Hello Mr. W30WCF-

I think we may be giving consideration to two different ends of the bullet as we discuss case length.

In your comment - you address the issue of COAL - potentially going too long if the brass runs long with a max length bullet nose.

At the other end - I'm concerned about bullet body protruding below the case neck when the brass runs short.

If brass is somewhat uniform - it's no problem. My observations of late have been with .38-55 & .25-20 brass. New WW brass goes .050" shorter than max length. I'm not sure they'll ever grow that much.

Best regards-

Sky C.