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range for 5.56 case lengths

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09 June 2017, 16:37
Gary J Leonard
range for 5.56 case lengths
Good Morning All. I have question regarding the range of case length for 5.56 cases. I have lengths ranging from 1.740" - up past 1.760". I was taught to trim anything over 1.755" down to 1.755". Is this good practice? Is there a minimum length that I should discard any pieces that are under that length. Any other thoughts on case length max and min would be appreciated. Thanks


sapper
09 June 2017, 22:13
larrys
I only trim when the case length is over 1.76. If it is less than that, I just move on. More then that, I trim to 1.750.


Larry

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09 June 2017, 22:39
dpcd
There is no real minimum for an AR blaster; I trim them all to the absolute shortest length and then they will be lost before they grow over max.