Anybody do this? I've just started reloading 9mm ammo after a history of reloading for bolt action rifles. Bottom line is I'd reload maybe 30 bottlenecks a month on a single stage. Now with pistol, thinking of getting into IDPA I'm reloading a lot more on a progressive!
Does anybody trim their semi-auto brass? So far my brass is just from factory brass I've fired, and only from two makers (Federal and PMC). I separate them, and reset everything from scratch for each make of case each time and they are all pretty consistent from case to case. I figure if nothing else I'll really learn my machine well resetting the dies frequently. No "How do you do this again?" moments.
So do you trim things even? Or do you just set your seating to achieve a good OAL and not care about Brass height? I'm careful by nature, but if I'm going to get into competition, I'm thinking I'm going to be using less consistent brass.
Thoughts?
Does anybody trim their semi-auto brass? So far my brass is just from factory brass I've fired, and only from two makers (Federal and PMC). I separate them, and reset everything from scratch for each make of case each time and they are all pretty consistent from case to case. I figure if nothing else I'll really learn my machine well resetting the dies frequently. No "How do you do this again?" moments.
So do you trim things even? Or do you just set your seating to achieve a good OAL and not care about Brass height? I'm careful by nature, but if I'm going to get into competition, I'm thinking I'm going to be using less consistent brass.
Thoughts?