Update on the Hornady case trimmer.
I bought one after speaking with a technician at Hornady to make sure that I could do the 5.7X28 brass. Hornady has no specified shellholder for this particular case. The technician told me to use the #37 shellholder for the 5.7 so I went ahead and bought the shellholder and trimmer at the same time.
Lo and behold, the shellholder DOES NOT work with the trimmer. The reason for this is that the trimmer spindle is larger than the hole in the #37 shellholder. So I called Hornady again today and asked what was going on - why I was told that using the #37 shellholder with the case trimmer would work and now that I have it, it doesn't work.
The technician told me that they also tried to make a shellholder (like RCBS) by failed as the mechanics just don't work on this round. If they make the shellholder to fit the case trimmer, using it in a press will result in the 5.7 round falling through the hole in the shellholder.
Well, isn't this a pisser! As I have two shellholder for the 5.7 (1 Hornady and 1 RCBS), I decided to try to modify either the hole diameter in the shellholder or the spindle on the trimmer and after talking with my local machine shop, they told me to modify the shellholder and not the spindle as the spindle was more expensive if it was screwed up (of course I knew this already). The kicker though is that they wanted $60.00 to modify the shellholder. Well, screw them.
So this afternoon, using three different drill bits and my drill press that I use for my carpentry work, I set about modifying the shellholder. Boy, what a ***** it was but I did do it and now I have a shellholder that works with the trimmer but not with a press and one that works with the press but not the trimmer. Problem solved.
So there, I will now let Hornady know that it can be done and all they have to do is to mark the shellholder used with the trimmer FOR USE WITH TRIMMER ONLY.
I hope that they will take my modified shellholder and consider doing just that so that other reloaders will not have to shop around for a good trimmer like I had to.
On a side not, I like the trimmer. Its a bit hard to do the fine adjustments but I think that I will eventually get used to it. Its a good piece of equipment and will go nice with all my other reloading stuff that I have. I may even consider parting with my RCBS timmer now.