Why Do I Need To Trim Brass For Ftx Bullets

Last Updated on December 24, 2023 by Paganoto

Trimming .357 cases for Hornady FTX? – Calguns.net

The Hornady #9 book indicates the required trim length. If you don’t trim, handgun or rifle and crimp to the crimp groove, the cartridges will …

Anytime you load the gummy’s you have to trim the case to length but if you are loading another bullet in new Hornady Brass you will be fine.

Normal trim to length is 2.095″. The FTX bullet requires a shorter trim to length. I am probably thinking too hard on this.

I DO trim 1/8” off the case and load the bullet out on some of mine, crimping below the cannelure only to make it legal to use on State Land due …

Maximum SAAMI case length for the 30-30 is 2.039″ and Hornady wants you to trim 30-30 brass used with a FTX bullet to 2.029“.

If the cannelure is in the right location for crimping your brass is ok as is. If not you will need to trim your brass to match the location of …

As mentioned, the FTX bullets require brass to be trimmed short. We’ve moved away from that bullet for this reason. They do shoot well and …

Seems the FTX is a lot longer than normal .458 bullets, and to hit the OAL limit for a lever to function AND have the bullet seat on the …

What FrankenMauser said… The Lee trimmer works well for trimming to “standard” case length. I recently decided to try the Hornady FTX bullets.

These are loaded with a “pointy” polymer tipped bullet that has a lower cannulure than conventional bullets for the above calibers, and …

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