Short Hornady pistol brass

[Jbotto]

Why does it seem that anytime I come across Hornady pistol brass, that it's much shorter than all the rest? I shoot mixed brass in my revolvers, and have found this to be the case, that Hornady brass is significantly shorter in both .357 and .44 magnum. Any clue?

 

[rg1]

Possibly from Hornady's Flex-Tip factory ammo. Hornady says trim .357 mag brass to 1.240" for their 140 FTX bullet and 1.255" for their 255 grain FTX in 44 magnum brass.

 

[joneb]

I separate cases by headstamp for consistent case neck tension.
I trim 357 mag brass to 1.280" and 44 mag to 1.275" for consistent crimps.
Like rg1 said, the brass may have been trimmed to load the FTX bullet.