I have several rounds of old Remington factory ammo with 170 grain round nose bullets. I did my best to measure the length of the case on that loaded ammo and it seems to average about 2.026". So that makes me wonder if a Lee case length gauge for a 30-30 would work. My Speer manual indicates that the trim too length for the 30-30 is 2.029". I don't know if that particular case length gauge trims to that length but it must be close. I don't want to cut the brass too short but maybe there is some leeway here. Does anyone have any thoughts on this?
Thanks all for the assistance.
Mike
This would have been my suggestion, as according to the reloading manuals the two cartridges are very similar except for the rim.
I started shooting a 14 in 30 Rem when I was 10 years old, though I have never loaded for it.
I do all my trimming on an RCBS trim pro. The RCBS chart says the #19 shell holder is appropriate for 30 Rem, as well as 6.8 SPC, and .224 Valkyrie.