The post whore thread.

[SideShow Bob]

Da fuk is dat?

That my friend, is a new Generation Giraurd case trimmer.

[bogie]

That my friend, is a new Generation Giraurd case trimmer.

Whatever it is, whatever it does, I want one..

[bogie]

Yea, definitely should have done that and will in the future.



I wouldn't say that by any means. It goes fast and trims the brass with a very clean square cut. Setting it up is definitely headstamp dependent. For trimming brass below the max length, it works. For trimming with any consistency all of your brass in one go without having to reset the tool, doesn't seem to fit the bill.

Sounds perfect for blaster ammo. So the question is: would you buy it again or recommend it for any particular purpose?

[HoneyBadger]

So it sounds like WFT turned out to be a POS.

I don't know if that's a fair assessment based on the complaints of one guy who has never used any other trimmer...

[BuffCyclist]

Sounds perfect for blaster ammo. So the question is: would you buy it again or recommend it for any particular purpose?

Well, based on my initial testing, it works great for blaster ammo. It trimmed my <1.760" cases to less than that, which makes them usable. In some instances though, when I set it up for 1.745", it would trim to 1.755, which isn't much from the limit. That's why I say headstamp dependent. This isn't my final opinion though, still working that up and I'll make a thread in the other PWT thread (the actual reloading forum ) about it when done but it probably won't be for a few more weeks.

However, I'm sure that if you only have one headstamp of brass, it'll work perfectly with great repeatability. My Fed cases are all 1.745" +/- 0.002, which is perfectly acceptable for the speed I can process them. I still will probably buy one for 308 match ammo, but won't be processing hundreds upon hundreds of 308 cases, so I can take the time to set it up for a headstamp before processing (if I end up with mixed headstamp brass).

Otherwise, a cure all would be to keep one piece of each headstamp that is trimmed to your desired length and use that to set up the tool each time.

[BuffCyclist]

I don't know if that's a fair assessment based on the complaints of one guy who has never used any other trimmer...

Agreed, I definitely don't think its a POS. It trims brass, but I believe it has a steep learning curve on setting it up. I feel they should mention the differences you can see in various brass manufacturers due to variances in the shoulder dimensions, and not just claim +/- 0.001" across the board.

eta: And thanks for the backhanded compliment

[bogie]

I don't know if that's a fair assessment based on the complaints of one guy who has never used any other trimmer...

No you're right. I was just playing with acronyms.

[HoneyBadger]

Agreed, I definitely don't think its a POS. It trims brass, but I believe it has a steep learning curve on setting it up. I feel they should mention the differences you can see in various brass manufacturers due to variances in the shoulder dimensions, and not just claim +/- 0.001" across the board.

eta: And thanks for the backhanded compliment

So.... Do I need to buy one or not?

[HoneyBadger]

No you're right. I was just playing with acronyms.

My sense of humor and sarcasm meter have both been a little off lately. Lots of stress in my job and at home right now.

[BuffCyclist]

So.... Do I need to buy one or not?

I'd say yes, its doing its job at trimming the cases. I wish it'd chamfer the inside/outside too, but then I'd probably have to pay Giraurd level of money for it.