Case length is only critical with a revolver caliber roll-crimp die. I do "chamber check" them after loading by dropping them in a pistol barrel or case guage. The use of Hornady's bullet comparator and correct caliber insert will be best to determine your correct bullet seating depth. I set my seating die to my desired length 2.680 for my .243 70gr speer tnt. Steve Koski Member. Published case length is 1.560". The 7mm-08 Remington is a rifle cartridge that is almost a direct copy of a wildcat cartridge developed around 1958 known as the 7mm/308. I know this is going to sound newbie as all hell would trim case length and or variances in overall projectile length … Put a thick line from case mouth to the ogive of your bullet. That is bullet + case. Question, I just used my Sinclair Chamber Length Gage Insert on my Savage 6 BR and got a reading of 1.580". or 6.5 CM or 6.5 CRDMR for short, is a centerfire rifle cartridge developed for Creedmoor Sports and introduced by Hornady in 2007. Of cartridges based upon the .308, it is the second most popular behind only the .243 Winchester. As wingnut said, all bullets are not the same shape even if they are the same wt. It is a modification of the 6.5 Carcano and the .30 TC, based on the .308 Winchester.. Make sure the bullet is grease and oil free so the thick waxy crayon material will stick. Because of this allowance, the Manufacturer’s Initial Length will sometimes be slightly shorter than SAAMI minimum length. Bullet tips vary in length also, so using your calipers to measure from the case head to bullet tip WILL NOT give you a repeatable and accurate measurement. With the longer size, the bullet is seated to the bottom of the cannelure, while yours are seated more toward the top. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but I think you should be trimming to 1.75 and not 1.740ish area. Correctly measuring Case Overall Length. I locked it down the first four were perfect then they started seating shorter between 2.672 -2.678. Precisely measure case and bullet length, inside and outside diameters, primer pocket depth overall cartridge length and more with Hornady's Dial Caliper. The Sinclair instructions have a warning that says maintain the case length so that it is a minimum of .024" shorter than the chamber length so that comes out to 1.556". If you want to know what a maximum case length is for your rifle either buy a sinclair chamber length gauge or use some "Scratch Cover Crayon". edited to add that many folks new to the reloading game pour over the manuals and make note of case overall length dimensions and some other details as well, that turn out to be non-issues. As these names would suggest, it is the .308 Winchester case necked down to accept 7 mm (.284) bullets with a small increase in case length. (don't get me wrong, it's good that you're paying attention to detail because that matters in handloading.) COL is cartridge overall length or OAL or LOA. Max OAL or COL is a SAAMI spec, it does NOT mean that is the length you load to or the length that works in your pistol. Re: minimum 223 brass trim length i think max trim is 1.760 and should be trimmed .01 less which would be 1.75 trim length. Most round nose (RN) 9mm will run better just shy of that, around 1.135". Battery and protective storage case included. The mark should be as thick as the case neck. rc rcmodel, Sep 7, 2011 #2. Never found one that was too long, or too short so far. The difference in length has to do with where in the cannelure the bullet is seated. Because new cases are often slightly smaller in diameter than a fired and resized case, some allowance needs to be given for the initial case stretch that can occur when fired in the chamber. 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