Giraud Trimmer

[Sweetyzfd]

I know a lot of you guys have it but man am I impressed. I bought their annealer first and it's cool and works well, But the trimmer is amazing. I can't believe what a nice cut it makes. I considered my self a hoarder when it comes to reloading. Wondering if I should buy extra cutters now. How many cases until you changed your blades for guys who trim a lot?

Thanks
Dave

BTW my WFT2 (308/223) will be up for sale/trade

 

[dauntedfuture]

I have had mine for 10+ years. Its great. I bought a cutter head for .22, .24, .264 and .308. The cutter is a pain to adjust. I can use .308 holder for .30-06 and the .22 cutter and the .22-250 holder for 6-250.

 

[Kentucky Jelly]

Some of mine are over 10,000 and seem fine.

 

[fx77]

Load 6+ calibers, one head for each over 10 years...none have yet worn out.
If only the cutter had a micro adjust worm screw.....

 

[FLIGHT762]

O/P, I don't know if you know this, but the cutting blade is a triangular blade that has three cutting notches in it. When one blade gets dull, you just remove the cutter blade and turn it to a new cutter. The triangular blade will last a long time.

 

[DrewC]

I thought that too about getting an extra cutter when I first got mine about 4 years ago. I'm still on my first one and I've easily done over 60,000 trims and I bet that's easily a conservative number. I run all my .223 through the trimmer and it gets most of the work when I'm doing once fired brass since that will be at its longest after sizing. Any brass after that kinda just gets "kissed" so not much gets shaved off. That probably helps with it lasting so long. Nothing wrong with having spares though!

 

[427Cobra]

My Giruad Trimmer is the one piece of reloading gear I couldn't live without, I covet it more than my Prometheus.

 

[fw707]

I think the cutters are carbide.
I don't see any way you can wear out a carbide cutter with a piece of brass a few thousandths thick when you only take a cut that's maybe a couple of thousandths deep.
I trim my brass every time I size it. Most of the time all I can see is a chamfer on the inside of the neck.