[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Brass length

Posted: 11/1/2008 5:22:49 PM EDT

I was trimming brass for my 308 today and I messed up and trimmed 30 pieces of brass to 2.003" instead of 2.005". Can I still use the brass or should I just throw it away? Im loading for accuracy. I know my manual says min. length is 2.005" I just hope I can still use it. Thanks guys

Posted: 11/1/2008 5:37:20 PM EDT

[#1]

Posted: 11/1/2008 5:52:34 PM EDT

[#2]

Will be ok for regular shooting and plinking loads.

Posted: 11/1/2008 7:26:44 PM EDT

[#3]

.002 means absolutely nothing. An argument might be made for ultra precision loads but even then I would say means nothing. .005" doesn't even really affect your average load much.

Posted: 11/1/2008 8:53:06 PM EDT

[#4]

Shoot the brass. Don't throw it away, and don't worry about the affect on accuracy.

When trimming, shoot for a number just a couple or three thousandths longer than the "trim to length". This will eliminate short cases.

Posted: 11/1/2008 8:58:01 PM EDT

[#5]

+1
The average human hair is .003.

I don't know if it's kosher or not, but I have, on occasion, re-resized a shoet piece of brass, and when the palnets are aligned correctly, it was stratched back to spec.

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