Hornady .357 brass short!!!

CombatAK · Sep 3, 2017

I just started loading .357 and much to my surprise, when I was measuring the "once fired" brass that I had on hand, it was 1.24". All of my reloading references say that the proper length is between 1.28" and 1.29". Has anyone else experienced this?

iH8DemLibz · Sep 3, 2017

Personally, I wouldn't sweat .040 shy.

Uncle Duke · Sep 3, 2017

Leverevolution brass. It's shorter by design because of the flex tip bullets that Hornady loads in it.

BUFF7MM · Sep 3, 2017

Uncle Duke said:
Leverevolution brass. It's shorter by design because of the flex tip bullets that Hornady loads in it.

Yep, I was just coming on to post this very thing. :thumbsup:

j8064 · Sep 3, 2017

Uncle Duke said:
Leverevolution brass. It's shorter by design because of the flex tip bullets that Hornady loads in it.

Yep.

CombatAK, this is the same issue you saw with your Hornady LE 45-70 cases. The reloads you built looked fine and shot OK this morning.

Moving forward, I'd recommend using standard length cases as you learn to reload 357 mag rounds. I have plenty on hand. Next Hooligan range trip I'll bring you some.

:thumbsup:

CombatAK · Sep 3, 2017

Those were standard pistol rounds, not LeveRevolution. They were originally 158gr FP XTP. I still have the original box. I will not sweat it though as they were just fine. It just made me wonder if ALL of Hornadys cases were short?

Uncle Duke · Sep 3, 2017

CombatAK said:
Those were standard pistol rounds, not LeveRevolution. They were originally 158gr FP XTP. I still have the original box. I will not sweat it though as they were just fine. It just made me wonder if ALL of Hornadys cases were short?

Hmmm.....

Seems there's a guy over on the Smith and Wesson forum in a 2014 post who mentioned the short cases with factory loaded 158 grain XTP also.

http://smith-wessonforum.com/reloading/364778-short-hornady-357-cases.html

CombatAK · Sep 3, 2017

Uncle Duke said:
Hmmm.....

Seems there's a guy over on the Smith and Wesson forum in a 2014 post who mentioned the short cases with factory loaded 158 grain XTP also.

http://smith-wessonforum.com/reloading/364778-short-hornady-357-cases.html

Thank goodness that I am not crazy.

Uncle Duke · Sep 3, 2017

CombatAK said:
Thank goodness that I am not crazy.

Curious OP..did you buy that 158 grain XTP ammo recently, or could it be from the same 2013-2014 timeframe?

CombatAK · Sep 3, 2017

I bought it about 4 or 5 months ago.

Magnumite · Sep 4, 2017

Was the brass unsized when you measured it?

CombatAK · Sep 5, 2017

It was once fired and then resized. I still have a couple of the unfired factory cartridges and they are short as well. It is no big deal now that I know that I have reloaded and shot them safely. No bulging or primer issues or splitting. These are NOT being shot from a revolver, they are being shot through a pump rifle.

Doctor_M · Sep 5, 2017

On the plus side... kudos for paying attention... that's what you are supposed to do when reloading!

Stay safe!

Magnumite · Sep 5, 2017

I asked because they do 'grow' when resized. You covered your bases well.

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