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Thread: 450 marlin case

  1. 06-04-2008, 08:02 PM #1
    04jeep
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    450 marlin case

    Hello,got to know if i can use a Lee 45/70 Case Length Gage on the 450 case, they should be the same right???
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  2. 06-05-2008, 07:36 AM #2
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    Pretty much. They both have a nominal length of 2.100" Trim length on the 450 is 2.090" while the 45-70 is 2.095". I use both rounds and leave my trimmer setting alone when trimming either round.
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  3. 06-05-2008, 03:09 PM #3
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    As BABore has pointed out, .005" difference.
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