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44 Rem Mag
savage204
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I'm reloading and have my cases cleaned, sized and deprimed. The book says case length is 1.285 then says to trim to 1.275. My cases are
measuring 1.280,,,,do I have to trim them? I am shooting a Ruger Redhawk 44 Rem Mag revolver. I don't want to trim a thousand rounds if
it is not necessary. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for all the help,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Joe
measuring 1.280,,,,do I have to trim them? I am shooting a Ruger Redhawk 44 Rem Mag revolver. I don't want to trim a thousand rounds if
it is not necessary. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for all the help,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Joe
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To trim, or not to trim? I personally have never trimmed any case that I use in a handgun. I have reloaded thousands of rounds of 44mag for handgun and have never had any issues by not trimming. Some here may have other opinions...just giving you my 2 cents.
Thanks for the info 44, I do appreciate it. It may only be 2
cents to you but its worth a couple of bucks to me. That is gonna save
me a lot of time.
In the thousands of 44mag. I have reloaded, I've found the case will crack before needing trimed. For that matter, I have never had to trim any hand gun brass.
Thank you very much DCS. This is going to help me a lot. I do
appreciate the reply.
The only reason I have ever had to trim .44 Magnum brass is using different brands and/or lots, and the cartridge case lengths sometimes vary. I normally roll crimp into the groove of cast bullets, and the crimp would be inconsistent if all cases were not trimmed to the same length. I know it would be better to not mix brands and lots, but truthfully I haven't been able to tell any difference over the last 40 years when firing mixed-brand cases in my handguns; they all seem to shoot into good groups if I do my part. The consistent crimp might be at least as important as whatever minor interior case capacity variance there might be.
Thanks PA shootist. I appreciate your thoughts and reply. I'm
not going to trim. I'm glad I asked the ? and got these responses. At first I thought it was a dumb question. Have a great New Years.
quote:Originally posted by PA Shootist
The only reason I have ever had to trim .44 Magnum brass is using different brands and/or lots, and the cartridge case lengths sometimes vary. I normally roll crimp into the groove of cast bullets, and the crimp would be inconsistent if all cases were not trimmed to the same length. I know it would be better to not mix brands and lots, but truthfully I haven't been able to tell any difference over the last 40 years when firing mixed-brand cases in my handguns; they all seem to shoot into good groups if I do my part. The consistent crimp might be at least as important as whatever minor interior case capacity variance there might be.
Thanks PA shootist. I appreciate your thoughts and reply. I'm
not going to trim. I'm glad I asked the ? and got these responses. At first I thought it was a dumb question. Have a great New Years.
In my mind there is no dumb question when it comes to reloading...good luck to ya. reloader44mag