Ok...here is the situation. I've reloaded mostly pistol cartridges and I am just getting set up to reload .308 rifle rounds. So I bought 125 pieces of .308 fired brass for a pretty good price...don't know how many times it's been fired. I set up my Lee turret with Lee .308 dies. I lubed all the cases and ran them all through the full length resizing die and decapped them as well. I measured the case length and found most to be 2.015 to 2.025. In my reloading manual it has the max case length as 2.015.
Is it REALLY necessary to trim all of these cases? If so to what length?
I have the Lee "pull string" trimmer and have trimmed .223 cases before but not .308. All I'd have to do is get the .308 insert....I've got the universal shell holder.
Any helpful suggestions would be appreciated.
Is it REALLY necessary to trim all of these cases? If so to what length?
I have the Lee "pull string" trimmer and have trimmed .223 cases before but not .308. All I'd have to do is get the .308 insert....I've got the universal shell holder.
Any helpful suggestions would be appreciated.