I just acquired some .45 colt cases that were said to be purchased from an indoor range that doesn't sell reloads. After de priming, cleaning and re sizing, I started sorting. I was pleasantly happy to come across some Hornady cases. 14 nickle and 8 brass. Not that many but nice. I store my cases in factory ammo trays stacked inside larger plastic totes with sealed lids. As I was putting the cases away, I noticed some cases that were considerably shorter than the other ones in the tray. They were all 22 of the Hornady cases. Looking closer, they are a full case rim shorter. All my other cases measure no less than 1.280. These cases measure 1.2270-1.2325.
Well, after the long read...are these even usable?