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totalloser · March 22, 2008, 03:15 PM

The brass goes through this EVERY time. If it's too long it gets trimmed, if not it doesn't. I don't think Dillon even MAKES pistol dies for the trimmer thing. My Lee book says I don't need to trim pistol brass. At least not for 9mm, .357 sig, or .40

The point for this setup is for rifle brass which MUST be checked or trimmed. It eliminates those steps entirely. I only have to check with a gauge once and a while to make sure I'm still at SAMMI spec. In short, it's not for pistols.

By the way, if anyone is interested in building one, I could post directions and pictures of the parts. If you do volume, it's pretty fantastic.

March 22, 2008, 03:15 PM	#8
totalloser Senior Member Join Date: October 19, 2007 Location: Fort Bragg, CA Posts: 679	The brass goes through this EVERY time. If it's too long it gets trimmed, if not it doesn't. I don't think Dillon even MAKES pistol dies for the trimmer thing. My Lee book says I don't need to trim pistol brass. At least not for 9mm, .357 sig, or .40 The point for this setup is for rifle brass which MUST be checked or trimmed. It eliminates those steps entirely. I only have to check with a gauge once and a while to make sure I'm still at SAMMI spec. In short, it's not for pistols. By the way, if anyone is interested in building one, I could post directions and pictures of the parts. If you do volume, it's pretty fantastic.