Opinions on Hornady Brass

[Xippper]

Just curious as to what people's experiences have been with Hornady brass - in general and where possible with Hornady .223 / 5.56 brass specifically.

If it makes any difference, I am shooting a bolt action rifle (not an AR) and am interested in accuracy.


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[silverfoxdj]

The once fired Hornady for 223 I found a little harder then the regular stuff Rem Winchester I use but it was fine all else considered.

 

[laker415]

I run their brass in my 223 and 308 bolt guns. I am pretty happy with it. My 223 is from factory ammo and my 308 I bought once fired. Both are holding up well. I am on my 6th firing on some with no annealing. Their price has gone up it seems so I probably wouldn't buy anymore

 

[medvedqc]

not specific to 223 but i will avoid it in 9.3x62 too much work before shooting one.

 

['Boo]

not specific to 223 but i will avoid it in 9.3x62 too much work before shooting one.

Please elaborate.

 

[inthehizzy]

Decent, not my first choice, but not my last (Win.)

 

[Chas59]

I have reloaded quite a bit of .308 with no issue.

 

[floriosean1]

I've always had good luck with hornady brass and found it to be good quality, never reloaded 223 with it though

 

[skypilot]

I like it. I use it mostly in .223 and supplement with Remy and Federal.

I also load test/load develop with it in .223. Consistent, no issues.

 

[medvedqc]

Please elaborate.

in my rifle i wasnt able to chamber any hornady case without creating a shoulding but in the same time norma lapua or prvi worked without an hassle.

if you want more info this is in that thread:
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/foru...-3-bullet-test-started-pics-posted-in-1/page7

thread post 317

 

[GMC403]

When reloading Hornady 35 Whelen brass I'd be lucky to get 3 uses before the case heads were too thin. Remington, Federal and Nosler would get minimum 7.

No complaints with Hornady brass in 308 win though.

 

[Dave&Dar]

In my experience, there's better and worse brass out there. I found Hornady takes more prep work to make a good starting point for accurate ammo than say Lapua which shouldn't be surprising. If Lapua was more readily available particularly in the calibers I load for I would probably pay the extra and get that. I've used Hornady in 223/556, 308Win, 30-06, 300 WinMag and 338RCM. With the RCM it is the only option so it hardly counts.

 

[Hitzy]

I'm on the fence with it....have some in .257Wby, 30/06, and 30/30. It's thin in these cartridges, consistent weight though, it's close to the old Winchester brass but softer and not as durable I guess is the best way to explain my experience with it.
There must be a good profit margin for dealers as everyone seems to stock it.

 

[dastt]

I got 9 reloads out of .223 Hornady brass before I decided to upgrade to lapua.

I'm using Hornady brass for my 6.5cm my last batch only got about 5 reloads before I was seriously worried about case separation. Once lapua makes CM brass I'll switch to it likely. I'm running my load pretty hot I'm getting a fare amount of stretching I feel per reload.