I decided that while my Browning 1885 BPCR in 45-70 has a 2.125" chamber I've been using Winchester or Starlinie brass which is way too short for that chamber. Most check out at 2.095-2.098. Not good.
So, I bought some 45-90 brass and am in the process of trimming them back to the proper length. I'll probably wear out my Forster Original case trimmer trying to knock out 40 cases but I'm getting there.
Another thought is I have 100 Starline cases that are new. Not sure what I'm going to do with those yet. With the shorter cases there's a jump at the transition of the chamber that can gather lead and be the devil to get out. That's the reason for choosing longer cases to trim to avoid all that.
Anyone else do this or do you just bang away with shorter cases as I was doing?
Last edited by Kitch; 10/22/14.
