i use plastic containers , the ones from dollar tree, dollar store ect. They are cheap enough to use for this or any cleaning or short term use .
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I have an old kitchen towel that I keep in a zip lock bag. I take the towel out of the bag and lay the brass on it and spray them. This towel is pretty saturated with lanolin and I could probably just roll some cases on it without adding more spray, but I don't want to risk a stuck case. I will say that I don't spray as much nowadays vs. when the towel was first used.
EddieZoom
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Yeah, i've shot many thousands of 9MM that have been given the OneShot treatment without cleaning....don't see any downside.
Got cancelled for another week. The bright spot will be friday when my lee pace setter die set comes in. I did get the rcbs 30-06 to 8mm die coming in soon after that. Then Hank(my press) will come alive
Fritz the Cat
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You named your press already? You may want to change the name after you get a couple hundred rounds through it. When the press truly develops a personality, takes on a life of its own, calls to you in the middle of the night, eats up all your spare cash.
Damien. I'm here for you, Damien.
Do we know the gender of the press yet?....
Been loading up .45, and cursing the amount of casings that have small pistol primer pockets. John Moses would be rolling over in his grave at that abomination!
I imagine there is a small john henry inside that machine..
Started trimming the .223 brass I’ve put aside for awhile. I need to find a better way. Looking at the Trim-It II. Any other recommendations around the same price range
Triway from Giraud. Or pony up and buy the whole trimmer. Once you own one you'll ask why you didn't buy it sooner. Its 1-2s per case and I can do it while watching TV. Everyone is perfect.
Simpson Strong Ties has do it yourself plan for a bench on there website. Easy to make with only straight cuts and all joined with brackets they make. HD has those....
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Artie
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I grabbed one of these about 2 years ago and over 2k of 223 brass later, still no issues. Chuck it in your drill and run it at medium speed. It's cheap and it works.
HMR WCT .223
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I prefer the homemade. And you save money too.
Giraud hands down. Chamfers and deburrs as it trims. as tedious as case prep is, the more steps you can do at once the better
Been thinking about one of those for a long time. I think my pile of .223/5.56 brass( about 8-9k) now justifies buying one.
I don't like reloading .223 as it is and the case prep really makes it tedious.
Waiting for UPS today to drop off some 115gr 9mm FMJ bullets. It's raining again and not going anywhere for another month so might as well wear out the press.
only problem i've had, which i've recently solved, is when using my drill press it tries to pry the cases out of my hand, leading to blisters. I've found using those grippy gardening gloves fixed that. i tried the hospital-style rubber gloves but the shells still twisted to much.
I use the rubberized gloves with my Giraud.
I have found the Dillon lube goes further and works better than anything I have tried. What I do is spray a couple pumps over the cases in a shallow cardboard box and shake. Then let them dry for a while. The first couple I lube with Imperial size wax just to get the die lubed, then the others with the Dillon lube. I think the One-shot is the same, but it's $$$ and doesn't go as far.
Been doing lots of 30/06 brass prep, now priming and later load em up.
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For the guys with the Triway's who wear gloves...
I have an old motor from an air handler that I use to trim. I used to wear the rubber palmed gloves from HD but got it into my head that if the glove ever got wrapped around the shaft or if the case bound up in the triway and the glove wrapped around the case it would f*ck up my hand/wrist/arm before I would be able to yank the cord out of the recepticle. Am i being unreasonable? No machine shop experience here (prob obvious) but Ive seen the horror shows online of Chinese dudes getting dragged into industrial lathes and dont want a scaled down version to happen to me.
I have an old motor from an air handler that I use to trim. I used to wear the rubber palmed gloves from HD but got it into my head that if the glove ever got wrapped around the shaft or if the case bound up in the triway and the glove wrapped around the case it would f*ck up my hand/wrist/arm before I would be able to yank the cord out of the recepticle. Am i being unreasonable? No machine shop experience here (prob obvious) but Ive seen the horror shows online of Chinese dudes getting dragged into industrial lathes and dont want a scaled down version to happen to me.
i've just had every glove rip if it came to that, never been caught (so far).
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Its a relatively small motor that you would find working as a blower motor in a say 20-30 year old furnace. Im sure it wouldnt rip my arm out if its socket, but a finger or wrist may end up with some damage.
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It was several weeks back that I first loaded a test batch of 22 TCM 9R. I have since then shot those over my chronograph and confirmed max load velocity. This morning I loaded up 150 of these little bastards. 39g jacketed bullet going 1900fps out of a G17 conversion barrel. The powder is available from Accurate and is a super fine ball that bounces and easily makes a mess.
those look like they'd be prime for some of the 22 cal flat nose cast boolits for even cheaper shooting. although, i suspect the most expensive part of that equation would be your brass.
So does the Trim-It II. I've been doing some researching and it appears the Giraud would be the most expensive if I do multiple calibers, and it appears the Giraud has limited caliber selection. The Trim-it II would be the higher up front cost, but it only requires a caliber specific collet (~$20 each caliber). Thanks for the feedback so far.
Never wear gloves around moving machine parts.
I grabbed one of these about 2 years ago and over 2k of 223 brass later, still no issues. Chuck it in your drill and run it at medium speed. It's cheap and it works.
HMR WCT .223
Holub Machine & Repair specializes in Gunsmithing, FFL transfers and you custom Machining needs. Located in Black Creek WIwww.newhighpower.com
Can you set the trim length? There's not much info on their website, and the couple of youtube videos I watched didn't mention it. Also, how is the trimmed edge? That is, does it leave a burr that needs to be removed? You certainly can't beat the price!
