what is effect of short brass

[Promapper]

Just wondering, what effect if any does brass that is up to a tenth short of the published size have on accuracy?

thanks

[Bill K]

If you mean tenth of a inch in the length of the neck or overall length, then I do not think most of the time it really hurts anything, as in time, it will most likely stretch after a few reloads. Bill K

[Sth Oz Dan]

One tenth short = 1.75" on a .204
That's only half a neck. I imagine you'd have runout issues considering there'd be very little contact with the bullet.

Ten thou? that's a bit different - 1.84" - where most trim to anyway

[Rick in Oregon]

BIG difference between .1" (a tenth), .01" (a hundred) to .001" (a 'thou').

I would not want ANY brass for ANY of my rifles that was a full tenth (.1") short. Can you say "gas cutting" and "ruined chamber"? I'm betting you really meant .010" short, right? (a hundredth)

[Promapper]

good catch and yes you are right 1/100. sorry bout that

[jam1e]

Apologies for butting in on your thread "Promapper"
But on the same kind of note, i've noticed that the "Modern Reloading" by Richard Lee (My understanding anyhow) states that the optimum oal of the .204 Ruger round is 2.260. Yet when i bought 3 different lots of rounds they were all short.
Hornady 40gn v-max 2.241
Hornady 24gn ntx 2.237
Remington 32gn accu-tip 2.236
So if, when making my reloads i kept the oal to as close to 2.260 as possible, would they be more accurate?
Or should i go for the overall average of the three at 2.238?
Cheers
Jamie