shoots45s
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I've loaded 1000's of rounds for my 45 and AR using spent brass.
For 45, after a wash and tumbling, I just reload it. Don't care about case length.
For 223, after a wash and tumbling and pass through a Lee full length resizingndie, I check for length. Those over the spec 1.76 are trimmed to about 1.755 and deburred. Pocket holes are checked for tightness and crimp and fixed if found. I do a light camfer just prior to loading. I haven't worried that much about consistent case lengths for this since the AR is rather loose on spec anyway.
I picked up some once fired 308 cases and have washed and tumbled them.
A cursory check of 50 or so cases found only a few that were above max case length of 2.015. Most were in the range of 2.005 to 2.015 with a few below 2.005. I'll need to trim the longer ones of course.
The question is whether I need to pay more close attention to the case length than I have for 223 or is the COAL more important - get the bullet right next to the lands in the barrel.
Thanks
For 45, after a wash and tumbling, I just reload it. Don't care about case length.
For 223, after a wash and tumbling and pass through a Lee full length resizingndie, I check for length. Those over the spec 1.76 are trimmed to about 1.755 and deburred. Pocket holes are checked for tightness and crimp and fixed if found. I do a light camfer just prior to loading. I haven't worried that much about consistent case lengths for this since the AR is rather loose on spec anyway.
I picked up some once fired 308 cases and have washed and tumbled them.
A cursory check of 50 or so cases found only a few that were above max case length of 2.015. Most were in the range of 2.005 to 2.015 with a few below 2.005. I'll need to trim the longer ones of course.
The question is whether I need to pay more close attention to the case length than I have for 223 or is the COAL more important - get the bullet right next to the lands in the barrel.
Thanks