204 ruger trimmer

[sk330lc]

Does Lee make a case trimmer for the 204 ruger???  

[doninva]

No they don't. Don

[sk330lc]

That explains it then!    Thanks

[OR-E-Gun Bill]

I wrote to LEE Precision and asked them the same question and this was the reply:

We cannot make a Case Length Gauge for the 204 Ruger because the neck diameter is too small.

Thank You
Lee Precision

So, I modified a 22/250 Case Length Gauge and made my own. I had seen others on GBO had done the same thing so I had to try it out.

Bill

[Uncle Harry]

Lyman makes an arbor for their standard case trimmer for the .204. I have one. It works fine.

[sk330lc]

I'll just get a pilot for my Rcbs case trimmer.   I like it when doing a bunch of cases .  But don't like changing it for some reason . when I do 50 or less I like the lee trimmers and the old drill. 
Thanks again

[fuzzy]

Here you go http://www.gboreloaded.com/forums/index.php/topic,140877.msg1098558939.html#msg1098558939       tim must be asleep 

[OR-E-Gun Bill]

Here's the one I fixed up. It is a dedicated tool for just the .204 as the threads are secured with thread-lock to prevent movement.
If I make another one I'm going to use the mandrel from a collet die (as shown in the picture), cut off to a proper length and cut 10-24 threads to fit the cutter. I prefer the hardened pin used for the decapper. The newer LEE case length gauges no longer have the hardened pins.




Bill

[OR-E-Gun Bill]

UPDATE

Discovered that the LEE Universal Decapper Pin has the same diameter as the .204 Ruger collet mandrel and they are $2.00 each from LEE. So today I cut one to (approximate) length and threaded the end and this is what it looks like after final adjustments:
A LEE decapper pin in the bottom of the picture



Bill