Just start off with Lapua brass?

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TonyMo

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Greetings,

So, I have a new Savage TR .308 for target shooting and am a beginner to reloading.
Should I just get Lapua brass to start ("buy once and cry once") or should I do my learning on new Winchester/Remington/Hornady/Federal brass?
Thanks
 
Lapua 308 is very similarly priced to alot of others and even cheaper than some. Shop around for the best price and compare with others. You can get brass that costs quite a bit less but is it worth it? The price difference is negligible in the grande scheme of what you're spending on your components and tooling for reloading. If its for precision shooting I say pay the premium price (which is competitive to other premium brands) and enjoy. For other cals however, the price difference can be much more extreme.
 
Just to add, I, personally, have found Nosler (I don't know if Nosler actually makes their own brass) to be my number 2 brand of brass.

I find Lapua to be better but oddly Nosler seems to cost more.
 
Its not really much more than win brass when i was pricing it out so for a extra 10 bucks for 100rds its worth to go with the lapua brass there is a hugh difference in quality just picked up yesterday 200rd new same lot of 308 win lapua brass for 180.
 
I was just looking at brass prices today and here is what I found for your .308, I also use it myself in various chamberings.

-$112.00 to $119.00 per 100, non-sale price.
-This brass IS ready to load , they just don't say it.
-Comes in a hard case, keeping it ready to load and safe from damage
-The hard blue case is also a loaded ammo carry case.
-Quality and consistency is pretty much the top.
-Life expectancy is at the top of all manufacturers.

It isn't a buy once cry one scenario anymore.It just makes total sense now.

Some others are coming in common chamberings for $80+ for 50 , get real.

Your "regular" brass, Winchester , Remington etc.... is also at around $1 per case, but it does come in bags , slightly dented and not prepped. :)
 
There is really no reason not to get Lapua brass. As people have mentioned, it doesn't cost much more, sometimes less, than inferior brands, and the quality is top notch. I remember not getting it when I started reloading, thinking for a beginner just using whatever is at hand would be good enough. Bt a beginner, like anyone, can benefit from less potential variability and the issues that come with cheaper products.

Get Lapua, and you just don't have to think about brass again for quite some time (save for cleaning, trimming... :D )
 
By all means buy Lapua brass. However if you a new to reloading gets some cheaper brass too (even some range pick up brass), just to practice with. This will help you set up your dies without crushing nice new Lapua cases.
 
maynard said:
by all means buy lapua brass. However if you a new to reloading gets some cheaper brass too (even some range pick up brass), just to practice with. This will help you set up your dies without crushing nice new lapua cases.
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:agree:

I've 'heard' that sometimes relatively experienced reloaders crush their new, expensive Lapua brass :ninja:
 
Heh, good point. A few range pickups to play with at first, just to figure our how much lube, and how to set your die. I only ever crushed one piece of brass, but it was a Weatherby .270 Wby, which is not cheap and not always easy to find (and being short one from my lot sure bugged my ocd tendencies!). I wish I had learned that lesson on something like cheap range pickups!
 
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