308 Lee case length gauge cutting to 1.980"

[lrgrendel]

I did not check the length till I was finished the batch.
Are they safe to fire.
Remington 700 factory. 167 Lapua Scenar and 175 SMK for now.

Thanks

 

[Brux]

JMO,I would not use them.

 

[ptaylortx]

Double check your gauge, the first one I got was for a 300 Savage in a 308 win package.

 

[lightman]

Wow, that is short! Its almost like the gauge was mismarked. Maybe for a 300 Savage or something. How many cases did you trim. Hope it was not 500 Lapua! If they will hold the bullet, I'd probably shoot them. Just beware that carbon will build up in the case neck. Lightman

 

[scudzuki]

The cases are .035" short of the maximum SAAMI case length but plenty of factory or custom loaded ammo shows up with cases as short as 2.000". As long as you're not loading up really long rounds with very little of the bullet in the case neck, I wouldn't worry about it. Don't load them to the lands of a factory Remington barrel. The cases will only get longer after being fired a few times.

Happy New Year all!

Joe

 

[Rangemaster]

I always discard rounds under 2.005, I would not load them.

 

[George63]

they are no good, send them to me for disposal

 

[Bluesop7]

Your fine, I trim all mine to 2.000" with absolutely no ill effects. I can't imagine 2 hundredths of an inch making it unsafe.