I'm just starting the process of loading for 6.5CM. I have a custom rifle being built at the moment, and wanted to have my brass as prepped as possible before it gets here. I bought a good amount of 6.5CM 1x fired off of the hide and had a buddy give me some more 1x fired brass (all Hornady) as well. My question is:
Since the brass hasn't been shot out of my gun, should I go ahead and trim all the brass to 1.915, or should I wait until I load it, fire it from my gun, and then trim it afterwards? I should preface the question by saying that the electronic Lyman trimmer I have sucks so badly that I refuse to use it. The results from trimming .308 brass are so inconsistent, even after buying new cutters, mandrels, etc, I wouldn't use it to trim my mother-in-laws toenails.
If I do trim it, what are some good options for trimmers that are consistent and not super expensive? Has anyone used the "Worlds Cheapest Trimmers" from Ebay? They seem to have decent reviews and aren't expensive at all.
My gut tells me to trim first, that way everything is consistent from the get go. Then I can load, fire-form, and trim again if anything is still off... Just wanted to get opinions from the masses before I begin.
Since the brass hasn't been shot out of my gun, should I go ahead and trim all the brass to 1.915, or should I wait until I load it, fire it from my gun, and then trim it afterwards? I should preface the question by saying that the electronic Lyman trimmer I have sucks so badly that I refuse to use it. The results from trimming .308 brass are so inconsistent, even after buying new cutters, mandrels, etc, I wouldn't use it to trim my mother-in-laws toenails.
If I do trim it, what are some good options for trimmers that are consistent and not super expensive? Has anyone used the "Worlds Cheapest Trimmers" from Ebay? They seem to have decent reviews and aren't expensive at all.
My gut tells me to trim first, that way everything is consistent from the get go. Then I can load, fire-form, and trim again if anything is still off... Just wanted to get opinions from the masses before I begin.
that way you are trimming consistently sized cases Hopefully. It will also depend on the gun brass was shot in.
