I spent the evening resizing 200 new .30-06 cases, and two questions came to mind:
1. Given that sampling 100% of the first 50, then 20% of the rest turned up not one case over the maximum length, is there any good reason to trim them the first time out?
2. Since the RCBS case lube is water soluble, is there any risk that it might also be hygroscopic (attracting water) and pose a risk of corrosion if these are stored a long time?
On the first question, I did some further checks on 10% of them and found all but 2 cases to be 2.490" long, and those two were 2.488" in length. With a maximum of 2.494", and a trim-to length of 2.484", I don't see any value in turning them the first time. I will be using a Lee FCD to crimp them for the BAR, so the actual case length shouldn't be critical for that operation.
On the second, I've wiped each case thoroughly with a soft paper shop towel, but I don't know if there's a need to remove all of the lube. I figured I'd better ask now, since I'll be doing the exact same thing tomorrow night with 200 new .243 Win cases.
Any thoughts?
1. Given that sampling 100% of the first 50, then 20% of the rest turned up not one case over the maximum length, is there any good reason to trim them the first time out?
2. Since the RCBS case lube is water soluble, is there any risk that it might also be hygroscopic (attracting water) and pose a risk of corrosion if these are stored a long time?
On the first question, I did some further checks on 10% of them and found all but 2 cases to be 2.490" long, and those two were 2.488" in length. With a maximum of 2.494", and a trim-to length of 2.484", I don't see any value in turning them the first time. I will be using a Lee FCD to crimp them for the BAR, so the actual case length shouldn't be critical for that operation.
On the second, I've wiped each case thoroughly with a soft paper shop towel, but I don't know if there's a need to remove all of the lube. I figured I'd better ask now, since I'll be doing the exact same thing tomorrow night with 200 new .243 Win cases.
Any thoughts?