Case Trimming Shortcut

[GeauxTide]

Got a Forster Standard Case trimmer long ago. I confess that I'd rather buy new brass than fight with the adjustments and cut cases too short. I was looking at spending $150 on a micrometer adjustable trimmer and it hit me. Why don't I use a spark plug gap guage? Voila. The question then becomes, why didn't I think of that before?????

 

[F. Guffey]

The question then becomes, why didn't I think of that before?????

I do not know. I am the fan of transfers and standards. the feeler gage is a standard, it is a transfer and I can verify it and the measurements.

I have case trimmers, two go back to the Wilson case trimmer and case holders, two that use collets, one with a universal case holder etc.. the most accurate case trimmers I own is 'The forming/trim die' before starting I can verify the accuracy without adjusting, I can also adjust even though in all appearance it is a fixed trim/forming die.

I know, why would someone adjust a trim die? When my chambers are long I add to the length of the case to off set the length of the chamber.

F. Guffey

 

[Reloader270]

Cases are hand loader's gold. The cases that are resized becomes fire formed for your rifle which generates better accuracy. To do a little case trimming now and then is worthwhile.