Uh-oh, trimmed too much

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I hope everyone had a great 4th of July. I have a question about trim to length. I am working at the moment with some Norma 308 Win brass. I have some that were once fired and I am starting with some that are new. I had three pieces that exceeded the max case length of 2.015". I proceeded to trim these going for 2.005", the trim to length. I overshot on one, taking it down to 2.002.
I decided to measure the new brass for comparison and found that several of the pieces were below the case trim length. One came in at 1.999". Jim,
I recall in the Reloading 101 video you said if you overshoot and trim too much the case is trash, but these are brand new. I am wondering if these are good to shoot?

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If you trim tooo much, the case is indeed trash. In this case you’re easily within spec. 3 thou short is nothing. No prob.

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you could try running them through the resizing die.That should give you some length. Chamfering and deburring may give you some extra length as well.

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Thanks, Jim. How about the new piece that was 1.999" or 6 thou short?

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Very normal to see that. 6 thou is tiny.

Just know that you can’t ever go LONG on the brass. But a tiny bit short like these numbers is normal.

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Thanks again for helping me out and sharing knowledge as I learn handloading. This is one of the reasons I love the Backfire community!

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