Bulk Brass

What bulk brass

  • federal

    Votes: 14 10.2%

  • remmington

    Votes: 26 19.0%

  • winchester

    Votes: 97 70.8%
  • Total voters
    137
I use Lapua in my 30-06. Great stuff, much better than Federal Gold Medal.

I havent used Nosler brass, but the boxes on the shelf tempt me. From the sounds of it, should be good good stuff. $$$$ though! :eek:
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Although I find that alot of fed brass in different calibers is soft and does'nt seem to last, I do have some older fed 300WM brass that is excellent.

If I was buying, however, I would go with winchester also.
 
Hunting rifle ammunition, which tends to be loaded a bit hotter, has the primer pockets enlarge after a few reloads, so I don't think it makes much difference which brand you choose. For this reason, when I reload for my .375 Ultra (Remington cases) I end up culling 3-5 cases per 100 each reloading session. The other calibers I load don't fare any better - although that would be expected if they are all loaded to similar pressures.

With regards to loading match ammo, Winchester cases have a reputation for being a bit more consistent in weight. The reason for this might be because they are lighter to start with, so if manufactured to the same tolerances as the other makers, they would have smaller case to case weight variation. That said, "out of the box" American brass does not seem to be as consistent as some of the European brass....but wouldn't it be nice if American brass had drilled flash holes?
 
I am with Dan. Even had quite a run with Norma/Weatherby brass. Didn't like them at all.

Winchester seems to be the most consistent I have used recently.

Pity that the GM stuff had such inconsistent QC. The brass I have used in both '06 and 308 was wonderful.

Remington in my 7RM is doing well.

With good loading practise, brass is the least area to affect your accuracy. However, being one of the most visible component, gets a lot of attention.

Jerry
 
Lapua and Norma..... you get what you pay for!!
 
I do like Lapua brass, and use it in my 6.5x55 and 6.5-284. Norma brass, while being consistent and good quality, tends to be "soft", particularly in some chamberings, so I watch my loads very carefully if I am using it. Winchester gets the nod for commercial brass. A little more capacity and generally a bit tougher than the other two. EE.
 
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I found the problem with Fed brass was that the necks work hardened more swiftly then others, and would split after just a few firings. I suppose I could anneal them every time, but who has the time.. I use Winchester brass for the .338 Win mag.

CIL/IVI brass worked good for many reloads, I still have 40+ cases for my 30 -06, as well I have a hundred plus of the PMC brass, which seems pretty good so far, although I am only on the third reloadings of some of it.

Never had a primer pocket enlargment problem, as someone mentioned, in any brass I used. ..
 
With the calibers I own, I don't have much choice other than Norma/Weatherby and R-P. Never had any issues with R-P in over 20yrs reloading.
 
For the most part, I've had good luck with just about all the main brands. In the .30-06 and .308 Norma Mag, I use Norma. Why, because that's what I started out with a big batch of. About the only other calibre I use a specific brand in is the .500 S&W. There, for heavy loads, I use Starline as it was one of the first brands I could get that used large rifle primers for better more consistent and reliable ignition with some of the slower burning powders like H110. In addition I try to buy in batches and stay with the same lot numbers.
 
As I am just starting to reload, I was looking at my collection of .45acp brass and it seems to my naked eye that the Federal brass is a bit thicker.

Also read about an issue with American brass for reloading, but can't remember what it was?

Two headstamps I don't know

WCC with the numbers 42 or 92

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