Worlds Finest Trimmer

The trimmer itself works great. I can average about nine cases per minute, so it doesn't take long to knock out a couple hundred. Once I got the gauge set and my fingers calibrated to the right feel, it's cranking out cases trimmed to within +/- a couple of thousandths the ideal length, which is more than accurate enough for my purposes. Below is a description of the relatively-easy modifications I made to make this trimmer work even better. I also included pictures.As some of the other reviews noted, it slings little brass shavings EVERYWHERE. So I modified a mostly-clear bucket that used to contain cotton candy. Clear is essential, as it lets me see what the trimmer is doing. I drilled a hole in the bottom to go around my drill arbor, then cut out most of the removable lid to leave me room to stick my hand in with a piece of brass. Leaving some of the lid around the bottom (when laid on its side) of the bucket helps it catch all of the shavings. I highly recommend taking a break about every 50 rounds. I basically have to in order to give my hand a break from gripping the pieces of brass, but it also gives the trimmer a chance to clean itself out. Shut off the drill, and a bunch of captured shavings will drop out on their own as it slows down and stopped. If you're shaving a lot off, there might also be strands of brass caught in the trimmer. If so, this break is a good chance to poke them out with a little screwdriver. My bucket has plenty of room to reach in and do this without removing the bucket.I made a little stand to hold my drill on my bench. The stand has sticky rubber feet on the bottom, and the drill is strapped down, so it doesn't move when trimming; but I can quickly pop the strap off and use my drill for a drill if needed. The bucket snaps onto a screw in the front of this stand.The drill is variable speed, but instead of using the trigger to control the speed, I use a bench-mounted outlet that runs through a light dimmer. 120 full volts come into the dimmer, then the dimmer controls how much voltage goes to the outlet. I lock the trigger all the way down and plug the drill into this outlet. I turn the knob on the dimmer to speed up or slow down the drill. I push the knob to turn it on or off. This is way more precise, repeatable, and quicker than using the trigger; plus combined with the stand, I'm not constantly having to pick the drill up and set it down. If you need to use the outlet for something else - like the soldering I also do at this bench - you just crank the dimmer up to max and get full 120 volts out of it.Hope these modifications help someone else improve their use of this tool.

Easy to use, quick, accurate. Needs a power drill bit who doesn't have one of those? I have one for each caliber

Took less than 60 seconds to setup.I trimmed 2,600+ 5.56 cases in about 2.5-3 hours.No further adjustment was needed. It never slipped.I made a DIY chip catcher out of a Gatorade bottle, a must have.I hope they add a similar contraption to their product line in the future.I've tried several trimmers, this thing is fast and leaves a very clean, accurate cut.Square and very easy to deburr. My OALs were as consistent as my shoulder variances allowed.Within the resolution of my calipers.Little Crow, my wish listPackage that includes:1. Whidden bump gauge (or equiv), since it indexes on the datum2. Chip catcher attachment. Spraying chips everywhere, while fun, sucks to clean up lol.3. 3 way trimming like the RCBS Trim Pro 3-Way Cutter4. Feeler gauge strips in case I want to index off my drill chuck while leaving the cutter locked in

This little tool took the worst part of reloading and made it easy. I took 20 cases that were cleaned, sized and ready for trim. I ran 10 through my Forrester bench top manual trimmer and 10 through the worlds finest trimmer. The variation in size from case to case was better from this then even my bench-top. There is no comparison to the speed. I had it chucked in my Rigid cordless lithium powered drill and easily trimmed a few hundred rounds in an hour.With this tool and my Hornady Lock and Load Progressive Press, I was amazed at how fast I could make quality rounds, and how much more enjoyable the experience was doing so.I can't say how pleased I am with this tool and intend to buy another for my other calibers.Update: 10Jan2013I just sat down for a batch of 500 reloads I'm trying to get done for the weekend. I started at 8pm and turned on the T.v. cracked a beer, and got to work. By 9pm I had decapped and sized 300 cases (I had started sizing and decapping yesterday). I had trimmed all 500 cases. I had also loaded 200 cases and this was all with a shower and a few trips to the fridge for more beer in the middle of the project tonight. I can honestly say this tool is worth it's weight in gold.It trims so cleanly that it doesn't require deburring.It is so fast and easy I could honestly trim well beyond 500 cases in an hour without any trouble (or hand cramps).It's accurate. See above. I had less variation with this than I did my benchtop Forrester trimmer.There is no downside here. This thing is awesome. I will be ordering my other calibers.

If you have a lot of rifle brass to trim and want to do it in a short amount of time, this thing is the bees knees. The only other thing you need is a power drill. It's stupid simple to use. You will need to have a pre-sized case (resized in the die and trimmed) to adjust the trimmer which is then locked into place with 2 Allen set screws. The cases are stopped by the shoulder, so your brass will need to be resized prior to trimming. Once adjusted, chuck it into your drill and go to town. I was able to resize about 300 cases in less than 20 minutes. I was cautioned by a friend to use a cordless drill, but I used a black and Decker cord drill with no problems. He was thinking the torque could twist the case and send it flying or hurt my hand, but after using it, I don't see how that could really happen. You will feel some twisting as the cutters engage the mouth and then in a second or two, smooth as glass, which indicates the case has been trimmed to lenght. Just make sure you use adequate eyewear like you would with any power tool. There will be a lot of small brass shavings flying around. I have Amazon Prime, so shipping was free and this thing was literally on my door step in 48 hours.