Frankford Arsenal Platinum Series Case Prep and Trim Center $135 shipped @ MidwayUSA

[TeamAllen]

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/628405/frankford-arsenal-platinum-series-case-prep-and-trim-center

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The Frankford Arsenal Platinum Series Case Prep and Trim Center offers 4 work stations to quickly and easily prepare brass for reloading. The permanent trimming station indexes off the case shoulder to trim shouldered cases from 17 Remington to 460 Weatherby without the use of shell holders. The other 3 stations accept any case preparation accessory with 8-32 threads. The Platinum Case Prep Center includes a VLD chamfering tool, Outside Chamfer Tool, as well as large and small primer pocket uniformers. The built in storage box keeps all accessories organized and close at hand. Plugs into standard 110 volt outlet.

[mtenenhaus]

i've been using mine for a year or two, works great.

The only thing i should probably mention is that it can get just a little bit messy with shavings after a while so i keep a towel or a small catch under the front end just in case.

[TeamAllen]

Good to know. Thanks. I ordered one, so that will come in handy.
There was also a few suggestions in the reviews. Possibly change out the cutting head with a Hornady cutter/pilot assembly (the original cutting head has no pilot in the center of it)

[WHH]

Paid over $150 for mine and would gladly do it again. Great buy.

[boyguan]

I love mine. You need to upgrade the trimmer to a rcbs but it’s great. I do my work in a cardboard box and just dump the shavings after

[rice_man]

Thanks for the heads up OP. I've had this on my wishlist for some time now. Been using the lyman e-zee hand trimmer and the last batch of 200 or so .223 got me looking for an alternative.

[1meanchevy]

Thanks for the heads up OP. I've had this on my wishlist for some time now. Been using the lyman e-zee hand trimmer and the last batch of 200 or so .223 got me looking for an alternative.

Giraud Power Trimmer + RCBS prep center for me, i think upside down motion is more ergonomic compared to a sideways motion.

[the_tunaman]

Thanks from me also - just ordered one too.

[rice_man]

Giraud Power Trimmer + RCBS prep center for me, i think upside down motion is more ergonomic compared to a sideways motion.

Would love a Giraud. But I had to weight economic vs ergonomic.

I know the saying "buy once, cry once" but for the amount of trimming I do I figured $135 for outweighs $625 for the Giraud/RCBS combo.

[1meanchevy]

Would love a Giraud. But I had to weight economic vs ergonomic.

I know the saying "buy once, cry once" but for the amount of trimming I do I figured $135 for outweighs $625 for the Giraud/RCBS combo.

No, no, not the huge Giraud trimmer , the one that goes on a drill. Its like 100$

[WartHog]

No, no, not the huge Giraud trimmer , the one that goes on a drill. Its like 100$

Those are the Giraud Tri-Way Trimmers. They trim, chamfer, and deburr in one step.

[TeamAllen]

Those seem good if you only load one size. My understanding is you need one for each different caliber. I have about 10 different calibers I can load. That would be cost prohibitive for me.

[mtenenhaus]

could someone post which hornady or rcbs pilot trimmer system they added to improve the function....i'd really appreciate it

[WartHog]

To those that own/use these Frankford units, do all your stations run true? Reading through the reviews on Midway & Amazon, there seem to be a fair amount complaining about this issue.

[TeamAllen]

could someone post which hornady or rcbs pilot trimmer system they added to improve the function....i'd really appreciate it

It looks like they are caliber specific for the trimmer/pilot combo.

https://www.hornady.com/reloading/reloading-essentials#!/

https://www.precisionreloading.com/docs/products/HN~050140.pdf