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Posted: 11/3/2009 10:17:59 AM EDT
| I just received my lee case length gauge for .223 and I can't get it to screw into the cutter, has anyone else had any problems with this? |
| Spend the money and buy yourself one of the good " lathe type " trimmers. The Lee trimmer is one of the few things Lee makes that I don't thinks a good idea. I trim with a Hornady trimmer for both pistol and rifle. Another good ivestment is RCBS trim mate prep center for cleaning inside cases and primer pockets. just my .02. |
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I just received my lee case length gauge for .223 and I can't get it to screw into the cutter, has anyone else had any problems with this? I had a similar experience. After 'washing' the threads on both the cutter and the rod several times I said 'screw it' ............... and did. Took a pair pliers, gripped the length rod and screwed it down to the stop on the cutter. Works great lol |
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I had the same issue... They just make it really tight so when your trimming it doesnt back out. Pich the threaded end a little bit to make it smaller. And then I put on a rubber glove so I could get more torque on it. After I got it on all the way once, the next few times was easy without gloves.
If you use pliers put a washcloth or something over it so you dont have metal touching metal and ruin your tool. |
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Quoted: Spend the money and buy yourself one of the good " lathe type " trimmers. The Lee trimmer is one of the few things Lee makes that I don't thinks a good idea. I trim with a Hornady trimmer for both pistol and rifle. Another good ivestment is RCBS trim mate prep center for cleaning inside cases and primer pockets. just my .02. Why? It indexes off the OAL which is the baseline for case and chamber dimension for rimless cases. The only issue is if there is run out from sizing if you use other brands of dies. Lee dies consistently produce less run out because the expander is mounted higher and the expander isn't a ball. |
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The chance for oal being off from one side of case mouth to other (lopsided) is greater trimming with this method. A lathe type trimmer is going to produce a consistant result everytime. In simpler terms the Lee Case trimmer allows a wider gap for Murphy that my Hornady trimmer does not.
ETA: I'm in agreement with you usuing Lee dies. It's just their method of trimming I don't agree with. |
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