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Johnny Peppers · 09-19-2001, 09:40 PM

Steve,

A trim die is made that is hardened for trimming cases. I load for a .40-70 Sharps, and the basic brass that I buy is approximately 1/2" too long. I use a hacksaw to cut most of this off, leaving enough to clean up with a case trimmer. You can use a file to clean up the brass in the trim die as the die is too hard for the file to touch. I found some 50 tpi hacksaw blades that cuts the brass much easier than the regular blades.

09-19-2001, 09:40 PM	#2
Johnny Peppers User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Calion, Arkansas Posts: 1,042 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Reloading Steve, A trim die is made that is hardened for trimming cases. I load for a .40-70 Sharps, and the basic brass that I buy is approximately 1/2" too long. I use a hacksaw to cut most of this off, leaving enough to clean up with a case trimmer. You can use a file to clean up the brass in the trim die as the die is too hard for the file to touch. I found some 50 tpi hacksaw blades that cuts the brass much easier than the regular blades.