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Old September 24, 2013, 09:58 PM   #1
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Sizing new brass

I often see people recommending that new brass should be sized before loading. I have some new Starline 38 Special brass that measures .377 OD and is pretty darn round. The spec for 38 Special is .379 so I am good there.
Any thoughts on this are appreciated.

Size or not?

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Old September 24, 2013, 10:22 PM   #2
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resize

i think it would be a good practiceb to get into, any bulk made hand handeled brass is subject to dent's ding's and malforming the brass while shipping and handeling .i have found a few screwed up before .
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Old September 24, 2013, 11:10 PM   #3
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I don't. I've purchased Starline brass for 38 Special, 38 Short Colt, and 10mm Auto.

I only flare, prime, & load.

For what it's worth, I always crimp with a Lee FCD; and that's kind of like resizing. But if I didn't use a FCD, it wouldn't change the fact that I don't resize new brass.
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Old September 24, 2013, 11:40 PM   #4
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I always size all new brass. I guess you can check it to see what diameter it is and perhaps get by with inside neck expanding and flaring?
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Old September 24, 2013, 11:57 PM   #5
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I never really gave it much thought. But there's some good points being made here.

I haven't had any problems. But who knows, maybe the Lee FCD (which does actually resize) is saving me from trouble and I don't even know it.
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Old September 25, 2013, 06:03 AM   #6
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For new brass, only thing I do is check length, if that's ok, I just make sure the mouth is nice and round, and then load'em up.
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Old September 25, 2013, 06:09 AM   #7
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I always resize new brass for the rifle. Pistol-- It would not hurt and is very easy and fast ( no lube or anything ). Not sure if it affects accuracy or not,but do you want to waste 100 rounds of powder,primers,bullets to find out?. Components are hard to come by these days,Make all shots count. Every shot should be a learning shot.
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Old September 25, 2013, 06:30 AM   #8
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By the time you posted the question, then read through all the upcoming posts, you could have had them all sized and flared.
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Old September 25, 2013, 07:28 AM   #9
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why?

I learned to always size new cases, to ensure uniformity, concentricity, and a flash hole (see: How to lose a championship match).


I didn't always, until I got some new cases that did not secure the bullet.
I learned....

....to always size my cases.
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Old September 25, 2013, 07:44 AM   #10
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Thanks for the input. I'm not really worried about saving work by not sizing. I was just wondering if there was something I was missing more than anything. After measuring a good sample everything looks in spec and ready to go.

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