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Offline greenrivers

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Case Prep Centers
« on: March 21, 2013, 06:00:48 PM »
I am looking at the case prep centers made by both RCBS and Lyman. Seems the Lyman is ten bucks more in Cabela's. Anyone have either of these, and if so what are your thoughts?
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Offline Ranger99

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Re: Case Prep Centers
« Reply #1 on: March 21, 2013, 06:15:43 PM »
never had one.
i have all the manually operated tools.


no insult toward anyone, but i've just
never experienced the drudgery that
everyone else says they do by using my old
tools and single stage press, etc.


of course, everyone is different as are
their tastes in firearms and reloading
tools and pocketknives and wives.
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Re: Case Prep Centers
« Reply #2 on: March 21, 2013, 06:42:10 PM »
I have the RCBS and have added the Lee trimmer so the Prep Center does it all.

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Re: Case Prep Centers
« Reply #3 on: March 21, 2013, 06:47:23 PM »
If you actually intend to buy either, check the warranty REAL CLOSE. Both are made in China and the motors are crap. I won't have anything RCBS or Lyman that uses an electric motor anymore.
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Re: Case Prep Centers
« Reply #4 on: March 22, 2013, 02:11:35 AM »
I got the RCBS to do military cases , both 308 and 556 and could not be more pleased. It stays in an unconditioned shed and has worked well for several years. I have a Lyman elec. case trimmer that is older and it also works well .
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Re: Case Prep Centers
« Reply #5 on: March 22, 2013, 02:55:30 AM »
Got a new RCBS about a year ago.  The old one had been around for years and had done many thousands of rounds as I run 45acp and 223 in lots of 5,000 or more and still ran fine.  Gave the old one to a friend and got a new one just because I could.  Make the mods Quickdtoo showed and you will be a happy camper. 
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Re: Case Prep Centers
« Reply #6 on: March 22, 2013, 05:24:52 AM »
I have the Lyman and I really like it.  As I recall the only reason I bought it over the RCBS was it came with most of the bits and I got it at a significantly lower price.  Shop around, lots of retailers sell them.  The only tool I've added to mine is the flash hole reamer.

The Lee trimmer is a great idea.  Unfortunately D&T is beyond my mechanical ability. :(
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Re: Case Prep Centers
« Reply #7 on: March 22, 2013, 08:14:52 AM »
I've got the RCBS and have added the lee trimmer also. Works great!!!
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Re: Case Prep Centers
« Reply #8 on: March 22, 2013, 09:25:20 AM »
Quote from: Larry L on March 21, 2013, 06:47:23 PM
If you actually intend to buy either, check the warranty REAL CLOSE. Both are made in China and the motors are crap. I won't have anything RCBS or Lyman that uses an electric motor anymore.

RCBS sent me a new motor for free.  Now I look and the bowl was also sheared off.  I tried to get a tumbler replacement, but they would only send me the motor.  I went to Harbor Freight, bought a new tumbler and never look back. 

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Re: Case Prep Centers
« Reply #9 on: March 22, 2013, 02:22:39 PM »
Hi...
I have had an RCBS Case Mate for several years and have used it primarily to clean primer pockets on handgun brass.


It has preformed flawlessly and has stood up well after being used to clean many thousands of primer pockets. I typically shoot and reload more than 6000 rounds per year and it has been used to clean each and every primer pocket.


I am well pleased with it and recommend it.
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Re: Case Prep Centers
« Reply #10 on: March 24, 2013, 05:00:09 PM »
The RCBS is now part of my loading bench tools. I chose it over the Lyman simply because of it's size. Smaller than the Lyman. I also want to look into the Lee trimmer system.
Hope that I can get a few years use from it before having motor trouble. I bought some once fired .45 ACP brass that much or it turned out to be military. That helped spur the purchase.
Thanks for the reviews guys.
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Case Prep Centers
« Reply #11 on: June 14, 2013, 02:40:15 PM »
I just use the Lee case trimmers with the shell holder chucked in a small drill. Works pretty slick if you aren't in a big hurry. Cheaper too.
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Re: Case Prep Centers
« Reply #12 on: June 15, 2013, 01:17:37 AM »
I also use the RCBS case prep center. I have had no problems with what so ever and I have "prepped" a lot of cases. I have a drill powered RCBS trimmer, so I do not need the Lee conversion. If I had zero tools, I would seriously consider the Hornady case prep center. It is more expensive, but does all of the prep work including case trimming and it looks like it is built very well. For now and into the future, I am satisfied with my set up.

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Offline Lloyd Smale

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Re: Case Prep Centers
« Reply #13 on: June 15, 2013, 01:47:36 AM »
Larry i have a rcbs power trimmer that has trimmed hundreds of thousand cases. It did finally give up the ghost. The motor didnt quit it just got so lame it would stall out on a piece of brass. I didnt hold much hope in rcbs fixing it but figured it was worth a 20 dollar gamble to pay postage to send it in. It came back with everything new except the aluminum bottom frame. Even had a new cutter head on it and they didnt even charge me return shipping. Not bad service for a near 20 year old piece of equiptment that had been road hard and put away wet!
Quote from: Larry L on March 21, 2013, 06:47:23 PM
If you actually intend to buy either, check the warranty REAL CLOSE. Both are made in China and the motors are crap. I won't have anything RCBS or Lyman that uses an electric motor anymore.
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Re: Case Prep Centers
« Reply #14 on: June 15, 2013, 12:29:30 PM »
I bought one of the RCBS units when they first came out. It is still working just fine and has needed no repairs. I also have an RCBS power trimmer but it sure takes up a lot of bench space. It works fine but just takes up a lot of space on the bench so...

I sure want one of the new Hornady units that does the job of both. Rat now I just don't have the bucks for one but I feel one is in my future.
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Re: Case Prep Centers
« Reply #15 on: June 17, 2013, 12:29:27 AM »
same here. Id love one of those hornady case centers but for what they want and for the fact i have equiptement allready that does all of the chores it does, its just to hard to justify.
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