I finished trimming over an hour ago. I'll debut and chamfer another day. I wouldn't have enjoyed having one set consistent and the other inconsistent. Rifles that don't shoot .75 MOA or better at two. Hundred yards don't stay in the stable. I've got a .30-40 Krag barrel for my Stevens 44 1/2 that only shoots cast billets that I make and exceeds this criteria with at least 8 different load combos. I will work toward ragged holes at 25 yds with this K38.
.38 Special - trim or no trim?
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That's the best answer right there
I was just going to say, I don't measure 357 or 38 special cases. I can trim, debur and chamfer in less time than it takes to measure the cases and mess with adjusting a crimp die and I don't like to adjust a crimp die batch to batch.
Spoken by the trim champion of the world!!
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If you are shooting 38 Spl brass in a 38 Spl revolver, trimming to minimum case length is a good idea. Trimming 38 Spl brass for a 357 mag revolver is a waste of time. You will have more fun going to the range and shooting your revolver.
I haven't trimmed .38
But if I did I would trim it once and forget it. It only takes me a few seconds to trim a case with my setup.
But if I did I would trim it once and forget it. It only takes me a few seconds to trim a case with my setup.
forestswin
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Spoken by the trim champion of the world!!
AKA ForestTrim
Its ForestCrimps, buddy. As you apply named me awhile back. Its the crimps that matter, trimming just gets you there.
You are a man of just so many Talents
You probably look at a forest and obsess that all the trees are not the same height!
Pocketfisherman
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If it's mixed brass, trimming is not going to make a noticeable difference in accuracy. If you're sorting by headstamp, weighing every charge, weighing bullets and sorting by weight, then by all means trim them too. But just trimming without doing that other stuff is fruitless other than giving you the personal satisfaction that OCD demands.
The variation will give you inconsistent crimp. The consistency of the crimp is one of the factors in accuracy. If your type of shooting can be done within the accuracy variation don't bother about it. If you shoot bullseye or other "precision" shooting, you would want to have the most consistent crimp possible.
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For my 39s, I use "range brass" - I have never trimmed and never had problems - it works well for the type of shooting that I do. I mainly kill cans, punch holes in paper and maybe face off with a nasty woodchuck once in a while. All I shoot is bullets I cast - SWC, WC and two different RN.
If you are a "serious" shooter and shooting competition - then yea, trim away if you feel the need. I think its a "personal thing". Since you have trimmed a quantity - try the trimmed versus the un-trimmed - see if you can actually see a difference in the accuracy - that will give you your answer. Good luck and have fun!
If you are a "serious" shooter and shooting competition - then yea, trim away if you feel the need. I think its a "personal thing". Since you have trimmed a quantity - try the trimmed versus the un-trimmed - see if you can actually see a difference in the accuracy - that will give you your answer. Good luck and have fun!
Frank46
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When I first started reloading for my Ruger Redhawk in 44 magnum and using H110 (when you could find it) It was stated in the loading manual to use a good crimp. Well really learned something as the first 50 cases I reloaded had varying case lengths. crimps were all over the place. So sized them, trimmed them and reloaded them. Crimps were much more consistent. Frank
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