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gsd:
I'm at a bit of a fork in the road here fellas. I wound up with 40 rounds of .223 reloads in Winchester cases with what I was told are 40 grain V-Max bullets. Thing is, they are a tad bit too long for an AR mag, and I think they are loaded a bit light for a semi-auto platform anyway. OAL measured at 2.28".

Being as how I do not have the proper FFL to sell them, should I just pull them down?

Suggestions?

kozball:
Sounds like a good reason to get a bolt gun.  ;D

My buddy uses the 40gr v-max for prairie chickens. The may have been loaded for that purpose.
As for pulling them, some one with more experience need to chime in here.

jonm:
I wouldnt shoot reloads I dont know anything about. I'd pull them down for components.

Also, you dont need a FFL to sell ammo. You need it to manufacture ammo.

shooter:
 I wonder how much of that bullet is in the neck, if its to long for a ar mag, must not be seated very deep.

SemperFiGuy:

--- Quote ---Thing is, they are a tad bit too long for an AR mag,
--- End quote ---

SAAMI OAL specs for .223REM are:
2.125" Minimum
2.260" Maximum

So these rounds are 0.020" overmax.

You could put them in a .223Rem seating die and pooosh the bullets a bit further into the cartridge case.

Assuming:
>Case neck isn't crimped by factory-crimp die or other crimping method, thus preventing such
       an operation.
>New OAL won't be such as to create excessive setback/excessive chamber pressure, like below
        2.125".
>You trust these reloads in the first place.

FWIW

sfg

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