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How does brass affect accuracy?
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<blockquote data-quote="DartonJager" data-source="post: 2047126" data-attributes="member: 95733"><p>Feel free to correct me, and I sincerely mean it, if I error anywhere in the fallowing statements, but is not as I have read repeatedly the flash holes in Lapua brass need not be uniformed because they are drilled out and NOT punched like WW, FED, REM etc brass? And I have read at places like Precision Reloading and Accurate Reloading and here as well and other WS and even publications who's names escape me at this moment that Lapua brass is one of the most consistently manufactured brass available to standards of QC among the highest in the industry, higher than standard WW, REM. FED or the like brass. Hence the justification for much more expensive cost.</p><p>Is that true or was all just hype?</p><p>At least that is what I have read in more than just a few reloading information sources considered quite reputable.</p><p>Now I will grant you I have never owned Lapua brass only WW, REM, FED and Hornay brass so I was never able to do a S/S evaluation of Lapua brass VS the others I own and reload with so to be honest I have taken the word of Lapua's claims and the claims all of those who tout Lapua's superiority at face value.</p><p></p><p>I have done some thorough S/S comparisons of my new WW and Hornady brass in 300wsm (only new 300wsm brass I could ever find to buy for years, but just recently found a bunch of Norma) and the Hornady was more consistent in weight and volume and even length but not by a huge margin. Never saw a major difference in how clean or concentric the primer holes were between the WW and Hornady brass though. Also after 3 firings each didn't notice a dramatic difference in growth in head space measurements either.</p><p>Lastly is it just hype that although I do not know the exact number and will not say it a majority but I do know a large percentage of your bench rest competitors, PRS competitors use Lapua or other equally high quality brass and do not use what they consider lower end brass like WW FED or REM.</p><p>Not trying to argue just repeating what I have read published and heard stated repeatedly buy guys who shoot smaller groups at 300-600 yards than most guys shoot at 100-200.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DartonJager, post: 2047126, member: 95733"] Feel free to correct me, and I sincerely mean it, if I error anywhere in the fallowing statements, but is not as I have read repeatedly the flash holes in Lapua brass need not be uniformed because they are drilled out and NOT punched like WW, FED, REM etc brass? And I have read at places like Precision Reloading and Accurate Reloading and here as well and other WS and even publications who's names escape me at this moment that Lapua brass is one of the most consistently manufactured brass available to standards of QC among the highest in the industry, higher than standard WW, REM. FED or the like brass. Hence the justification for much more expensive cost. Is that true or was all just hype? At least that is what I have read in more than just a few reloading information sources considered quite reputable. Now I will grant you I have never owned Lapua brass only WW, REM, FED and Hornay brass so I was never able to do a S/S evaluation of Lapua brass VS the others I own and reload with so to be honest I have taken the word of Lapua's claims and the claims all of those who tout Lapua's superiority at face value. I have done some thorough S/S comparisons of my new WW and Hornady brass in 300wsm (only new 300wsm brass I could ever find to buy for years, but just recently found a bunch of Norma) and the Hornady was more consistent in weight and volume and even length but not by a huge margin. Never saw a major difference in how clean or concentric the primer holes were between the WW and Hornady brass though. Also after 3 firings each didn't notice a dramatic difference in growth in head space measurements either. Lastly is it just hype that although I do not know the exact number and will not say it a majority but I do know a large percentage of your bench rest competitors, PRS competitors use Lapua or other equally high quality brass and do not use what they consider lower end brass like WW FED or REM. Not trying to argue just repeating what I have read published and heard stated repeatedly buy guys who shoot smaller groups at 300-600 yards than most guys shoot at 100-200. [/QUOTE]
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