I have the outside cutter right either. It was chamfering and deburring too much before actually cutting the length.
It was pretty easy to fix and get it right but having those retired cases was nice and took the pressure off. One could make the case for having a seperate cutter head for each caliber though. I doubt I will do that but it would be a time saver.
Once setup correctly it worked very well. It made quick work of about 70 cases and the length was consistent enough. I would see one to two thousands variation which may have to do with how much pressure I used or how tight I clamped the collet….
I really like the plastic shavings shield / collector. It really keeps most of the chips inside of it. Took the hand held vacuum to the opening with it still on the trimmer and was able to suck it all out without taking it off.
So far so good. Huge time saver. And elbow / wrist saver over the way I was doing it.
The cutter head setup isn’t bad and with practice it would get easier but it’s a good idea to have some retired brass on hand for this. I had some that I retired for loose pockets. My first couple tries I didn’t have the inside chamfer cutter quite right nor did I have the outside cutter right either. It was chamfering and deburring too much before actually cutting the length.
It was pretty easy to fix and get it right but having those retired cases was nice and took the pressure off. One could make the case for having a seperate cutter head for each caliber though. I doubt I will do that but it would be a time saver.
Once setup correctly it worked very well. It made quick work of about 70 cases and the length was consistent enough. I would see one to two thousands variation which may have to do with how much pressure I used or how tight I clamped the collet….
I really like the plastic shavings shield / collector. It really keeps most of the chips inside of it. Took the hand held vacuum to the opening with it still on the trimmer and was able to suck it all out without taking it off.
So far so good. Huge time saver. And elbow / wrist saver over the way I was doing it.
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Mark Dille
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I'm definitely going to get a tool base for every caliber. Kind of expensive, but so much easier to manage. I don't want to adjust every time I use it. That was one of the attractive features of the micrometer. Just record the setting for future use. I did get a .338 pilot by itself the other day, since they don't seem to sell the heads with the pilots in .338 yet, for some reason.
scottrod338
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Well I guess I'll have to eat my own words, got an email that the trimmer was on sale and the 338 pilot was now available. I pulled the trigger and ordered one and found out that yes the 338 pilot is available but doesn't come with the trimmer. I ordered another cutter head and the 338 pilot.
Set up was pretty painless. I trimmed some retired 300wm cases and was really happy with the results. I only shoot 30 and 33 caliber so once I'm set up trimming should be a breeze. I've done a lot of shooting this summer and decided I really didn't like trimming and chamfer by hand.
Set up was pretty painless. I trimmed some retired 300wm cases and was really happy with the results. I only shoot 30 and 33 caliber so once I'm set up trimming should be a breeze. I've done a lot of shooting this summer and decided I really didn't like trimming and chamfer by hand.
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