April 21, 2002, 01:26 PM | #1 |
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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.
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April 22, 2002, 07:37 AM | #2 |
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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.
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April 22, 2002, 05:23 PM | #3 |
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Not enough of them to worry about. I'll trash them.
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April 25, 2002, 09:56 PM | #4 |
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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, 07:46 AM | #5 |
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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.
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