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22 hornet, trim?
Do 22h cases need trimming?
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Only if they are too long... Sorry I couldn't resist.
The thin construction of the brass can lead to stretching by a dragging expander ball and over-sizing. My 17 AH was problematic until I switched to a collet sizer. |
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They put a minimum and maximum length on all cartridges for a reason. If the go beyond the maximum they can cause pressures to raise, so yes they need trimmed if necessary.
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After initial fire forming, I only neck size my 22 Hornets, and they don't seem to need trimming. I do segregate the brass to the rifle and don't mix them between rifles. I have four Hornets and the chamber sizes in them vary quite a bit, so that was the reason the segregate the brass. Also, 22 Hornet brass all vary in capacity, depending on the maker, so watch what brass you are planning to use.
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A chamber plug in the neck of a shortened/trimmed cartridge will tell you if any cartridge needs to be trimmed in a specific rifle.
Like most things, chambers are not created equal in terms of the max length of the case neck in all rifles. As a result, neck trimming might be needed for one 22 Hornet rifle but not for another. Hence, even though a cartridge exceeds SAAMi max OAL, it may not need to be trimmed in the specific rifle that it is used in. If its not trimmed, a shooter needs to keep that brass segregated for use in only that specific rifle. -BCB
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I have these chamber length gauges from Sinclair in pretty much all the calibers I shoot although I don't recall ever using one in my 17 Hornets. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKnXJxaAw2U |
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Still no trimming necessary. They have just not grown. Might be due to the fairly tight CZ .22 Hornet chamber & the AH chamber I cut with a Pacific reamer?
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Daryl Last edited by Daryl; 06-07-2021 at 04:43 PM. |
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