What to do with .223 brass that is short?

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Hi guys, I was doing a little .223 reloading today and was checking the oal of the cartridge cases and noticed several that were. 1.749-1.735 or so. I realize the 1.749 is okay, but what to do with these shorter ones? I have been "collecting" brass for awhile, so not sure if I picked these up at range or possible bought them. Thanks for the input and for the record I did do a search prior to this post. Mac
 
I'm going to guess that the short ones are FC brass. Right? I have a lot of FC from the range and I just load them for plinking ammo. They shoot fine for me. I've seen them in the same length range as you; 1.735 to 1.745

If I'm trying to get the best accuracy then I use sorted and trimmed brass.
I'm not a good enough shot that I notice the difference most of the time.
 
Thanks guys that was quick enough. I did look at some headstamps, but was more interested in how short they were. Will load for plinkin.
 
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what to do with these shorter ones?
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Keep shooting to make them longer while checking for incipient case head separation. :D - https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/incipient-case-head-separation.734058/

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You can shoot them, if you don't feel comfortable put them aside and collect enough to convert to 300 blackout.
 
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