Hi guys,
I came across some new Starline.223 brass and am wondering if I should resize it before loading it.
Thanks
As you have seen, you get opinions vs facts
The fact is almost 100%, no you do not.
The way to sort it out is looking at a opinion statement vs a fact.
Opinion statement: Short answer is yes/no
Factual: Check the brass, see if it fits in your chamber and if it does, you don't have to resize it and in fact its more than useless as at best you will not change it and have to clean it or you will size it smaller and or push the shoulder back more than it needs to be.
If someone like doing stuff like that, that wonderful for them. But its not factual as to a need to do it and should be expressed that way.
44 Amp is the only one that offers up a possible real reason and that is not supported by a brass mfg that makes that required (I don't doubt it happened just no mfg listed which should be)
I have received Lapua with neck dents. M die takes care of that.
Any new brass that has more than that should be shipped back (and never bought again)
Lapua is annoying but its the only 6.5 x 47 out there. Fewer dented necks this time than last stuff I bought to see how it compared.
I will contrast that to PPU I had to buy new (7.5 Swiss as no one else makes it) and it was all good.
Interesting a so called top brass has case mouth dents and a mid level brass has none.