Dillon rapid case trimmer 1200B???

[tiller]

The Dillon trimmer is a great machine. Just don't run it for hours on end, it will get too hot. They will eat brushes if used roughly. I trim for 30-45 minutes and then let it cool. Mine is one of the first ones Mike D made and is still going strong. The 1050 does not have the no BS guarantee. It is a commercial machine and carries a 1 year warrantee. Unless you are shooting thousands a month in competition, the 650 is better. Complete caliber changes are pricey. Good luck on your purchases!! Rod

I have the newer ones.... And run them for hours on end....

My buddy has a reloading business and he runs his for 8 hours a day....

It starting having problems after a million rounds... He was told by dillon to clean the brushes...

It's running on about 1.5 million now

[Germz]

You would think... But no it does not

what factors contribute to inconsistent resizing. surely we cannot blame the dies. brass is brass so would it have to do with the amount of force applied to each resize?

[Psychbiker]

I reload 233, 308 and 300blk.

I have CTS trimmers for both 308 and 223. They work alright.

Would I need separate trimmers for all 3? Or can I just swap out trim dies?

[bigdawg86]

what factors contribute to inconsistent resizing. surely we cannot blame the dies. brass is brass so would it have to do with the amount of force applied to each resize?

Inquiring minds would like to know... Also how fire forming would be any different. The only variable I see is the brass itself. Mixed headstamp = mixed results

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[elemenope]

I have one for 308, but want a second for 223 so I don't have to constantly remount. I love it, once set up, it chews through brass with a case feeder like nothing. I hooked up my shop vac to suck out the brass shavings and that keeps my workbench clean.

[tiller]

Inquiring minds would like to know... Also how fire forming would be any different. The only variable I see is the brass itself. Mixed headstamp = mixed results

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I don't have a scientific answer but yes it's the brass that is the problem...

I'll brake it down to what (I) believe is the problem...

In 300 blackout...

After cutting a piece of 223 to 1.365
Forming it in my hornady 300 blackout die
Wiping off the lube...
And running threw the wft I saw anywhere from 1.360-1.325...

I was not very pleased at this moment... To keep the record straight to this was mixed headstamp

Took another batch of freshly cut and sized brass and manually trimmed it to 1.360

Made a batch of 50 rounds with the same charge.
Came home
Decapped and resized
Took them to the wft and set it to 1.358 ....

I saw anywhere from 1.359-1.357. ( most of them 1.358 on the dot)

This was my experience and testing that I did for my personal self...

Hopefully this sums up all the confusion

[SWIFT50]

I have one for 308, but want a second for 223 so I don't have to constantly remount. I love it, once set up, it chews through brass with a case feeder like nothing. I hooked up my shop vac to suck out the brass shavings and that keeps my workbench clean.

Sounds good. I'm sure I'll end up purchasing two for the same reason in the long run.

[sixgunner]

In it to win it

It's like anything else. I have a 1200 mounted on a 1050 to swage and trim 223 range brass. For me it's worth it. I have been useing Dillion products for about ten years and have never looked back. My two cents is if your a casual reloader and shoot a couple hundred rounds a month it's a little over kill. If you love it go for it. The stuff holds it value and seems to last forever. The people I know who make there living reloading all use Dillion.

[SWIFT50]

It's like anything else. I have a 1200 mounted on a 1050 to swage and trim 223 range brass. For me it's worth it. I have been useing Dillion products for about ten years and have never looked back. My two cents is if your a casual reloader and shoot a couple hundred rounds a month it's a little over kill. If you love it go for it. The stuff holds it value and seems to last forever. The people I know who make there living reloading all use Dillion.

I shoot more than a couple hundred rounds a month. Love Dillon products. They are built to last. Looks like everyone so far has had something good to say about the 1200. That's what I wanted to hear before making the purchase. Thank you for your input.