.223 oal ?

[280shooter]

thats why I always use multiple sources ,I use old and new reloading books. I find it interesting how the same company will change some of the MAX, charge,,I had bought the new hornady book.and I look up say my 280, x bullets x powder. I go what the h,,l. my god all them bullets I been shooting are 4 grs over max.. what did I do,,I then get the 3 hornady book, and sure enough..what I loaded say 10 years ago was not Max, but is now..So I then dig out my other reloading books and start reading again..Ya just never know. powder chnges and bullets changes, Ya jjust have to keep up on it all..

 

[Redneck with a 40]

Turns out I made a dumb statement, my factory PMC 55 grain rounds are at 2.250" and they feed fine in the Mini. So I'll just keep them shorter than 2.250".

 

[gamestalker]

I haven't looked at, or used published OAL's in many years. And as to how much bullet needs to be in the neck, that too is only a problem if it becomes a problem, in my opinion. When I seat light weight varmit bullets for various cartridges and rifles, it has sometimes taken the bullet to less than half the diameter in the neck, and I've yet to experience powder spilling or bullets falling out of the cases. And I've never been able to physically pull those bullets without the use of a puller.

But for a new reloader, the minimum of bullet diameter in the neck is a good starting place I suppose.