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 Center 2) Uniform Primer Pocket 3) Remove Military Crimp 4) Chamfer Outside Neck 5) Chamfer Inside Neck I 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.

This station is so great for reloading! I seen it in a video on YouTube and said, "I've got to have it!"

Awesome!!! Made the job 10000x faster

Works very smooth. setup in the order you choose for case prep for a fast cleaning process.

Awesome prep station

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.