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I have about 100 pieces of 308 win (HSM new/factory) and 100 pieces of .308 win LC (once fired and processed by some company). I have check the 4 pieces from each lot against a L.E. Wilson case gauge and the fits inside the tolerance. I put two pieces on my trimmer and both pieces got trimmed by a very small amount. So the overall length is longer then what I trim my brass too, but my question is should I resize the new and remanufactured brass.
Might as well. It's not going to hurt anything, won't take very long, and then you know it's right.
If you do not resize the cases the neck will not hold a bullet.
And different case gauges have different inside diameters, meaning most gauges only check shoulder location for checking shoulder bump.
Example below the Wilson and Dillon case gauges allows the base of the case to drop further into the gauge. "BUT" the red JP Enterprise gauge is reamed to minimum SAAMI diameter and smaller in diameter than the Wilson and Dillon gauges.
https://i.imgur.com/KSB3ZvP.jpg
All my brass gets resized prior to reloading, regardless of its age or where it came from.
Decided to resize that way I know that the brass is consistent with the rest of my brass. Thanks guys.
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Originally Posted by Ryno12
If you did not do it, then it did not get done. Kind of a motto I use for myself when reloading. I don't care if it is factory or someone else pre-processed. I would at least want to take measurements to ensure everything was done and there is consistency. For every single case. But it is usually less effort just to process it and then you know for sure.
It depends on the brass. I've taken new Lapua brass and just loaded it up. Dented necks, however, would benefit from an initial sizing. If you have a neck sizing die, you could run that and be fine.
I agree with this. Lapua I load straight out of the box. Afterwards it is resized in a Redding S bushing die to bump the shoulder back about .002Quote:
Originally Posted by markm
Well on that I agree, too. After measuring I found Lapua and Nosler brass out of the box to be excellent. So I do load those without resizing due to the confidence I have from their consistent measurements. I have not tried new Hornady brass but I suspect it would be good quality in consistency as well. But any "regular" new brass like Win, Rem, and even Fed or other headstamp I will resize. And certainly any "once fired" pre-processed brass gets resized.Quote:
Originally Posted by diving dave