New 8mm Shells & Resizing
Im new to handloading, I just purchased 100 new unfired 8mm shells, my question is, must they be resized before being loaded.
Thanks Rich
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Thanks Rich
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I never never have but it is up to the individual. It won't hurt anything to do it.
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Thanks for the help. If it isn't nessary, and you've had good luck not doing it, I'd rather save my the extra step.
Thanks Again Rich
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Except for one time (BeLL 416Rigby brass) all the new brass I've bought needed to be sized. Not so much the body or shoulder location, but the case necks and mouth were dented. Besides I always run new brass through the trimmer, chamfer the mouth, uniform the pockets, de-burr the flash hole, OD turn the necks for concentricity, etc so the one extra trip thru the die is nothing in terms of time. 
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If the necks aren't dented and they chamber ok in your gun, no you don't need to strictly speaking; I generally do just for uniformity's sake.
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Agreeing with tailgunner on this one...I always resize virgin brass as the case mouths almost always need it when bought bulk. If you have a neck sizer then of course go that route, but one of the two should be done in my opinion...then again, I always run them through the vibratory tumbler too! My stuff looks better than most any factory brass that I have ever used and I can take pride in knowing it is REALLY clean and free of ant excressence!
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Hello Tail Gunner and the rest get my vote. Why not make the best reloads you can within reason. One of the 2 reasons to reload is cost the other and for most people the main reason is if you do it right you can make better then you can buy. If the main reason for you is cost just save the time and buy from somewhere like "cheaper then dirt". quote:Praise the HARDBALL GUN" 0 -
Another vote for sizing. If you do 50 and then try loading the other 50 saving the time - perhaps 20 minutes? - to lube, size & clean, I suspect the experience will lead you to continue (at least neck) sizing new brass. Accuracy is found in consistency and variations in neck tension can have disproportionate effects on it.
I always have, even on straight wall pistol brass, and the practice has served me well. My $0.02.
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Broomie2,
I always resize new pistol brass. I don't know if it makes any difference, but I know it will chamber in the weapon.
Just my opinion.
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8 mm cases expensive and/or hard to find. They are ridiculously easy to make from 30/06. Je!st run the 30/06 cast thru the sizing die and then trim to 57mm: done!
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