Case Prep Xpress 115V 7810220, Gray

The tool works great! I purchased because of the multi tool heads and accessories at a great value. The only thing that worries me is that the tools are vertical and the brass chips could or will get down in the shaft bearing area and might cause eventual wear. It comes with a brush I assume for the chips. But I didn't use it for that because I didn't want to brush the chips down in that area even worse. Instead I used a shop vacuum to suck the chips out. Other than that it's a nice machine and a real time saver.

I bought the Lyman case prep center because my hands were killing me after prepping lots of .223 Rem brass.With the old way, I was using tools twisted by hand or my cordless drill to remove the military crimp, clean the primer pocket, uniform the primer pocket, and chamfer inside and outside of the neck.Now I have all the tools mounted on the Lyman Prep Center, and it's a breeze to prep brass. No more twisting my hands or picking up different tools, or changing bits on my cordless drill.My station is set up as follows:1) Clean primer pocket--I use an RCBS wire brush-type pocket cleaner, I like it better than the Lyman one that comes with the Prep Center2) Uniform Primer Pocket3) Remove Military Crimp4) Chamfer Outside Neck5) Chamfer Inside NeckI timed it, and all five stations take about 15-20 seconds per casing.I will be replacing the Pocket Uniformer with an adapter that allows me to use my Worlds Finest Trimmer (WFT) on one of the stations. Then I can trim and finish my brass all in the same place!The unit is quiet, sturdy, and the attachments do what they are supposed to do. It already has made a difference in my reloading speed, and most importantly, my comfort.I highly recommend this unit.

This turned out to be an excellent investment! I thought that maybe the rpms would be too low but it turns out it's fine the speed it goes. This makes quick work of cleaning primer pockets, especially using the McJ primer pocket cleaners!! The crimp remover works very well and the unit has plenty of torque to handle it. I wouldn't want the rpm's that the RCBS (I think it's the RCBS that runs about 10,000 rpms haha) as if it grabs your gloves it would rip your arm off! This one has grabbed me a couple of times but it was no problem to reach over with my other hand and shut it down. I would definitely buy this again!!

The media could not be loaded. I bought this as an early Christmas present for myself and after it arrived yesterday, proceeded to unpack and set it up. I reviewed the instructions and went to plug it in, but the plug only went in part way and moved side to side easily. I checked the seating depth and it appeared to be as far as it should go, but turning on the switch yielded nothing. I jiggled the cord and it came on but wouldn’t stay running.I assumed I had a faulty unit that didn’t pass through proper QC, but today I checked it again and to try and tighten the plug I splayed the prongs slightly in the receptacle on the back. Lo and behold the plug slid all the way on and seated properly and is now working perfectly. I’m an idiot. I should’ve pushed the plug in harder but expected it to seat with slight resistance not the way it actually worked. Even so, im happy with it and look forward to prepping my freedom fries.

Although expensive this case prep machine is a huge time saver when cleaning big batches of brass. By custom positioning the included tools I've been able to prep cases MUCH faster, saving about 10X time when working with large volumes of brass. Clean up is pretty easy too. Build quality is pretty decent as nothing about the unit feels particularly cheap. After cleaning and prepping about 20 cases you really see the time-savings in conservation of movement between moving one piece of brass between all of the different tools. When working with large amounts of brass, say 80 or more, this Lyman - or another machine like it - is almost a must-have. It just saves so much time.

The Lyman case Prep xpress is probably one of my favorite tools that I’ve added to my reloading bench apart from the charge master. This unit is a huge time saver and also extremely valuable for those of you that are in search of precision. I currently reload 270, 308, and 6.5 Creedmoor. Almost all of my shooting is either hunting or precision shooting (trying to put all my bullets in 1 hole at short range or grouping well at medium to long range). Apart from prepping the case necks at a much higher speed with the deburring and chamfering tool, the primer pocket tools are amazing. After uniformity and reaming the primer pockets all my primers go in perfectly. I have not yet taken a batch of reloads to the range yet which have had the Lyman Case prep treatment, however I’m not expecting any extreme changes in group sizes. I’ve made about 150 cartridges using the case prep xpress and enjoy using it. It makes the reloading process much easier and enjoyable and I can crank out 100 rounds of precision or match grade ammo significantly faster than before. Highly recommend!

I have used components and machines from most reloading tool manufacturers for almost 40 years. The lyman case trimmer is the easiest and fastest machine to setup. It's quick and simple to use. Tasks that used to take a day or two, were done in an hour or two. I highly recommend this product!! Can't go wrong in my opinion.