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Post by Big Bore on Jan 12, 2024 6:07:22 GMT -5
I’ve searched high and low to no avail. What are y’all using for this? Doesn’t appear there is one made for this caliber. Can I make one from a 500 SW?
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Post by rvolvr on Jan 12, 2024 12:03:11 GMT -5
Possibly I'm not understanding the question. The only case gauge I've ever owned is a dial caliper. In over 50 years of reloading, I never thought I needed anything else.
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Post by rvolvr on Jan 12, 2024 12:10:03 GMT -5
Ah, maybe you mean like a Wilson Cartridge Case gauge? My bad.
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Post by Big Bore on Jan 12, 2024 12:48:04 GMT -5
Possibly I'm not understanding the question. The only case gauge I've ever owned is a dial caliper. In over 50 years of reloading, I never thought I needed anything else. This...  |
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Post by rvolvr on Jan 12, 2024 14:16:19 GMT -5
Ok, I'm clueless. Seems your question was maybe a bit lacking in specifics.
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Post by Big Bore on Jan 12, 2024 15:51:40 GMT -5
Seems ‘case length gauge’ is exactly what it’s called. And I listed the specific caliber too. Not sure what “specifics” are lacking for someone with 50 years experience…
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Post by rvolvr on Jan 12, 2024 17:13:01 GMT -5
I've never seen one like that, so I suspect it's "manufacturer specific, like for Dillon, or Lee tools, which I admittedly have zero knowledge of. Feel free to school me, please.
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Post by reflex264 on Jan 12, 2024 17:17:57 GMT -5
Randy I had Lee custom make some for me for odd cartridges that they didn't allready make. It wouldn't be too hard for a machinest to make one from a .500 S&W. Simple matter of cutting the length then drilling it for the pin.
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Post by reflex264 on Jan 12, 2024 17:21:39 GMT -5
I've never seen one like that, so I suspect it's "manufacturer specific, like for Dillon, or Lee tools, which I admittedly have zero knowledge of. Feel free to school me, please. That is a case length gauge for a Lee trimmer. Pretty handy little tools and plenty good for anything short of benchrest. It uses a universal cutter and lock stud. I use them when high volume trimming with a cordless drill. After trimming I use an RCBS case prep center to chamfer. |
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Post by Big Bore on Jan 12, 2024 17:33:37 GMT -5
I've never seen one like that, so I suspect it's "manufacturer specific, like for Dillon, or Lee tools, which I admittedly have zero knowledge of. Feel free to school me, please. That is a case length gauge for a Lee trimmer. Pretty handy little tools and plenty good for anything short of benchrest. It uses a universal cutter and lock stud. I use them when high volume trimming with a cordless drill. After trimming I use an RCBS case prep center to chamfer. Pretty similar to my approach. I put gauge/cutter side in a drill press and just let it run continuously. Works great. And then ream inner/outer case mouth. |
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Post by rvolvr on Jan 12, 2024 18:44:42 GMT -5
Thank you, reflex.
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Post by bigbore5 on Jan 12, 2024 19:31:53 GMT -5
Lee is very reasonable when it comes to the price for custom length gauges for their cutters. I don't use them anymore, but I think it was less than $15 for the one for the 500L
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