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I just reach into one of two drawers in my filing cabinet and pull out a box or two. It isn't all 6.5CM, there are boxes of .223 and .308 in there as well.

In all seriousness, I stocked up several years back. If I recall properly, I bought most of mine when it came on sale at Prophet River and more at Tesro. I initially bought a fair bit of Hornady brass from Jerry at Mystic before the Lapua brass graced the store shelves. I have been looking around. Doesn't look like Lapua 6.5CM is in stock anywhere, except Midway or Brownells which don't help. You are probably going to have to wait until another major order comes in from across the pond. Looks like it is time to try out one of the others while you wait.
 
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remington jim said:
Oh why is that SRP brass no Good ? RJ
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Not junk. Just depends what a guy wants.

Guys use SRP brass to push pressures and, possibly, get better ES/SD numbers. Down side is potential cold weather ignition problems.

Me and my buds shoot and hunt year round, so LRP for us. Never have a problem getting low ES/SD with LR, and don't push the limits on pressure tho.
 
LeadMonkey said:
Thanks everyone!

I’ll admit I know nothing about 6.5 Creedmoor, but having invested $6k in top end precision rifle I just know from experience Lapua has been my go to in other long range calibers. I don’t really care SRP vs LRP if they preform the same.

Understanding the short supply of Lapua in this caliber I can contact Hirsch Percision, Mystic and Prophet River to see who can order in. (I have restock notifications request at Tesro, X-Reload, others).

I am thinking of trying Peterson as I recall they may be the next best thing to Lapua and exceed their lifespan. Hornady has not been the most consistent in my past experience, when you are spending top dollar on components (Weighing Bullets, Same Lot Numbers, Select Powder and Primers) and reaching out past 1,000 meters everything maters.

Is there any advantage to SRP? I just want the most consistent brass with the longest life (tests I’ve seen rank Peterson as the best life with regular annealing).

Never tried Alpha brass, claims on their website are encouraging, is there a dealer in Canada?
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Small primer is great, showing less ES and SD on chrono. Easier to seat to a consistent depth by hand or on a press. Small mag rifle primers have have no issues in ignition of H4350 in -35/38c temps (the coldest i have gone out shooting)

The bulk of my loading is small primer and i appreciate small primer brass. There is almost no reason for large primers considering the energy density of small primers these days.

Here is a good article to read: alphamunitions.com/2018/02/26/kaubers-corner-large-vs-small-rifle-primers/

They make some good points, and some that I disagree with, but have a look, and decide for yourself :)

One thing noteworthy is the brass longevity is better in small primer cases. This is important for reloading as it lowers your cost directly. I found Hornady and RP brass in large primer only good for around 8-9 reloads before the brass was either A: too thin to reload (around the web of the casehead) or B: The primer pockets would not hold a primer in tightly.

So far the Lapua cases havebeen stellar. better more consistent metallurgy and I suspect better consistency in the drawing process.

Just my opinion based on a few observations in the field.

Edit: some folks say that large primer is more reliable ignition. I don't know. but I will qualify at -38c even full loads of H4350 ignite instantly and reliably. I think ignition has more to do with using the correct powder or one less temp sensetive that has a high case capacity which will eliminate powder voids within the case itself.
 
Got Juice? said:
alphamunitions.com/2018/02/26/kaubers-corner-large-vs-small-rifle-primers/


One thing noteworthy is the brass longevity is better in small primer cases. This is important for reloading as it lowers your cost directly. I found Hornady and RP brass in large primer only good for around 8-9 reloads before the brass was either A: too thin to reload (around the web of the casehead) or B: The primer pockets would not hold a primer in tightly.
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That Alpha link is a fantastic read. It's a small sample size study, but still, some very interesting data. Great convo in the comments too. Almost imperceptible advantages either way really, other than for guys who really lean on pressures. Neat to read why Alpha chose to go with a different flash hole size than Lapua.

As for your LRP Horn and RP brass only being good for 8-9 loadings. That could have just as much to do with Horn/RP being much lower quality brass than Lapua, than LR primer pockets, no?
 
LittleBoyLefty said:
That Alpha link is a fantastic read. It's a small sample size study, but still, some very interesting data. Great convo in the comments too. Almost imperceptible advantages either way really, other than for guys who really lean on pressures. Neat to read why Alpha chose to go with a different flash hole size than Lapua.

As for your LRP Horn and RP brass only being good for 8-9 loadings. That could have just as much to do with Horn/RP being much lower quality brass than Lapua, than LR primer pockets, no?
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I would think it could e a combination of metallurgy and the limitation of the large pocket size? In any case I have had my best results from Lapua, and don't feel the need to change at least until more folks report back on the Starline brass. Although it is tempting based on cost to give it a try. It's so easy to get trapped in a rut of not looking at other products because one works very well.
 
Got Juice? said:
I would think it could e a combination of metallurgy and the limitation of the large pocket size? In any case I have had my best results from Lapua, and don't feel the need to change at least until more folks report back on the Starline brass. Although it is tempting based on cost to give it a try. It's so easy to get trapped in a rut of not looking at other products because one works very well.
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Yeah, I agree. Likely a combination. My main shooting bud has loaded some of his LRP Lapua cases 15+ times. Lapua cases are very good.

As a side note- I know 2 guys who've had hang fires/misfires with SRP in the cold. But, as you mentioned earlier and was mentioned in the Alpha test, there are so many variables. It can be hard to know the exact cause. Maybe they were using BR4s... ;)

Thanks for that Alpha link. I'd missed the post on their site. Really enjoyed reading & picking thru it.
 
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