On the tip or on the Butt?
Posted: 19 Mar 2024 06:15
Here's a query that I asked Lee Customer Services and the answer wasn't clear.
The image shows the end of the Lee cartridge length gage, I have several of these, 308 win, 30/30, 223, 38 sp and 357 mag. On some of them the point B of the pin is proud of the face of the base of the cartridge and on others it isn't, this is when the gage is pushed fully home when the case is held in my hand.
Point A is the the end of the main section.
Is the length of the case dictated by point B or is it dependent on Point A?
I've run all my 308 cases through the trimmer with a drill and that point gets hot, as you can see it's blued from rubbing against the anvil in the case holder.
When trimmed back using point B, the cases measure 50.89mm, a midge's dick under 2.004".
The image shows the end of the Lee cartridge length gage, I have several of these, 308 win, 30/30, 223, 38 sp and 357 mag. On some of them the point B of the pin is proud of the face of the base of the cartridge and on others it isn't, this is when the gage is pushed fully home when the case is held in my hand.
Point A is the the end of the main section.
Is the length of the case dictated by point B or is it dependent on Point A?
I've run all my 308 cases through the trimmer with a drill and that point gets hot, as you can see it's blued from rubbing against the anvil in the case holder.
When trimmed back using point B, the cases measure 50.89mm, a midge's dick under 2.004".