Dowel Rod Trimmer

[Joe Wheeler]

Originally Posted by Frank Srebro

A production way to do it if you can find a junker 10 gauge barrel at a Gun Show and have a mechanical bent. Barrel stub cut to 2-7/8", clamped in a vise and a craft saw in use.

That would sure be an interesting way to do it. Prob. not cost effective though in most cases.

[Cold Spring]

Originally Posted by Joe Wheeler

That would sure be an interesting way to do it. Prob. not cost effective though in most cases.

That nondescript 10 gauge barrel cost me 10 bucks at a gun show.

I did try a dowel cutter but because of variation in the depth of the base wads the cut shells had a +/- tolerance on length. Not that it mattered all that much when crimping but I wanted hull uniformity by use of a cutter that indexed from the shell rim not the base wad.

[10 bore]

Originally Posted by Frank Srebro

That nondescript 10 gauge barrel cost me 10 bucks at a gun show.

I did try a dowel cutter but because of variation in the depth of the base wads the cut shells had a +/- tolerance on length. Not that it mattered all that much when crimping but I wanted hull uniformity by use of a cutter that indexed from the shell rim not the base wad.

I put a adjustment screw at the bottom of dowel ,screw in to shortn hull back screw out to cut hull longer, works great for different brands of hulls. Been cutting 10 ga hull with that type trimmer sense 2009 with no changes, it works.
Scott