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hivel37 · April 10, 2007, 11:34 PM

Most manuals give a "trim to" measurement. I usually trim to about .006 below maximum. As I understand it, if cases trimmed much below minimum are used, chamber erosion can occur. How many such rounds it would take to cause this, I don't know.

April 10, 2007, 11:34 PM	#2
hivel37 Senior Member Join Date: August 24, 2004 Location: Hill Country Posts: 522	Most manuals give a "trim to" measurement. I usually trim to about .006 below maximum. As I understand it, if cases trimmed much below minimum are used, chamber erosion can occur. How many such rounds it would take to cause this, I don't know.