trimming length or tolerance?

bsand said:
What are you using to trim your cases? I also found that federal gold medal match cases were on the long side (0.005" over 2.015" vs 2.010" the lapua came as). I used the Lee trimmer and pilot that cut to 2.007". Also maximum length is 2.010", so I'd say between 2.005-2.010 will be safe. I also just bought a headspace gauge from Amazon.ca best 30 I spent yesterday, I recommend that you get one aswell.
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I am going to use a lyman electric cutter, ordered one, hasn't arrived yet. For now, I am using the one that came with the Lee 50th kit and a lyman regular cutter
 
Did you buy the pilot and shell holder for the 50th anni one? It's the same one I'm using and with the pilot it will only cut to 2.007". If you don't have the pilot/shellholder wait until you get the proper tools for the job.
 
bsand said:
Did you buy the pilot and shell holder for the 50th anni one? It's the same one I'm using and with the pilot it will only cut to 2.007". If you don't have the pilot/shellholder wait until you get the proper tools for the job.
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Yepps, I does have both, LOLOL
 
dfraser said:
Hi all,

I am starting to work on my first reload. It is for my rem700 308. My Lyman book and the Hodgdon reloading website shows that the trim length is at 2.005". I am using new Federal stuff that I just fired last weekend. The lengths of the Federal stuff is way over that trim length.

My question is: shouldn't there be a trim length tolerance instead, with 2.005" being at the smallest end, and whatever at the top end?

Regards
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What I tell my friends/ people i know
Buy storage ammo case that hold 50 rounds (rifle)
sort out 50 pcs of brass of one head stamp
sort
size
trim
load
and shoot that 50 pcs of brass and don't mix it with any other brass
and you do not need to trim again till brass reaches a length of 2.015

308 brass
max 2.015
trim 2.005

So if you keep that 50 pcs of brass togeather you might get 4 firings before you have to trim again
neck sizing will extend the trim interval (brass will grow less
 
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