New Brass??

[Toolman]

I use Lapua brass straight out of the box. Load and shoot. I always get great performance doing it this way.

 

[timberjack]

I just reloaded some new brass just neck sized it and pinched em together.They dont shoot like my once fired brass with neck sizeing.Next time i will full length resize and see what the diff is.

 

[A&Shuntr]

I use Lapua brass straight out of the box. Load and shoot. I always get great performance doing it this way.

Lapua certainly requires the least prep, I'm still too fussy and size, trim, chamfer and deburr flash holes, sometimes turn necks too;

 

[traderal]

I have found that with Winchester or Remington brass the necks may be slightly dented and not always tight enough to hold the bullets properly so I size and chamfer the necks before I use them. The Hornady custom brass is much better. For competition brass I do the full routine.

 

[grijim]

I full lenght size. Fire form with pistol powder . Resize and trim then reload.

Grijim

 

[HKMark23]

Why anyone would trim new brass before firing it, I cannot comprehend. .

I've gotta be missing a big point somewhere, but I frankly don't get why anyone would buy new brass, unless, of course xF isn't available?

Seems to me you pay a hell of a premium for that first shot, after that its xF (and probably improved by you) anyway.

What point am I missin .

 

[john-brennan]

new brass

I've gotta be missing a big point somewhere, but I frankly don't get why anyone would buy new brass, unless, of course xF isn't available?

Seems to me you pay a hell of a premium for that first shot, after that its xF (and probably improved by you) anyway.

What point am I missin .

Well if you own certain calibers ( .257 WM ) like I do you have to buy new brass in say 7mm RM and resize it down to .257WM for 30.00 for 50 or go and buy weatherby brass for 3 times the cost as I don't even try to size up or down once brass has been fired for the reason every reloader that has tried knows. When you buy once fired brass you usally are taking a chance it is only once fired, at least with new you no what the hell your getting for a few extra bucks.