9mm brass below 0.750"

[boychuia]

Hello,

Recently got a significant amount of "1f" brass and after finally getting to processing it, the bulk of it is below the trim length of 0.750".

Worthless? Just toss it?

Thanks

 

[Spawn-Inc]

what below .750?

I would load it once then not worry about picking it up unless it's really below .750.

 

[Trinimon]

Can't recall the last time I measured my pistol brass.

 

[thechineseguy]

Can't recall the last time I measured my pistol brass.

me too. actually, i never have.

 

[just having some fun]

are they below .744 ? ---- if between .754 -.744 you are good to go, by the specs


the only time I have measured pistol brass it was to sort it by length of some odds and ends of a bucket of range brass

very very short = shoot it one last time then in to the brass bucket (some had no visible head stamp)
very short = shoot it for practice where the chance of not finding it is high
short = shoot it

if it is close to trim length = use it for match or load test over a chrony

 

[DWiB]

9mm headspaces on top of the case. If the case is too short the round will seat too deep in the chamber. If it were me, as long as the firing pin was still striking the primer, and the slide locked properly, I would use it.

I cant imagine its too short to be loaded and re-used.

 

[577/450]

Is it all the same brand and what brand is it?

 

[boychuia]

It's mixed

 

[tjhaile]

I have never measured brass for handgun cartridges, nor have I ever encountered any issues related to case length with any of my reloads. Case length is just not normally an issue with straight-walled cases the way it is with bottle-necked ones.

 

[Ganderite]

You can load and shoot it. Worst that can happen is a round or two won't fire.

I do not measure pistol brass.

 

[Breaker61]

Reload and Shoot It. Never trimmed a straight walled auto loading pistol cartridge in my life.

 

[PlaidSon]

Calipers properly zeroed?

 

[boychuia]

Lol of course calipres are zerod

 

[boychuia]

Just to add comedy to it......45 lbs worth

 

[bigedp51]

are they below .744 ? ---- if between .754 -.744 you are good to go, by the specs

the only time I have measured pistol brass it was to sort it by length of some odds and ends of a bucket of range brass

very very short = shoot it one last time then in to the brass bucket (some had no visible head stamp)
very short = shoot it for practice where the chance of not finding it is high
short = shoot it

if it is close to trim length = use it for match or load test over a chrony

I second what "just having some fun" posted above, "- if between .754 -.744 you are good to go, by the specs"

 

[the sock]

Reload and shoot. Never have trimmed a straight wall pistol case, and I shoot thousands per year.