Yes it's "safe" to buy and it's good brass if you can get past the high price. IMO you can get much better deals online. Online Winchester 30-30 brass is ~$17/50 and Hornady 30-30 brass is ~$35/50.Thanks, so I am safe buying unloaded brass. Good to know.
Yes.Does anybody know why it is shorter?
There is your answer in a nutshell...Yes.
Because the FTX plastic tip Spitzer bullet is longer then normal FP or HP bullets the same weight.
The cases are shorter to make the loaded rounds OAL short enough to fit in revolver cylinders and feed in lever-actions.
rc
All calibers of brass they load the FTX in is shorter then normal.
I have shot Hornady LVR ammo in 30-30, 45-70 and .357 Magnum and all the cases were slightly shorter than standard brass for those cartridges to accommodate the longer tipped bullets. If the 35 Rem brass isn't shorter it might be because many of the bullets used in the 35 Rem are on the long side past the cannelure so no shortening of the brass was necessary to load the FTX bullet.I was under that impression also, but I found that the .35 Rem is not shorter than SAAMI spec...
Only one I have been exposed to, so the only one I can attest to...
Same goes for XTP Hornady ammo, at least for 357. I've got a bagfull of it . It's a pain if it gets mixed in with full length brass, end up with no crimp.Yes.
Because the FTX plastic tip Spitzer bullet is longer then normal FP or HP bullets the same weight.
The cases are shorter to make the loaded rounds OAL short enough to fit in revolver cylinders and feed in lever-actions.
rc