I am shooting a Savage Model 12 .223 Rem and just started to reload for it. I just resized my brass (loaded Federal brass, once fired through my gun) and every piece of brass is very short. According to my reloading manual, the trim to for the .223 is 1.750". My brass, after being fired once and resizing, is in between, 1.550 and 1.60. I got great accuracy when the bullet was loaded from the factory, usual groups were well under an inch at 100 yards. Will this cause any problems with my reloading and why did the factory trim the brass so short? Thanks in advance for the replies.
PJ3

You won't have any problems with brass that is short, during reloading or in shooting the rounds. I try to keep all brass the same length, and when it does get to the point that it needs trimming, I trim short by about .010 so I don't have to trim so often.
Just keep tabs on the max length of 1.750, and when your brass get's close, trim.
Where are you from in Central PA? I'm originally from the HBG west shore area.

Don

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My brass, after being fired once and resizing, is in between, 1.550 and 1.60.

If it was that short there wouldn't be any neck on it at all.....you are not reading your instrumenbts correctly!

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Originally posted by vapodog:

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My brass, after being fired once and resizing, is in between, 1.550 and 1.60.

If it was that short there wouldn't be any neck on it at all.....you are not reading your instrumenbts correctly!

Yea , I just measured a 223, 1.60 would be missing its whole neck!

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Originally posted by DMB:
Just keep tabs on the max length of 1.750, and when your brass get's close, trim.
Don

Just for the record, the max length is 1.760 and even that is not critical. Trimming 10thou off is a suggested amount, and IMHO is a form of madness.