foster case trimmer a load of ****

[dave338]

ordered a foster case trimmer , the one that fits on a drill press , also ordered the hollow pointing tool,
thought it would be a fast way to trim, any way did a couple of cases , but you can see the cut is not square , put a 308 in with a vmax loaded and chucked a needle in the drill to line it all up , every time i rechuck the case it moves to a different point, very dissapointing,
if this could be fixed it could be one of the best trimmers around very fast to use ,
anyone used one ,any tips?

 

[justpete]

Re: foster case trimmer a load of ****

The hollow pointing tool is meant for use only on flat nose lead bullets. Found out from the factory before ordering one to hp a bunch of greek m2 ball.

Dunno about the drill press case trimmer, never tried it. I think it references against the casehead which is rarely square to the case axis so that might be it but I'm just guessing.

HTH, Pete

 

[Queequeg]

Re: foster case trimmer a load of ****

I'm going to rig one of my Forster mini lathes to a cordless drill chuck extension so I can trim 2000 plus cases (5.56) after crimp swaging. Doing that many by hand will be the death of me. I hope my mod works or I'll have to space the work out in batches!

Too bad you're having problems with your drill press set up. Have you called Forster?

 

[dave338]

Re: foster case trimmer a load of ****

the first sign something was up was when i used the hollow pointer on some lead 45acp it was miles off center , every time you rechuck the case its way off ,
i only tried a 308 vmax with a very very small drill bit to aline the set up , as it comes with a bar that lock into the collet not the best