30-06 case shorter after shot.... Renewal!!! Will they be more accurate..???

[Mobeasto]

Hi guys a few days ago I told you that the case of my 30-06 was shorter after being shot.. they were actually 2.477 instead of 2.484 before shot...

I was wondering will they be more accurate If I leave them like this and do only Neck Sizing or It's better to do a full sizing..I know If I leave them at 2.477 they will grow back shot by shot... But Will there be a reasonable difference between the Neck sized case at 2.477 and Full sized case at 2.484 ???

All thanks in advance

 

[H4831]

Quit worrying about very minor differences in case lengths. For many years my method of determining whether a case needed trimming, was to compare it with a new case, either an unfired brass, or a loaded round. I just held them side by side and eye-balled them.
So your cases are a hair short. What difference does it make? I used to form 270 brass from fired 30-06 brass. The 270s ended up about one tenth of an inch shorter than they should have been. I heard stories of how shooting them would damage the throat of the rifle, but nothing ever happend to my rifle! Or me. Eventually the necks grew to size.
Whether to neck size, or full length, has been discussed many, many times on here. Consensus is it is easier on the brass, and likely more accurate ammo, if it is neck sized only.

 

[sunray]

"...Neck Sizing or It's better to do a full sizing..." It won't matter for accuracy. However, if you're shooting a semi-auto, a lever or pump action, Full Length resizing is required. Neck sizing only is fine for bolt actions as long as you use the brass thayt was fired out of the rifle. New brass or any fired in another rifle will have to be FL resized first.

 

[John Y Cannuck]

" if you're shooting a semi-auto, a lever or pump action, Full Length resizing is required. Neck sizing only is fine for bolt actions as long as you use the brass thayt was fired out of the rifle. New brass or any fired in another rifle will have to be FL resized first.

That's what the gun rags say, but, as usual, in real life it's only true for some rifles. I have a wide variety of lever guns. Only one is a problem if I want to neck size.