Imi 357

Colduglandon · April 21, 2002, 02:26 PM

Picked up some brass at the range. They are measureably shorter than the other brass I am using. 1.230 vs 1.280-1.290. Is this normal for IMI. Any harm in using it.

WESHOOT2 · April 22, 2002, 08:37 AM

Without knowing the history of these cases, I personally would not risk using them for ANYTHING other than 38 Special-type loads.

Bullets = Cast Performance or Beartooth
Cases = Starline
Powder = N110, W296, H110, AA9, H4227, Lil'Gun, and some others.......
Primers = CCI550, and some others.......

Crimp (heavily) using the Reding Profile Crimp die.

Colduglandon · April 22, 2002, 06:23 PM

Not enough of them to worry about. I'll trash them.

Pigshooter · April 25, 2002, 10:56 PM

I think you caught this on the other thread, but they may have been used for extra heavy bullets in a revolver. This allows you to seat them long and still maintain an OAL that fits in the cylinder.

Then again, someone may have gotten a new case trimmer for their birthday and got a little excited with it.

stans · April 26, 2002, 08:46 AM

Another possibility is that they are well used cases and began to crack at the case mouth. I have heard of reloaders trimming such cases very short to get past the crack.

April 21, 2002, 02:26 PM	#1
Colduglandon Senior Member Join Date: March 5, 1999 Location: Mass Posts: 493	Imi 357 Picked up some brass at the range. They are measureably shorter than the other brass I am using. 1.230 vs 1.280-1.290. Is this normal for IMI. Any harm in using it.

April 22, 2002, 08:37 AM	#2
WESHOOT2 Senior Member Join Date: February 20, 1999 Location: home on the range; Vermont (Caspian country) Posts: 14,324	HISTORY Without knowing the history of these cases, I personally would not risk using them for ANYTHING other than 38 Special-type loads. Bullets = Cast Performance or Beartooth Cases = Starline Powder = N110, W296, H110, AA9, H4227, Lil'Gun, and some others....... Primers = CCI550, and some others....... Crimp (heavily) using the Reding Profile Crimp die.

April 22, 2002, 06:23 PM	#3
Colduglandon Senior Member Join Date: March 5, 1999 Location: Mass Posts: 493	Not enough of them to worry about. I'll trash them.

April 25, 2002, 10:56 PM	#4
Pigshooter Senior Member Join Date: December 19, 2001 Location: Euless, TX Posts: 334	I think you caught this on the other thread, but they may have been used for extra heavy bullets in a revolver. This allows you to seat them long and still maintain an OAL that fits in the cylinder. Then again, someone may have gotten a new case trimmer for their birthday and got a little excited with it.

April 26, 2002, 08:46 AM	#5
stans Senior Member Join Date: November 9, 2001 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 838	Another possibility is that they are well used cases and began to crack at the case mouth. I have heard of reloaders trimming such cases very short to get past the crack.