islander
Bearcat
Getting ready to load a batch of 38 special. Trimmed to good consistency but being new at trimming I do have some shorter cases within 0.005" of the trim length of 1.147", and some trial misfits off by 0.010". All cases are within the SAAMI length which is 1.155" - 1.135". The cases will be crimped with the Redding profile crimp die and used in a 357 mag. revolver.
Specific question I have is what should the case length tolerance be for good uniform crimps - 0.005" variation, or less?. Anything outside the tolerance range will be discarded but I need opinions from experienced reloaders about what to throw away, thanks.
Specific question I have is what should the case length tolerance be for good uniform crimps - 0.005" variation, or less?. Anything outside the tolerance range will be discarded but I need opinions from experienced reloaders about what to throw away, thanks.