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Most brass too short. Trim them all?
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<blockquote data-quote="entoptics" data-source="post: 1390582" data-attributes="member: 104268"><p>I tried the DIY case mouth gauge mentioned here.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2015/06/how-to-craft-your-own-chamber-length-gauge/" target="_blank">http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2015/06/how-to-craft-your-own-chamber-length-gauge/</a></p><p></p><p>It didn't work so great, as the fit was too tight for the cut ring to slide down well, but even with the gross measurements from two tries, I reckon I'm probably near SAAMI max around 2.67".</p><p></p><p>If I were to trim too short, but all my cases were the same, would this mitigate the "carbon ring" issues?</p><p></p><p>Ideally, I'm about to load up ~250 rounds and won't reload anymore win mag till those are gone. At that point, I'd re-evaluate my brass, trim to conformity, and clean the chamber in preparation for the new length.</p><p></p><p>Also, what steps would one take to "clean the chamber" such that the carbon ring doesn't get out of hand? Is regular cleaning enough? I like to let my gun foul to equilibrium, so I rarely deep clean. Every 30-50 rounds, I'll run a Hoppes patch or two, then a 1 or 2 passes with a brush, and then half dozen Hoppes patches with a little soak time in between. There's still light blue streaks on the last patch when I quit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="entoptics, post: 1390582, member: 104268"] I tried the DIY case mouth gauge mentioned here. [URL]http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2015/06/how-to-craft-your-own-chamber-length-gauge/[/URL] It didn't work so great, as the fit was too tight for the cut ring to slide down well, but even with the gross measurements from two tries, I reckon I'm probably near SAAMI max around 2.67". If I were to trim too short, but all my cases were the same, would this mitigate the "carbon ring" issues? Ideally, I'm about to load up ~250 rounds and won't reload anymore win mag till those are gone. At that point, I'd re-evaluate my brass, trim to conformity, and clean the chamber in preparation for the new length. Also, what steps would one take to "clean the chamber" such that the carbon ring doesn't get out of hand? Is regular cleaning enough? I like to let my gun foul to equilibrium, so I rarely deep clean. Every 30-50 rounds, I'll run a Hoppes patch or two, then a 1 or 2 passes with a brush, and then half dozen Hoppes patches with a little soak time in between. There's still light blue streaks on the last patch when I quit. [/QUOTE]
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