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Originally Posted by Fastshooter03
Doesn't anyone use a vertical bandsaw?
I tried it last night as work. I thought it might crush or tear the cases but it went zipping through. Came out a little ragged but the final trim will take it out. I'm going to make an adjustable sliding holder to fit the saw table and support the case while cuttin to the right length.
I thought about it for awhile and that's the fastest way I can think of. You'll have a lot of chips using a regular timmer or EM. My original thought was to buy a cheap lee press, make a trim die, and put it in a vertical vise on one of the milling machines but sawing then trimming will be quicker with no press or trim die needed. You would however be cutting to the final OAL with those methods so I may still try the press in vise with trim die if this doesn't prove fast enough for me.
I'm going to trim the sawed pcs using a regular case trimmer or possibly making a die to use the Dillon electric trimmer on the 650 if there's enough length available. Only about .010-.020" will be left after sawing.
Nick
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Nick,
I have tried this method. I made a little jig that would hold eight cartridges at a time. It is way too slow. It requires handles each case at least three times. I shoot about 200 to 400 rounds a month with about a 15-20 percent case loss. So I want to make brass fast! I cut/trimmed 1000 rounds on Sunday and formed 800 of the 1000 into ready to load brass in about 3 hours. The only set-up that would be faster is a Dillion 1050 set up with a power trimmer and sizing dies.
Bottom line make your brass by what ever means works for you given your time constraints.
Good Luck and have fun and welcome the the 300-221 Fireball (a.k.a. 300 Whisper)
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