I just started reloading and have a couple of questions. I'm starting reloading for my Remington 700 5R .308. I 'm loading once fired brass using a rockchucker with RCBS competition dies.
1 - I loaded 20 rounds before I realized that the cases were longer than the max case length. They chamber fine. Are these rounds safe to shoot, or should I not shoot them?
2 - Using a Hornady OAL gauge, I figured that my max OAL before the bullet touches the rifling is 2.946 (or 3.370" measured using a hornady comparator). This seems really long to me. In fact, I don't even thing I can load the 175 smk's this long. So, I loaded them to 2.847"(or 3.271" measured with a comparator). Do any of these measurements sound like anything to worry about, or should I just shut up and keep loading?
Thanks in advance for all of the help.
Joe
1 - I loaded 20 rounds before I realized that the cases were longer than the max case length. They chamber fine. Are these rounds safe to shoot, or should I not shoot them?
2 - Using a Hornady OAL gauge, I figured that my max OAL before the bullet touches the rifling is 2.946 (or 3.370" measured using a hornady comparator). This seems really long to me. In fact, I don't even thing I can load the 175 smk's this long. So, I loaded them to 2.847"(or 3.271" measured with a comparator). Do any of these measurements sound like anything to worry about, or should I just shut up and keep loading?
Thanks in advance for all of the help.
Joe