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Giraud Powered Case Trimmer
Description and Instructions for Giraud Powered Case Trimmer
The Giraud Powered Case Trimmer is designed for the quality conscious shooter or reloader
needing a dependable medium volume case trimmer for bottleneck rifle cartridge cases. This
trimmer will provide the user with the best equipment available for uniform trimming and
chamfering of rifle cartridges outside of a military type arsenal.
The trimmer comes complete and ready to use, set up in one caliber. Presently, there are over
175 different available sizes. A list is shown on the last page of this Instruction manual.
Additionally, if you have a chamber reamer for other wildcat sizes, they can be accommodated by
finishing a blank case holder with that reamer.
U.S. Patent #6,484,616
Giraud Tool Company, Inc.
3803 Dawn Lane
Richmond, TX 77406-7601
281-238-0844, Orders M-F, 9am to 5pm CST
281-232-0987, Fax, 24/7
713-907-2695, Info/Questions only, after 6pm CST
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Summary of Contents for GTC POWERED CASE TRIMMER
- Page 1 U.S. Patent #6,484,616 Description and Instructions for Giraud Powered Case Trimmer The Giraud Powered Case Trimmer is designed for the quality conscious shooter or reloader needing a dependable medium volume case trimmer for bottleneck rifle cartridge cases. This trimmer will provide the user with the best equipment available for uniform trimming and chamfering of rifle cartridges outside of a military type arsenal.
- Page 2 If the parts or problems are determined to be due to defective parts GTC made, GTC will repair or replace them free of charge. If the parts or problems are determined to be due to defective parts not made by GTC, such as the motor or switches, GTC will replace them for you at cost or as inexpensively as possible.
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Page 3: Using The Trimmer
Giraud Tool Company, Inc. GIRAUD POWERED CASE TRIMMER holder. Rotating the case holder from one mark to another (45º) with move the case holder approximately 0.009” With some of your older or scrap RESIZED cartridge cases, trim a few cases to check out the operation of your new trimmer. -
Page 4: Cleaning The Trimmer
Giraud Tool Company, Inc. GIRAUD POWERED CASE TRIMMER on the front of the trimmer and twist the case holder in towards the blade to shorten the cases, or out away from the blade to lengthen the cases. Using the witness marks engraved in the face of the trimmer body, each 45º of case holder rotation will change the length 0.009”. - Page 5 Giraud Tool Company, Inc. GIRAUD POWERED CASE TRIMMER In normal use, this is a very low maintenance assembly. Just a drop or two of light oil will keep the inner and outer sleeves moving easily. If too much oil is used, it can lead to unintended problems.
- Page 6 Older versions of the Giraud Power Case Trimmer can be updated to gain this feature if desired, contact GTC for details if interested. See Fig. 6. To remove the cutting head, first remove the case holder from the...
- Page 7 Because of this, several manufactures offer device to trim or uniform the meplat surface of bullets. The Giraud Powered Case Trimmer is among them. To trim projectile meplats, additional parts are needed and described below.
- Page 8 For users that require 220V 50Hz electrical motors, these are available with the appropriate power cord for most international connections. Contact GTC with specific country requirements when ordering. An additional fee is required for the special motor and cord and switch, but usually only $90.00 USD.
- Page 9 I can fit a case holder to your brass. Contact GTC for further details if interested. Figure 12 - Freshly trimmed case mouth showing proper inside and outside chamfers.
- Page 10 Giraud Tool Company, Inc. GIRAUD POWERED CASE TRIMMER List of available cartridge and meplat sizes .17 Mach 4 .25-20 Winchester .300 WSM .17 Hornady Hornet .25-35 Winchester .308 Norma Magnum .17 K Hornet .26 Nosler .308 Winchester .17 Remington Fireball .260 Remington...
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