Seems to be two camps here on THR, check a few and if ok shoot them or pull them apart and reload them with confidence in the knowledge that I know for a fact what is going on. I personally have one foot in each camp, I like the idea of a hand from beyond guiding the bullet to the target and filling the freezer and at the same time I’m not much of a gambler.
The way I see it at this point is that I don’t HAVE to gamble on unknown results even though they’re probably fine to shoot. I have plenty of factory stuff on hand that makes a gamble unnecessary. When the weatherman says it may rain and it may not I always make sure to have an umbrella just in case.
I’m going to pull them apart and start fresh even though from what I’ve seen, measured and weighed they should be fine to shoot. I have plenty of house plants that could use a shot of fertilizer. I’ll work up my own loads with the case, primer and bullets and my choice of powder if I can settle on a powder that will do.223/5.56 and 30-30 WELL. Still reading up on what works well for others in that regard and the list is hard to narrow down without actually loading something up and trying it my own rifles.
Thanks everyone for all the advice!
Dave