I am new to reloading and just getting started. So I have some questions regarding my 44 Mag reloads.
I have 16 pieces of brass and 8 of them I trimmed to what the book recommends as a "trim-to length"of 1.275". The remaining 8 pieces I left alone but all were under the max. case length of 1.285".
When is a piece of brass to short? I returned from the range and went about reloading the brass again. After I resized the brass I noticed some pieces are under the "trim-to length" by almost .005". When is a piece too short to be reloaded safley?
Do I need to trim pistol/straight walled cases? I know some dont bother with it, but these 44 Mags are for my Ruger carbine rifle, so I thought I would trim some just to see what kind of performance differance there would be. For the 44 Mag or even my 357 mag revolver, do I need to bother with trimming?
After I returned from the range I noticed that some pieces shrunk instead of strecthed. Is this normal?
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I have 16 pieces of brass and 8 of them I trimmed to what the book recommends as a "trim-to length"of 1.275". The remaining 8 pieces I left alone but all were under the max. case length of 1.285".
When is a piece of brass to short? I returned from the range and went about reloading the brass again. After I resized the brass I noticed some pieces are under the "trim-to length" by almost .005". When is a piece too short to be reloaded safley?
Do I need to trim pistol/straight walled cases? I know some dont bother with it, but these 44 Mags are for my Ruger carbine rifle, so I thought I would trim some just to see what kind of performance differance there would be. For the 44 Mag or even my 357 mag revolver, do I need to bother with trimming?
After I returned from the range I noticed that some pieces shrunk instead of strecthed. Is this normal?
Thanks for the feedback and please stay tuned to this channel for more questions of help!