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The only way to go. Everyone else’s suggestions are extremely non binary

I've used a forster for over 40 years.

Giraud. The Little Crow ones work pretty well too.

I used Forster when I first started reloading, switched to Lyman because I like the universal shellholder arrangement. No collets to buy, I calibrated the stop nut in .001" divisions and can adjust precisely no more cut and try.

I don't think the Wilson is a slow case trimmer at all

One disappointment I had when I first saw an L.E. Wilson case trimmer was you have to figure out a way to hold it while trimming....I bought mine back in the late 1970's.at York Arms in Memphis Tn. A short time before that I used a file and a trim die made by RCBS to trim cases or even make cases out of other cases. Anyone remember what a pain in the azz they were ?

Some of the other brands of case trimmers they had in stock at York Arms looked way cooler looking to me than the simple plain Jane looking L.E. Wilson trimmer....the EXPERT that worked in York Arms (no chit when is the last time you ran into an Expert in a Sporting goods store)....the expert assured me the L.E. Wilson trimmer was the best because it supported the entire case while trimming and the case was not supported by the rim on one end or a by a collet of some sort stuck in the neck of the case.

Trusting him I walked out the door with my L.E. Wilson case trimmer, one shell holde and an extra cutter head...i think it was all around $30 or $40 bucks maybe less....I still have the extra cutter head never felt the need to change the original. I guess if you dropped it and damaged the blades it might need replacing.

I've always just clamped the Wilson case trimmer base in a bench vice.....I have a block of wood setting close by to tap the case out of the body die.
Usually a few turns of the handle and the case is trimmed a light tap on the wood and the case is ejected and another case is put it....takes less time to trim a case than it did for me to type the last few lines....if you don't like turning the handle they sell a cutter head that will work on a drill....but then you'd loose some of the feel for the cut.

Wilson shell/case holders most all work for at least 3 or 4 different calibers and are so marked....on some cartridges you'll need two...a "new case" and a "fired case" shell holder.

Reason being...a new case will have a smaller body diameter than a fired case (even if the fired case has been full length resized). On some cartridges the case will sit in the die different enough that you'll need to have the two.

Its a small price to pay for a tool that will last a lifetime of perfection.

Anything L.E. Wilson makes or ever made is World class.....

No cheap pot metal Chinese Harbor Freight handloading tools from L.E. Wilson.
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I checked it out on YouTube....kinda pricey and I don't want to wear ear plugs while I'm handloading.

I use the Lee cutter/gauges with a cordless drill.

Wilson ...... best i have used.

OK, that's funny.

But I still like my Forster

Giraud user here.

No Quick Trim users?

I have a Dillon power trimmer and a bunch of dies. Dont use it often, mostly use a RCBS. Had a few wilson and a Forster and a Lyman power trimmer all those are gone.
Also have a few lee trimmers only used those once or twice.

I moved on to better things once I started growing facial hair and my voice deepened.

This is the most useful section at 24 hour campfire. That Giraud trimmer looks like the way to go.

I agree. And a lot less drama too.

Wilson, lee will get you by no problem, but the wilson Is what I use now.

The hornady cam lock sucks. That's what I have.

I haven't used the Giraud, but these work extremely well and are fairly inexpensive.

I have 2 Wilsons , been using them for years
Both have "custom" made mounts for the vise

I bought this set up about a year ago and it works good and is quick. Doesn't chamfer but usually it isn't needed.
https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1020728567