Hi guys,
Although not new to weapons, etc., I am relatively new to reloading although I've been amassing equipment for several years for when I started reloading in earnest.
Well, I'm retired now and I'm really starting the reloading.
I'm reloading right now for the Winchester 308. I"m wondering if I have goofed up.
The maximum length of the brass case is supposed to be 2.015 according to the Lyman book.
Somewhere along the line I failed to measure the cases I'm reloading. I've done about 150 - 175.
I'm now finding out that the cases themselves are longer than the called for maximum length.l
The longest case I've found is 2.030.
I am using 40 grains if IMR 4895 - this is the minimum load in the Lyman book.
These bullets are FMJ, 147 grain.
The cartridges will chamber in my M1A and my Rem 700.
I have used the Lee Factory Crimp Die.
The overall length is less than the maximum called for in the Lyman book.
Am I asking for trouble shooting these cartridges due to the case length being longer than is called for?
Duh......................................