44mag case length issue

[SNEAKS]

I have some once fired brass by me and after resizing and knocking the primer out I measured the case lengths. They were short, anywhere from 1.260 - 1.270. Are these still safe to reload?

[John Browning]

Totally safe.

[David-K]

Yep, you're good. Just be mindful of OAL with magnum sized loads and you'll be problem free. Remember, .44SPL can be shot out of a .44MAG and while your cases are far from being that short, the idea is the same.

[SNEAKS]

Is it safe to do a full charge (Win 296 23gr) for my Desert Eagle?

[bohoki]

headspaces on the rim its very forgiving

[CSACANNONEER]

110% safe!

[stilly]

Is it safe to do a full charge (Win 296 23gr) for my Desert Eagle?

That is cute that you think 23gr is a full charge for your Deagle

Wait till it grows up...

Pay attention to your brass too. Hornady brass will vary for 44 MAG because SOMETIMES 44mag Hornady is trimmed down for their FTX line or LEVEREVOLUTION line. It is still 44 mag, but it is trimmed down to fit the little nubbin.

Just make sure that for the Deagle your OAL ends up being around 1.600 and you should be okay.

[Pablo5959]

That is cute that you think 23gr is a full charge for your Deagle

Wait till it grows up...

Pay attention to your brass too. Hornady brass will vary for 44 MAG because SOMETIMES 44mag Hornady is trimmed down for their FTX line or LEVEREVOLUTION line. It is still 44 mag, but it is trimmed down to fit the little nubbin.

Just make sure that for the Deagle your OAL ends up being around 1.600 and you should be okay.

This nubbin? Is why my Hornady .357 free brass is short also?

[stilly]

This nubbin? Is why my Hornady .357 free brass is short also?

Maybe they just got lazy.

I do recall reading about reloading hornady, if you are going to load up any hornady FTX pills with the lil red nubbin on the tip then be sure to trim the brass down like .020 or something to accommodate that nubbin.

Maybe they do that to all of their brass now.

[357magnum]

I have some new Starline .44 mag brass that is about .005 shorter than other brands such as Winchester or Remington.
They all load and shoot just fine.
Less time prepping brass, no trimming needed.

[stilly]

YEah the biggest thing to remember is that when you base your crimp, try to find a happy medium round OR crimp in different batches. If you crimp the shortest shell, then all of the longer ones will get rippled and if you crimp your longed shell, then all of your shortest ones will not see any crimp, so find the medium and crimp IT and then let it go...

[jg7]

yeah, I noticed this as well on some 44 mag Hornady brass, after sizing they were 1.260 +/- 0.002". On the bright side, I guess that way you don't have to worry about extra trimming if you use the FTX bullets.

[Cowboy T]

This nubbin? Is why my Hornady .357 free brass is short also?

Yep, and it's not just the .357M and .44M, but also .45 Colt. Note that this only applies to LEVERevolution ammo with those FTX bullets, so if it's got a Hornady headstamp, you've got to check its length. Other Hornady ammo uses standard-length cases.

This is why I really like using Special dies (e. g. .38 Spl, .44 Spl) for the corresponding Magnum cartridges because you can account for this shorter length. That shorter brass itself works just as well as any other brass if you do this. Just a matter of segregating the shorties out and doing those in a separate run.