Hornady 444 brass.....short or SAMMI spec length ??

[Marlin44shooter]

I'm confused....have 150 pcs of new Hornady 444 brass ordered from Sinclair....in transit....

I realize they load the factory gummy rds with a shortened brass length...

But..buying new unprimed brass....what length will I get ?? I have RCBS 444 dies along

with a Lee FCD....not interested in handloading gummy boolits....or buying or altering

my current 444 dies.....I wanna load my 265s..270 & 300 gr Speers...along with cast...

I also don't want feeding issues..pressure problems with my 444-P.....please advise...

thanx.....

[okie44]

Your hornady brass will be full length, won't be a problem. You get the short brass with the factory loaded gummytips.

[mt_sourdough]

The Hornady brass you get with the gummy tip ammo will not serve much purpose other than to load more gummy tips. I like Remington brass, but I buy that in bulk. 100 pcs bags range from $73 at Grafs and sons to about $90 at Midway.

Hornady brass that comes as part of the Superperformance Ammo is full length, but word on the street is that it is a little bit more brittle than the Remington stuff. The Superperformance ammo is about the same price as the leverevolution ammo so is much preferred by reloaders.

Sorry: rereading the original post, I realize that un-primed brass was what was indeed ordered. No problemo.

[hunter6657]

Let us know what you get. i avoided ordering Hornady brass for that reason.

[okie44]

A buddy of mine just got some Hornady brass it is full length.

[LarryO]

Just got a order of 50 Hornady brass for reloading. It's full length. They wouldn't sell the short stuff for reloading. Part number is #8692, if you order that number you will get primo brass.
BUT some of the "once fired" brass on GunBroker is used LE short brass. I emailed the seller to find out as he convieniently did not put this info in his ad.
Just saying....
LarryO

[Marlin44shooter]

Thanx guys.....my brass will be here the 2nd...I sold my 100 pcs of Rem 444 handloaded brass I had for my 444-P

to a buddy that I sold a 444-S to... didn't know there would be a 444 brass dry spell..until I spotted the

Hornady 444 brass.......