Lyman Case Prep Xpress 115V 7810220, Gray

I have been reloading my own ammo for over ten years now. For years I told myself I don't need a case prep station and did every step of the work by hand. The Lyman Case Prep Xpress came up on sale, a much better price than what my normal supply house offered, so I couldn't pass up the deal. HOLY COW, what a time saver this is. Yes, it takes up some room on your bench, but so do your hand tools when you have them all laid out. You have 5 powered drivers you can mount the different prep tools on. From primer pocket cleaners & reamers, case mouth inside/outside bevelers to case bore brushes. What once took me 30 minutes to prep 50 cases now takes 10 minutes. Some complaints from other reviewers are that the drivers stop working. Mine has served me fine for the past year and over 10,000 cases prepped. They only thing I can think of is that these reviewers forget that the cases are made of brass and do not require a lot of downforce. Yes, if you push too hard the motor will slow down, if you continue to push hard you WILL break the plastic drive gear. Take your time and practice on a few cases before you go whole hog, you will learn a rhythm very quickly and will be surprised how easy it is to prep cases fast. If you are a long-range shooter, stick with the old school method. If you like to go to the range and practice, this machine will get you there faster. Please remember to ALWAYS take your time when reloading ammo and follow all the specs for the ammo you are loading.

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.

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.

Took a very long time to actually use it since I have been doing it all by hand. Once hooked up and turned on, it made the entire process much more efficient and easy. Worth the price.

Awesome!!! Made the job 10000x faster

I love this thing! I'm new to reloading, and I ordered this only after hand loading my first batch of about 40 or so rifle rounds. I figured this would be worth-while investment since I intend to reload as a life-long hobby. Brass prep is definitely the most labor-intensive process of handloading. Not only does this machine cut case prep time in half or better, but I believe it also allows you to have more consistency between case to case, which of course is crucial to accuracy and reliability. It's easy to start cutting corners toward the end of a batch of ammo, when your hands and fingers are becoming fatigued from using the small hand tools. I usually process my brass in the following order: chamfer, debur, clean primer pocket, then uniform primer pocket (I only do this step for the first time I prep a new/once-fired case), lastly I use one of the stationary tool/brush holders on the side to hold a standard brass patch-holder... I turn the case upside down, and twist it over the patch to remove excess case lube, tiny bits of media, and the little brass shavings that can make it's way into the case, I then change the patch out every so many rounds or until it becomes too dirty. The small round cut-outs on the bottom are a good place to hold extra patches. I've never had to use the primer pocket reamer, as I don't use surplus military ammo. I usually only process about 50-100 rounds of ammo at a time, and even for a small-time reloader like myself, this is definitely one of my most prized and valued reloading tools. I highly recommend this for anyone who reloads!

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.