NICE! HC performed some geesnic cleansing today!
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NICE! HC performed some geesnic cleansing today!
Hell yeah. Jerky and sausage soon.
If you want absolute precision on a case trimmer, get the Wilson Stainless trimmer. It uses a case chamber die that references off the shoulder. It's not cheap, but if you want precision, that's what the bench rest shooters use.Quote:
Originally Posted by BuffCyclist
That is so tempting, but I can't justify spending $100 on anything right now unless I sell my pistol upper first.Quote:
Originally Posted by bogie
case trimming is such a pain... But hey, if I sell my pistol upper, I'll only have one .223 gun, so I won't have to trim brass anyway, right?
Unless they stretch so much that they result in FTF etc., then no.Quote:
Originally Posted by HoneyBadger
Another thing, if you get into precision shooting, then you'll want to trim for case uniformity. Otherwise, for plinking, you're g2g unless the rounds won't chamber. Seems like some folks just trim after the first firing, then you're okay for a couple more firings before trimming is needed.
They shouldn't stretch at all if you always fire them from the same chamber... Right? Well, i thought that's what my Lyman and Lee manuals say.Quote:
Originally Posted by bogie
They will stretch to the point that the case can ram into the rifling. You really need to measure the case after every firing and make sure they are within the dimensions of your specific chamber. It would be unsafe to let the cases get too long as pressure could spike to dangerous levels.Quote:
Originally Posted by HoneyBadger
I understand the danger of high pressure due to cases being too long, but I am almost certain I read in my manuals that the case is perfectly formed into the chamber it is fired in, then it doesn't need resizing or trimming? I guess I'll have to go re-read that section. I'm still a total noob at the reloading game.Quote:
Originally Posted by bogie