I see everywhere for this cartridge you want to be between 2.010"-2.030"
What happens if I trim a few casing to 2.006"?
.004" below minimum trim length
What happens if I trim a few casing to 2.006"?
.004" below minimum trim length
A larger carbon ring in the chamber for one thing. I run all mine at the max case length the chamber will allow and verify with a bore scope. When i get to the end of the chamber, I trim .005 under that length and keep em there. After all, isnt custom ammo for our particular rifle what we are striving for? I like those longer necks. YMMVI see everywhere for this cartridge you want to be between 2.010"-2.030"
What happens if I trim a few casing to 2.006"?
.004" below minimum trim length
A larger carbon ring in the chamber for one thing. I run all mine at the max case length the chamber will allow and verify with a bore scope. When i get to the end of the chamber, I trim .005 under that length and keep em there. After all, isnt custom ammo for our particular rifle what we are striving for? I like those longer necks. YMMV
This is a rather good idea.
In general, nothing. You could probably go so short as to create problems, but you shouldn't ever need to cut that much brass off to make a case work. Flip your focus around from "how short do I make them" to "how long can I leave them".What happens if I trim a few casing to 2.006"?
.004" below minimum trim length