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Offline bluebayou

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223 neck sized in different rifle
« on: March 22, 2006, 08:11:30 PM »
So I neck sized a bunch of brass and loaded it with 60 gr VMAX.  After finally getting my Stevens 200 special ordered in at work, I sold my Handi 223 barrel on Ebay.  So........would it be safe to fire that ammo in the Savage or should I break them down for the bullets and powder?  My first thought was that if they chamber then I should be okay.  Then, I got to thinking about the long leade in the Handi.  What if the brass is too long?  To the eye the brass is longer than unfired Hornady and Winchester store boughts.
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« Reply #1 on: March 22, 2006, 08:14:25 PM »
It's always better to be safe than to be sorry..if you can measure your chamber..then your brass...then you would know for sure...

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223 neck sized in different rifle
« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2006, 02:54:28 PM »
If you loaded the OAL long for the Handi's freebore, you might be jamming the bullets into the lands of a gun with less freebore.  So, measure, measure, measure.

Also, if they are max loads for your Handi, they might be excessive in another rifle.  

OTOH, they might be fine.  Until you're sure, caution is in order.......
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