Frankford Arsenal Case Trim and Prep Center with Expansion Kit, Crimp Remover, 8-31 Threads, for Trim, Chamfer, Deburr, Pocket Clean, and Reloading

Extremely nice quality of life item for reloaders. Honestly it’s kind of expensive for what it is in my opinion, but I’m glad I bought it, and would by it again. All of the things it does can be done with cheaper tools and more manual labor, but this streamlines the process and makes it easier. Pretty impressed with Frankford Arsenal reloading items purchased in 2023 - 2025, all seem to be a good quality and work as advertised.

This product does what a reloader needs for case prep it is compete for case prep use excellent product I have used t for yeate

I love to reload but I hate case prep. I read the reviews on all the Case Prep Centers on the market from all the big names. Most of them probably do a fair job. The reviews made it sound like the Franklin Arsenal did them all the best but there weren't many reviews.I reload on a Dillon Press because of the quality. Dillon isn't the cheapest by far but it is considered the best by many including me. So what is a Dillon guy doing with a Franklin Arsenal Prep Center? I didn't switch to Dillon because of the name.Don't let the Franklin Arsenal name turn you away. I have a Franklin Arsenal Tumbler that was a good price and has gone strong for years so I wasn't afraid to give this a try. Especially since it's through Amazon! I'm sure glad I did and I believe you will be also.I have used 5 different case trimmers and the best by far was the World's Finest Trimmer until this came along. This is a huge improvement for several important reasons.a) You don't have to chuck it in a drill and put the drill in a mount to keep it steady.b) It turns at a correct slower rpm so brass is better contained and the noise level is more comfortable. It doesn't remove as much metal as other tools do in a fast drill so your cases should last longer.c) You can stand it on end and let gravity help you. Very important when doing hundreds of cases.d) And the most important and best difference is you can trim, chamfer and deburr with a single grip on the case. Pick up the case and do all three operations and never change your grip. Yeah, this saves time!e) I can do three operations in about five seconds per case. If you are agile with good eyes you might shave a second or two off this time.f) It also cleans the primer pocket in a second but you do have to flip the case overg) It trims almost any cartridge without spending more bucks on additional toolsh) It only takes a few seconds to set up and adjusti) It comes with all of the cutting tools.If it holds up for the long haul it will be the best reloading investment since I went Dillon Blue. I wear a rubber palmed cotton glove. I like to be above the trimmer to make it easier. As with most trimmers, you can close your eyes and feel when each step is completed.The only way it could be easier would be for someone else to do it for you. Any volunteers?Case prep is still the longest and hardest part of reloading but it just got a whole lot better and faster.I hope this review helps you.

Let me start by saying, for the reviewers that write one star reviews because they are missing something, STOP IT...thats not the purpose of reviewing and these are assembled by humans, and humans can tend to make mistakes...I almost questioned whether to buy this because of the reviews about runout on the shafts, the difficulty of consistency of having brass fired from different guns, ect...they me tell you...DONT LISTEN TO THEM!This product is awesome for what is for, rapid case trimming for brass...if you are a match shooter or think you are a match shooter...use a hand trimmer...this is not meant for exact tolerances...that being said, I was pleasantly surprised that after 500 cases of .223, fired from various rifles, and checking randomly I was wishing .0002 in tolerance...totally good enough for my purposes.I have owned a RCBS trimmer since I got my first reloader 20 years ago...I have never trimmed my brass! I always would start it and after about 10 I had better things to do...and never had any real problems...I decided to check this batch of 1000 and found some of them were pretty long! and 95% were over a little...I dug out the hand trimmer, attached a drill and after 10 was done with this process...Looking around I didn't want to spend $500 on a trimmer (correction...wife wouldn't allow me to spend $500 on a trimmer!) and I came across this...having just purchased the FA Tumbler (awesome BTW over vibration and ultrasonic) I decided to make this purchase...and I don't regret it...As many have said, trimming cases is worse than watching paint dry, however I don't see any other product out there that can make you more efficient than this, I didn't have a grip issue...its really easy to use and set up, I was up and running out of the box in 10 min! It is about as loud as my can opener in the kitchen so my wife allows me to do this in the house (thank god since I live in Phoenix and its about 120 degrees in the garage!).Other negative reviews I have read:Inconstant length - If you read the manual (I know...heaven forbid) it states to turn the case a quarter of turn clockwise after it stops cutting FOR AN EVEN CUT...I did and it works, I always hear it snip a little more when I turn it.The tool heads are junk - Working fine for me...you are cutting brass, which is like hot butter in the metal world...doesn't take much to cut itRunout on the tool heads - And? So what...your holding the casing in your HAND, its not a stationary lathe...the case will move with the small amount of runout and what micrometer it will be off my crimp die takes care of when I put them in the press...As another review said...JUST BUY IT and you will be happy!