Remove firing pin for cycle testing / OAL

queeg730 · 11-08-2021, 11:07 PM

Folks,
Re checking the OAL for hand loaded cartridges....

is it advisable, and safe, to remove the firing pin from a P08, then to insert a magazine with live rounds, then cycle these through the gun as a test for OAL?

Or would a better method be to load, but NOT crimp a dummy round, then drop it into the barrel from the breech end, then push it forward so it head-spaces ( the projectile will engage on the lands and the case will headspace).
Once it is removed from the barrel, measure and subtract 0.020 to get the safe OAL for reloading?

thanks to all,
Mike

11-08-2021, 11:07 PM	#1
queeg730 New User Join Date: Nov 2021 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Remove firing pin for cycle testing / OAL Folks, Re checking the OAL for hand loaded cartridges.... is it advisable, and safe, to remove the firing pin from a P08, then to insert a magazine with live rounds, then cycle these through the gun as a test for OAL? Or would a better method be to load, but NOT crimp a dummy round, then drop it into the barrel from the breech end, then push it forward so it head-spaces ( the projectile will engage on the lands and the case will headspace). Once it is removed from the barrel, measure and subtract 0.020 to get the safe OAL for reloading? thanks to all, Mike