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Question about Lee case trimmer
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<blockquote data-quote="DreamMaker" data-source="post: 325910" data-attributes="member: 19456"><p>I was able to contact Lee tech support through their website... don't know how I missed it when I first looked. Anyway, here is their response to my question -</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Consolas'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><em>John,</em></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><em>The SAAMI (Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute, Inc.) tolerance for case length on most rifle cartridges is usually -.020 inch, so for the 308 Winchester, the tolerance would be 2.015 max. / 1.995 min. If your case length gauge trims cases anywhere between these two dimensions, they are acceptable. You can stone the tip down if you want, but 2.008 - 2.009 is within SAAMI tolerance.</em></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DreamMaker, post: 325910, member: 19456"] I was able to contact Lee tech support through their website... don't know how I missed it when I first looked. Anyway, here is their response to my question - [FONT=Consolas][SIZE=3][I]John,[/I][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Consolas][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][I]The SAAMI (Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute, Inc.) tolerance for case length on most rifle cartridges is usually -.020 inch, so for the 308 Winchester, the tolerance would be 2.015 max. / 1.995 min. If your case length gauge trims cases anywhere between these two dimensions, they are acceptable. You can stone the tip down if you want, but 2.008 - 2.009 is within SAAMI tolerance.[/I][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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