Chosen Brand of Brass?
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I used to use Winchester for everything to, until I tried Lapua... I will never buy anything else even for my hunting rifles, if I cant find Lapua I buy Norma. I have had issues with Federal primer pockets getting loose after only one firing and I had feeding issues with ivi in 2 of my Sako's.
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- Sudbury, On
Winchester, based solely on frequency of availability.
I've got plenty of other details to worry about before I start nitpicking over my brass.
I've got plenty of other details to worry about before I start nitpicking over my brass.
Just bought my first bag of Remington and first inspection it looks a lot nicer than the Winchester I returned. A lot less dents too.... I have read a bit about the necks cracking, I think I may anneal it frequently and see if that helps.
Prvi makes ammo and brass in a great many cartridges. If you can find it, it is as consistent as Lapua and less money than Winchester. Even buying loaded ammo, the price works out about the same as buying brass and you get a free round of gopher or target shooting out of it.
I tend to use a lot of Rem and Wincheter just because it is eay to get, cheap and pretty good quality. For my high volume guns, where I am buying 2 or 3000 cases for one gun, price and availabiltiy makes a big difference.
I tend to use a lot of Rem and Wincheter just because it is eay to get, cheap and pretty good quality. For my high volume guns, where I am buying 2 or 3000 cases for one gun, price and availabiltiy makes a big difference.
I use Lapua whenever I can.For my 280AI rifles,I use Nosler,because I can't be bothered to fireform my brass,and the Nosler brass is made to very close tolerances.The only downside is that the Nosler brass is a little softer than most other brass,and it certainly isn't as durable as Lapua.
If you look after your brass, they will last a long time. I have reloaded my 300wm up to 18 times and finally decided I wouldn’t want to push them any further. The other calibers are in their 8-12 reloads – still going great.
My procedure is very simple:
1) Neck size my loads and only full length resize every four rounds;
2) Anneal the neck every eight rounds and trim the length when required.
3) Always check the base (using a paper clip) for thin wall which can lead to potential case separation. Also check for neck split and discard the brass where appropriate.
Good luck on your reload!
My procedure is very simple:
1) Neck size my loads and only full length resize every four rounds;
2) Anneal the neck every eight rounds and trim the length when required.
3) Always check the base (using a paper clip) for thin wall which can lead to potential case separation. Also check for neck split and discard the brass where appropriate.
Good luck on your reload!
