Cartridge case trimmer method of using same

A trimmer for trimming different length cartridge cases in a cartridge reloading operation comprising;

• a first cradle including means for holding a cartridge case and a second cradle including means for slidably containing a shaft, and shaft contained in the second cradle with one end portion of the shaft projected from the second cradle toward the first cradle, and a second end portion projected from the second cradle toward the first cradle, and a second end portion projected from the second cradle away from the first cradle, a cartridge trimming cutter provided on said one end portion of the shaft and adapted to engage and trim a cartridge case held in the first cradle, a flange provided on the second end portion, bearing means to provide both sliding and rotative movement of the shaft relative to the second cradle,
• a plurality of removable stop members interchangeable one with the other, and each including a block, mounting means for slip-on mounting of the block onto the shaft between the flange and the bearing means slidably containing the shaft, said mounting means providing axial sliding movement of the block along the shaft, length-adjusting means provided on the block and removable with the block for adjusting the overall length of the stop member, and releasable lock means to releasably lock the length-adjusting means to thereby enable the locking of each stop member to a specific setting for a specific cartridge case length, said block and length-adjusting means cooperatively defining a pair of oppositely directed abutment faces adapted to abut the bearing means and the flange on the shaft upon full sliding movement of the shaft and cutter carried thereby toward a cartridge case held in the first cradle.