Match brass?
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ReloaderFred
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It's basically the same as the other brass, just headstamped to indicate match components were used in the original loading at the factory. Military match brass doesn't usually have the primer crimped in place.
As far as loading it, just load it like any other brass of the same caliber.
Hope this helps.
Fred
As far as loading it, just load it like any other brass of the same caliber.
Hope this helps.
Fred
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If you're referring to Lake City Match brass, a little more care went into making it, but the biggest benefit is, there is no primer crimp to contend with. Oh, and if you are buying it once-fired, it is not all "blown out" by being fired in a machinegun like almost all regular Lake City brass is.
Don
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You will find that the Lapua brass is more consistent than most commercial brass and you may get a few more loads out of them. The good thing is that my Lapua weighs the same as my Winchester so I can work up loads in the Winchester and then use the Lapua when it counts.
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mgrych,
It would have been easier to answer if you had said Lapua in the original post. My reply referred to pistol calibers.
Right now, for rifle calibers, my choice would be Nosler brass. They are hand weighed and sorted at the factory and you won't find any more consistant.
Hope this helps.
Fred
It would have been easier to answer if you had said Lapua in the original post. My reply referred to pistol calibers.
Right now, for rifle calibers, my choice would be Nosler brass. They are hand weighed and sorted at the factory and you won't find any more consistant.
Hope this helps.
Fred
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Lapua is simply the best brass you can buy. It's quality and consistency make it the brass of choice for LR shooters. I use it in 1,000 yard F Class competition in 6.5x55 and .30-06.
Don
Out to three hundred yards, I have shot mixed cases with excellent results. You can load ammo with lots of run out, +- half grain (maybe more) variations in powder (30 caliber), seating depths all over the place, an absolutely random selection of cases, and still clean the NRA target at 300 yards.
At 600 yards and further, I shoot only one brand of good brass at a time. (W/W, Rem, LC, IMI). And I am much more careful about my loads.
When I become rich and famous I will be able to afford Norma and Lapua brass.
I stay away from Eastern block brass, the stuff I have run across has not been very good.
At 600 yards and further, I shoot only one brand of good brass at a time. (W/W, Rem, LC, IMI). And I am much more careful about my loads.
When I become rich and famous I will be able to afford Norma and Lapua brass.
I stay away from Eastern block brass, the stuff I have run across has not been very good.
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Don't waste your money on Norma; it's not that great.
Don
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Something that has not been mentioned is the quality of the flash hole.
Most manufactureres punch the primer flash hole while Lapua drills theirs. Drilling eliminates the burr left behind by punching. The burr disrupts the even distribution of the primer flash.
Nosler deburrs their flash hole so this isn't a problem.
They claim their brass weighs more than the big three and I hear the neck is thicker as well. That's OK for normal size chambers.
I wonder if anyone has found out who makes their brass for them. Maybe I can find out something at the SHOT show.
Most manufactureres punch the primer flash hole while Lapua drills theirs. Drilling eliminates the burr left behind by punching. The burr disrupts the even distribution of the primer flash.
Nosler deburrs their flash hole so this isn't a problem.
They claim their brass weighs more than the big three and I hear the neck is thicker as well. That's OK for normal size chambers.
I wonder if anyone has found out who makes their brass for them. Maybe I can find out something at the SHOT show.
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