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Old 11-29-2015, 06:17 PM
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Just looking for some opinions on the brass you all use for reloading. I have been using Hornady and been noticing the cases are wearing down pretty quickly and i haven't been using hot loads.
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Old 11-29-2015, 06:20 PM
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I use Lapua wherever possible. If Lapua isn't available, I don't mind Remington.
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Old 11-29-2015, 06:21 PM
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I have been looking for Lapua now for a while and haven't found any.
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Old 11-29-2015, 06:28 PM
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I have been looking for Lapua now for a while and haven't found any.
Which cartridge? Hirsch Precision, and Prophet River both carry Lapua.
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Old 11-29-2015, 06:30 PM
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308, thanks ill take a look at those places.
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Old 11-29-2015, 06:53 PM
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Flys ect had some 308, and 223 lapua cases last time I was in there.
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Old 11-29-2015, 07:20 PM
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In general, I have used winchester, remington, dominion, and imperial brass... I refuse to use hornady and federal for the reasons that you mentioned... And those 2 brands seem to lose their spring and ability to return to shape much sooner than the rest...

I haven't used the higher end brass like Lapua, norma, etc. So I cannot comment.
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Old 11-29-2015, 07:46 PM
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Kodiak lake outfitters in Barrhead have a pretty good selection of Lapua brass, 6.5x55, 260rem, 6.5-284, 338 Lapua,22-250, 223 and many others. If I can't get Lapua brass I buy nosler.
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Old 11-29-2015, 08:12 PM
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308, thanks ill take a look at those places.
Budget shooter supply has 308 lapua brass in stock as well. Bass pro in Calgary has about 20 bags of Winchester brass too.

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Old 11-29-2015, 09:03 PM
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Yep..Prophet River has it. The Winchester is also very good. I have heard others complsining about Hornady and Fdderal on a regular basis. Some suggest that Lapua is expensive but I disagree. Given the number of times it can be reloaded I would suggest it is actually inexpensive.

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Old 11-29-2015, 09:09 PM
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I've used Winchester brass for most of my reloading over the last 35 years or so - out of most of the generic brass, I've found it to work about the best re: cost VS life.
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Old 11-29-2015, 09:12 PM
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Lapua, Win, R-P, Hornady, Federal is how I would rank commonly avaliable brass. I do not have enough experience with Norma to comment.

Hornady tends to be too hard and Federal too soft. Nosler does not make their own brass. So the real maker depends on the cartridge it's mostly Norma, Federal and Hornady though.
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Old 11-29-2015, 09:14 PM
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Years ago, I didn't mind Winchester brass, but recently, the quality of Winchester brass isn't nearly as good.
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Old 11-30-2015, 08:56 AM
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Years ago, I didn't mind Winchester brass, but recently, the quality of Winchester brass isn't nearly as good.
THIS!
sad where win components have landed.
i've spent more time taking apart loads to switch out primers than making new lately.
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image.jpg This is some Winchester 7mm RM once fired brass I recently came across that ended up in the cull box. Not impressed ! I'll spend the extra cash on the higher end stuff when available .
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Old 11-30-2015, 12:18 PM
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For my .308 I use once fired Federal gold metal match. The quality is quite good and consentrisity is excellent. I'm lucky because the police use our range and they usually leave their brass behind. For everything else I try to buy Nosler.
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Old 11-30-2015, 06:02 PM
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Just looking for some opinions on the brass you all use for reloading. I have been using Hornady and been noticing the cases are wearing down pretty quickly and i haven't been using hot loads.
What part of the case is wearing down quickly?
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Old 11-30-2015, 08:01 PM
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Funny, I've heard the exact opposite concerning Hornady and Federal brass. Generally my friends shy away from Remington and Winchester. Personally I've loaded Remington and Hornady. I haven't had any problems with my Hornady and some of it I'm on the 4th+ reload.
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