I have tried most of the suggestions you all have made. I havent got into the weighing of bullets or cases yet. Never thought of the thing with the primers. I made a dummy cartridges of each firearm as suggested by a reloading manual and then played with the length until I found what my guns liked best. They like them pretty long, but since I load them one at a time I don't have to worry about them feeding through the magazine. Thanks for the suggestions. Now, its back to the reloading bench!