Black Hills brass, is it above average???

[surfclod]

I bought a couple of boxes of Black Hills ammo for my 223 a while back.

Now I am getting my reloading system set up I am wondering if that brass is of better quality than the average (Win, Fed, etc).


For now I have a lot of Win brass that I am prepping and this will become the foundation of my "varmint load". Not benchrest groups, but certainly sub-MOA is my goal.


Later I might chase the accuracy bug with a dedicated "target load" and for this I will use a better quality brass.

• Would the Black Hills brass be a significant improvement over the Win?
• Or should I just plan on buying Lapua brass (and trade the Black Hills for more Winchester).

 

[FoxAlpha]

Are you shooting a bolt or a semi?

 

[surfclod]

Are you shooting a bolt or a semi?

My planned "target load" will be used exclusively in my bolt gun.

In pursuit of bugholes I will neck turn (or uniform), vary neck tension (with bushing dies) and seating depth.

 

[RifleDude]

It's made by Winchester for Black Hills and head stamped with their name (BH).

 

[Ganderite]

Weigh them. A big variation is poor brass. Compare variation to Winchester.

If the BH brass all came from a single machine, it might be quite good.

 

[rkm456]

I ended up with a couple boxes of .308 BHA brass, and found it to be pretty good.

 

[rocnrol]

Black Hills uses Nato standard Lake City.... You're not going to find any better....

 

[RifleDude]

Here's a good article on Black Hills Ammunition http://www.smallarmsreview.com/display.article.cfm?idarticles=2831 They don't make their own components but assemble them on their own machines. So, no their brass is not any better than standard brass but they do inspect their cases for obvious defects before use, especially for their re-manufactured rounds.

 

[rocnrol]

I wouldn't call Nato standard Lake City brass exactly standard brass