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<blockquote data-quote="Ozzieman" data-source="post: 255149" data-attributes="member: 14719"><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 10px">HORNADY 7th shows the following for 223 and for 223 service rifle data.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 10px">MAX C.O.L. 2.250</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Max case length: 1.760</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Case trim length: 1.750</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">I also agree with AJ Peacock, the important thing is consistency.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">I use a </span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Wilson</span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> case trimmer and there are times that once set I am surprised at the consistency that I get with there trimmer.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Other people will tell you to have your chamber measured for depth and cut the cases to 0.0000000001 less than the chamber length.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">I am kidding at the number, but I do have a friend that if he could, he would trim that close.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">The important thing as others have said, too long is the one thing you don't want your cases to be.</span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ozzieman, post: 255149, member: 14719"] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=2]HORNADY 7th shows the following for 223 and for 223 service rifle data.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=2]MAX C.O.L. 2.250[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=2]Max case length: 1.760[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=2]Case trim length: 1.750[/SIZE][/FONT] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]I also agree with AJ Peacock, the important thing is consistency.[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [SIZE=2][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]I use a [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Wilson[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana] case trimmer and there are times that once set I am surprised at the consistency that I get with there trimmer.[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]Other people will tell you to have your chamber measured for depth and cut the cases to 0.0000000001 less than the chamber length.:)[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]I am kidding at the number, but I do have a friend that if he could, he would trim that close.[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]The important thing as others have said, too long is the one thing you don’t want your cases to be.[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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