Waymore Loco Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 I bought this L.E. Wilson case holder for 38 Special. The casing doesn't stick through. As you can see the holder is as long as the casing. 357 Magnum doesn't even stick through. I watched a video that L.E. Wilson put out on how to trim a casing. Theirs poked through and worked fine. I'm confused. Did I get a factory goof or am I doing something stupid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrison Joe, SASS #60708 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 I'd advise you to go back and watch the video on the Wilson web site again about how to use the case holder in the Wilson case trimmer. "Explanation of Case Holders and Proper Use" at site: https://lewilson.com/videos Start at about 5:30 in the video and watch carefully. This holder is slow to use. The fired case is pressed into the holder with an arbor press or a blow from a plastic or wood faced mallet The rim sets right down into that well, it is not left proud as your second photo shows. The mouth then should extend just a few thousandths above the steel of the other end of the holder. A .357 Magnum case cannot be trimmed in this .38 special holder. A Wilson case trimmer kit is then used to trim the excess length. A short piece of wooden dowel can be used to pop the trimmed case back out of the holder. This is a very precise, high accuracy case preparation step. I will venture to say that very few cowboy shooters ever trim a .38 special case, using any kind of trimmer. And go further to say this degree of precision capable with the Wilson trimmer is not beneficial to much of any shooting but bullseye target competition. I would doubt you have a mis-manufactured part. You just are not using it correctly. Explain what you are doing if you think you have it correct. I don't own one of these, so I am going by what is explained in the video. Good luck, GJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waymore Loco Posted September 25, 2020 Author Share Posted September 25, 2020 I'm guessing you found a different video than I watched. That is info I hadn't heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cholla Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Start watching at 5:45. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imis Twohofon,SASS # 46646 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 I have been shooting SASS for over 18 years and have seen no need to case trim. I shoot .38, .357, .44 and .45. Imis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkey Flats Jack Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 I've never trimmed any straight walled pistol case in my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Conversely to the post, my fired rifle brass have been found to not be trimmed - but especially the 45-70 brass needs to be stretched Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waymore Loco Posted September 25, 2020 Author Share Posted September 25, 2020 4 hours ago, Imis Twohofon,SASS # 46646 said: I have been shooting SASS for over 18 years and have seen no need to case trim. I shoot .38, .357, .44 and .45. Imis I have a rifle that won't shoot 357. I have a bunch of 357 brass. Seems like an easy fix cutting them down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cholla Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 It would seem easier to trade the .357 cases for .38 special cases on the classifieds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waymore Loco Posted September 25, 2020 Author Share Posted September 25, 2020 You are probably right. I like doing things the hard way sometimes. I did trade 250 that I couldn't use for 500 after the fact. So in the end, I didn't really need to trim a 38 or 357. I was just trying to figure out how the equipment was designed to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkey Flats Jack Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 38 minutes ago, Waymore Loco said: I have a rifle that won't shoot 357. I have a bunch of 357 brass. Seems like an easy fix cutting them down. that's one route or 37 minutes ago, Cholla said: It would seem easier to trade the .357 cases for .38 special cases on the classifieds. I think i'd go this way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waymore Loco Posted September 25, 2020 Author Share Posted September 25, 2020 26 minutes ago, Turkey Flats Jack said: that's one route or I think i'd go this way. I did do that. Just trying to learn how this works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Clark Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 4 hours ago, John Boy said: Conversely to the post, my fired rifle brass have been found to not be trimmed - but especially the 45-70 brass needs to be stretched Hornady brass? They are known to be short out of the box. ( Leverlution) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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