Overtrimmed my brass!

[Korhil78]

I have never done this before so I thought that I would ask. I Overtrimmed some of my brass (10) so it is .008 shorter than what the book says to trim it to. Is that going to affect anything? I don't think that it will but thought that I would ask.

 

[Topgun 30-06]

Nope, it shouldn't hurt anything as far as safety, it that's what you're looking at.

 

[Stormrider]

Won't affect a thing.

 

[killitgrillit]

shoot away

 

[Gene]

I have never done this before so I thought that I would ask. I Overtrimmed some of my brass (10) so it is .008 shorter than what the book says to trim it to. Is that going to affect anything? I don't think that it will but thought that I would ask.

Actually, your right on where it should be. Most reloaders try to stay about .010" below SAMMI chamber length. Just keep them all consistent same length; and inside and outside champfer afterward.

 

[Broz]

Did you trim to SAMMI specs or to a spec "Trim Length" from a loading book? I agree you should be fine but if the speced trim length you used includes .010" os so below SAMMI you do have a slight danger of a carbon spot in the chamber. If this is the case I would still shoot them with a little extra cleaning of the chamber as they grow back out.

Jeff

 

[Fox Hunter]

Trimming .008" shorter than the "trim to" length won't hurt a thing as others here have said. Those cases will flow back length after a couple firing/ full length sizing cycles.