Lapua brass. is it worth it ?
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Hi AKD, Lapua brass are to my opinion the best, dimensions are excellents, the have the most consistant weight but they are very expensives $$$. They are also very easy to reload.
But if you reload only for hunting, you can try Hornady Graf and Winchesters. Often Lapua brass are used by precision shooters .
Judes
But if you reload only for hunting, you can try Hornady Graf and Winchesters. Often Lapua brass are used by precision shooters .
Judes
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Lets put it this way...You won't be disappointed. If you reload cases multiple times than you will see long case life and accurate results. This all depends of course on your rifle and reloading techniques. Good luck.
I was dissapointed with my first 5.56 brass from Lapua, it wasnt properly annealed and split, the cases needed work before I could successfully load flat base bullets and cost more than they were worth, I got about 20-30% wastage. The dealer said it was a bad lot and gave me some once fired winchesters to keep me sweet so I was happy enough in the end!
Never had another batch go the same way though!
Never had another batch go the same way though!
It was about 10 to 15 years ago, Lapua stamped and packaged so no way of knowing especially now!
I have to admit though its not the only brass ever to have given me problems but it certainly is worth it, case weight, thickness and capacity was very consistant. Some of those first cases I am still using!
I have to admit though its not the only brass ever to have given me problems but it certainly is worth it, case weight, thickness and capacity was very consistant. Some of those first cases I am still using!
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I think Lapua brass is worth the $$. I use it for 6mmBR Norma, 6.5x47 Lapua and 338 Lapua Mag.
Where the Lapua Brass really shines in my opinion is consistency. I weighed and marked a box of 100 pieces of 338LM, sorting into one grain increments. Five pieces fell into the 331gn pile, one into the 334gn (It weighed 333.7gn as I recall) pile with the remainder split roughly equally into the 332 and 333 piles. I have weighed and sorted 6BRNorma Lapua brass using the same sorting method with a similar weight spread. I have yet to sort the 6.5x47 as the gun is still being built.
Lapua brass strength is another big plus for me. In 6mmBR I was able to only get 5 loadings from Norma brass. I am at 7 with one batch of 100 in Lapua brass. I am running higher chamber pressure with the Lapua Brass and have little issue with chambering (assuming proper body die use).
Where the Lapua Brass really shines in my opinion is consistency. I weighed and marked a box of 100 pieces of 338LM, sorting into one grain increments. Five pieces fell into the 331gn pile, one into the 334gn (It weighed 333.7gn as I recall) pile with the remainder split roughly equally into the 332 and 333 piles. I have weighed and sorted 6BRNorma Lapua brass using the same sorting method with a similar weight spread. I have yet to sort the 6.5x47 as the gun is still being built.
Lapua brass strength is another big plus for me. In 6mmBR I was able to only get 5 loadings from Norma brass. I am at 7 with one batch of 100 in Lapua brass. I am running higher chamber pressure with the Lapua Brass and have little issue with chambering (assuming proper body die use).
TimC, you complain about yours brass but have you try to cast your rifle chamber? May be your problem is there. You'r not alone to improve this trouble with military rifles ( just a few do'nt generalise ) because they are often made for shooting steel cases and they are harder then brass.
Judes
Judes
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I am up to 10 reloads on some of my latest Lapua 308 brass and nary a problem. I aneal the necks after every 3 reloads on the brass and the neck tension stays consistant. If I cannot get Lapua I would be using Norma.
