Do you resize new pistol brass(starline)

Sizing new brass will help you seat your bullet better, plus in shipping sometimes brass cans be crinckled near the neck. Its always a safe rule to resize any brass you plan on reloading, new or used, or brass that you may buy at auction that already stats its been resized. Its good to keep every uniform.

I always chamfer & size my new Starline pistol brass. Never found the need to deburr them, though.

I do

From there website .

Generally speaking, Starline cases require no resizing prior to loading. Due to variances in diameter of different bullet types, it is a good practice to size the case only as far down as the bullet seating depth. When full length sizing is required, it will be noted in the box with the brass. The only Starline cases*requiring full length sizing prior to loading*are the .454 Casull, .458 SOCOM, and sometimes the .45 Colt(Depending on the bullet diameter*to be used).

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I have found Starline brass to be extremely uniform and arrive in good condition. If I was loading for self defense or competition, I would probably size before loading. Just for plinking, I don't bother. If there were any dents, the expander would take care of them. Just my opinion... Do what makes you comfortable.

I would. Doesn't take much work and you'll know your all sized the same.

No offense meant to the OP but this question is often asked, be it Starline or any other new brass. Why not resize it?

When reloading every other time it's resized so why not when it's new?. Is it going to save a step or a whole lot of work? Most presses are set of with a resize die first, unless it's single stage so what you skip a step??

I have not had much NEW brass but the few I did have was sized.

In general I don't bother resizing new brass. Have done it both ways and find that running new brass through the sizer is that it slides in and out so easy and checking afterwards shows no actual sizing is occurring. I've never had any issues loading new handgun brass that hasn't been sized. The only thing I do to new brass is chamfer the case mouth inside and out before expanding.

If I came across a dented case I would definitely run it through the sizing die.

I resize all pistol brass.

i always want a certain bullet tension from my cases. therefore, i size and bell all new cases before loading. sometimes i want less tension for 148 grain dewc bullets and more tension for full power 180 grain ltc bullets. ymmv.

luck,

murf

p.s. welcome to the high road.

I also resize new brass. You never know what could have been done to it during shipping you know.

I always re size new brass and trim new brass to uniform length. It makes for uniform neck tension. This is due to my bullet seater/crimp die. While a crimp is not needed on the straight walled cases I load, the seating die is still used to iron the bell down after seating the bullet. It is set based on brass length and once set, longer pieces of brass will end up with a crimp, and shorter pieces of brass will fail to reach it and iron out the bell. In all brands of brass I've bought new, length has varied throughout the brass.

I resize it as I use a progressive but sort of related....

I find it hard to resize being so clean and I sometimes tumble them to make them dusty and the dust allows them to be resized with less squeak and resistance. Or you can lube them every few cases with wax and it's as if you are resizing nothing. The handle just moves so easily.

Size new pistol brass?

I never have.

Prime it.

Bell it.

Drop powder.

Stuff bullet.

Shoot!

I visually inspect each case though.
At each stage of the loading process.

Yes, I resize new brass as well. This is not an added step as my press has an open station for the sizing/decaping die. Nothing changes.

I resize all new brass to get the most neck tension I can get, I shoot heavier loads up to magnum loads only so I need all the neck tension I can get.

I buy Starline brass now, for all my magnums because of the thicker brass and better support for the bullet.

For me it's a must.

If a production handgun company (like Ruger or Smith, hint,hint) ever came out with a 41spl in a midsized frame I would have to break my rules and load my 41s down to a reasonable load for a house gun (subsonic), but I doubt that will ever happen. I'd be happy right now with a GP100 frame size in 44 spl, that would be even better.

If one of them did though I would still resize the brass to get the neck tension that the brass is capable of producing.

Mine get resized during the decapping step. So, that would be a yes.

Always

I resize my new brass, which is always Starline. I tried loading new without sizing, but ran into bullet tension problems (with lead bullets ).

Davenj8: Full length resize (((Every Time))) on new Pistol & Rifle brass. Even new Starline Brass. I think it is very necessary to do this.
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It's gonna get resized every other time it's fired, why not the first time as well? That will give consistancy from the first batch.

yup,always,,,

Since I run a Dillon 550 press, everything that goes through it get resized whether it needs it or not, and regardless of pistol or rifle. I have always found that new brass from any source, including Starline, needs mouth chamfering prior to first loading. Don't skip that step.