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Post by gjn on Oct 7, 2009 10:47:39 GMT -5
I have 375 Winchester brass that needs to be trimmed to length for the 375 Super Mag. I have a trim die but find trying to cut it initially with a hack saw is not working well. The blade I'm using is 32 TPI but it does not smoothly cut the brass and the cases are getting mutilated. Just wondering what anyone has found that works well for them. Thanks.
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Post by AxeHandle on Oct 7, 2009 10:58:12 GMT -5
Discission last month with John Gallaher about trimming brass... We were talking about trimming a 1.6 inch 414 case to 1.4 inches.. I told of a bad experience trimming 22 Hornet cased to 270 REN length. He said that he used his lathe to make the major cut...
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Post by Aggie01 on Oct 7, 2009 11:00:30 GMT -5
Jack Huntington trimmed all my 50 alaskan brass to 500 max length for me on his lathe. It was the best way for me to go, after a poor attempt with a tubing cutter.
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Post by gjn on Oct 7, 2009 11:35:12 GMT -5
I was hoping for a home remedy but failing that I'll have to hunt down someone with a lathe. Appreciate the responses.
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Post by bloodhound on Oct 7, 2009 11:36:00 GMT -5
A TUBING CUTTER WORKS FOR ME....BUT HAVE FOUND THAT THE CUTTER BLADE NEEDS TO BE NEW AND SHARP....AND WHEN ADJUSTING THE BLADE DEEPER FOR THE NEXT CUT....ADJUST A LITTLE AT A TIME....DON'T TAKE TOO BIG A BITE.....YOU ALSO CAN USE A WOOD DOWEL ON STRAIGHT WALL CASES FOR CASE WALL SUPPORT DURING CUTTING.....AND THEN I FINISH UP ON A CASE TRIMMER FOR FINAL LENGTH....
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Post by Lee Martin on Oct 7, 2009 12:18:10 GMT -5
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Post by Markbo on Oct 7, 2009 12:49:29 GMT -5
Got Dremel?  |
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Post by zeus on Oct 7, 2009 14:09:26 GMT -5
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Post by AxeHandle on Oct 7, 2009 14:50:06 GMT -5
Only $27.99 too! Looks like something worth trying.... Just thinking about cutting all that 414 brass is killing me!
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Post by zeus on Oct 7, 2009 15:02:29 GMT -5
I think it will work well for the small amounts that I have to do. I probably have 60 original 375 Supermag headstamped brass and then about 300 375 winchester brass that I will eventually cut off. I'm thinking keep the brass straight with some sort of jig if necessary and then cut it just a hair long and finish up with the trimmer to make sure its just right. For $30, its hard to go wrong, I found mine at the store so its not something that you have to order but the link I sent will give you the product number for your store visit.
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Post by 375supermag on Oct 7, 2009 19:46:17 GMT -5
I have 375 Winchester brass that needs to be trimmed to length for the 375 Super Mag. I have a trim die but find trying to cut it initially with a hack saw is not working well. The blade I'm using is 32 TPI but it does not smoothly cut the brass and the cases are getting mutilated. Just wondering what anyone has found that works well for them. Thanks. Hi... I had the same problem with 375Win brass for my SuperMag. I came upon a perfect and cheap solution...I had my gunsmith trim all the brass to length. I assume he used his lathe, although I didn't ask. He charged me a couple of dollars for the work. The fact that we have known each other for 25-30 years might explain why he was willing to do such a mundane task so cheaply. |
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Post by wickerbill on Oct 7, 2009 20:03:55 GMT -5
Started out cutting my brass almost to length with a hack saw. Saw real quick that wasn't going to work. Got out my copper tubing cutter and tried that. Worked like a charm. It was a lot faster than the saw. Then I set everything up in my RCBS trimer for length and locked it down. Took the handle off and chucked the trimer shaft up in my 18 volt drill. I had 200 rounds of 30 Herret brass trimmed up in about 1 1/2 hours.
Bill
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Post by 5shooter on Oct 13, 2009 15:54:00 GMT -5
Lee,
I have been trimming back 1.6" straight rimmed cases to 1.4" in my lathe using a Lee cutter and pilot. That is a lot of material for the cutter to go through and the pilot generates a lot of heat by the time they are trimmed that far. Lube helps, but is a pain to clean up.
The collet in the lathe looks like a great idea. Do you turn straight wall rimmed cases with a collet also? Do you use a shim ahead of the rim with a collet? Do you have some kind of an internal dowel to support the case? Do you turn them down to final length with the bit or do you trim to final length with a cutter and pilot?
Thanks for the Ideas!
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Post by lah on Oct 25, 2009 15:46:55 GMT -5
Got Dremel? Thinking alike here. |
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Post by gjn on Nov 1, 2009 20:29:32 GMT -5
What attachment do you use on the dremel to cut brass? Thanks.
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