primed .308 brass question
Hi all,
I got some primed .308 brass in a trade. It's some good stuff, excellent condition, resized and primed.
One thing I noticed, however, was that when I checked them with my calipers, that a lot of the cases were slightly over the trim to length. None were over the maximum length, however.
Question is, can I still go ahead and use this brass, since I can't really trim it since it's already primed and I'd hate to waste anything. As far as what I had planned for it, it would be for a batch of plinking ammo.
Thanks!
I got some primed .308 brass in a trade. It's some good stuff, excellent condition, resized and primed.
One thing I noticed, however, was that when I checked them with my calipers, that a lot of the cases were slightly over the trim to length. None were over the maximum length, however.
Question is, can I still go ahead and use this brass, since I can't really trim it since it's already primed and I'd hate to waste anything. As far as what I had planned for it, it would be for a batch of plinking ammo.
Thanks!
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As long as it's not over the max and it will chamber without force, it should be fine to shoot for plinking. But, if the cases are not all the same length, accuracy will suffer. Accuracy is a product of consistency. 0 -
The .010 between trim length and max length is the fudge factor for case length, anywhere in between in fine. As long as the case is below the max length you will be OK.
It can be a bit of a pain to adjust the seating die when cases are of varying length. Find the longest cases and set the die to them the shorter cases will then seat just fine.0 -
What prevents you from triming a little off them now? 0 -
I can't trim them now with the setup that I have, as I am using the Lee Case Length trimmer, which relies on the gauge tip passing through the primer hole. 0 -
you're fine, fire then trim. 0
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