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Offline joshco84

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trimming 204 brass???
« on: February 11, 2007, 04:31:38 PM »
i cant find a pilot for my lee case trimmer.  is there even one available or do i need to trim it with a different trimmer altogether.
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Re: trimming 204 brass???
« Reply #1 on: February 12, 2007, 04:52:08 AM »
Not sure who does have .204 pilots for their trimmers! 
I do know that RCBS has them, but I don't know if they're interchangable with Lee pilots!

SUGGESTION:  Get a .22 cal pilot and put it in a drill and use some emery cloth and sand it down until it's .204 inches!

That's what I did, then shortly after that, RCBS had the .204 pilots available.
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Re: trimming 204 brass???
« Reply #2 on: February 12, 2007, 06:39:38 AM »
yes, that would work but dont lee pilots also trim only to a certain length??
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Re: trimming 204 brass???
« Reply #3 on: February 12, 2007, 04:59:40 PM »
yes josh they trim to a exact length for each caliber. which is a good thing, but the 204 is a
222 mag case and is 1.850 long, and the 223 is 1.760  [ max size ]  so the lee 223 trimmer won't
work. hope they make one soon because they work great. what gets me is this 204 is out 3 years
now and many of the reloading companies still do not have alot of the tools that are available for
other calibers. I have two different powder measures and i can't get the drop tubes for the 204
cases. just got a lousey powder funnel from midsouth after 2 months of looking for one.
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Re: trimming 204 brass???
« Reply #4 on: February 13, 2007, 09:07:14 AM »
i called lee and they said they couldnt make a pilot because it was too small.  I was even going to have them make a custom one and pay the 20 dollars for it, just because i like the design of the lee.
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