6.5 Gap 4s brass

Has there been a 2nd run of Hornady brass for the 6.5 4s? If so how is it? I know copper creek makes some out of Norma 300 rsaum, but at about 3 bucks a pop is it worth it?

Thanks Andy

AndyBaumann said:

Has there been a 2nd run of Hornady brass for the 6.5 4s? If so how is it? I know copper creek makes some out of Norma 300 rsaum, but at about 3 bucks a pop is it worth it?

Thanks Andy

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I sell my Norma SS brass for $2.70 hint hint. It just doesn't have the cute little head stamp! Seriously though; if it is the same brass, it should last double digit firings withfairly stiff loads...........Rich

I bought some second gen Hornady stuff from GAP and it seems to be okay. On the initial loading there seemed to be some inconsistency in the effort required to seat the primers. That had me concerned. Turned out to be a non-issue. Now that they have all been fired, annealed and resized they seem to be behaving nicely. I am most of the way through the second firing on them so I can't speak for their longevity yet. I was pleasantly surprised how consistent the neck wall thickness is. I plucked a dozen cases at random and there was no more than .001" of variance in any of the ones measured.

I am running 135 JLK with 62gr of H1000 in 2 gen brass and have 7 firing's and primer pocket is still good.

horse killer said:

I am running 135 JLK with 62gr of H1000 in 2 gen brass and have 7 firing's and primer pocket is still good.

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Just curious. Do you anneal? If so, every firing?

I believe there is now a 3rd run according to the 6.5 saum 4s forum. Price is to be less than a buck a piece also as mentioned on the forum.

That would be nice!!

Thanks for the responses. I asked the question to help me decide which .264 cartridge to choose but it's too hard. Too many good choices.

Rick Richard said:

I believe there is now a 3rd run according to the 6.5 saum 4s forum. Price is to be less than a buck a piece also as mentioned on the forum.

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Is this the Facebook group? Do you have a link I can't find it to save my life. Thanks

cornstalker said:

Just curious. Do you anneal? If so, every firing?

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I annealed after 3 firings then I started to anneal after each firing.Jest checked after 8 firing still good.

Clifflopez said:

Is this the Facebook group? Do you have a link I can't find it to save my life. Thanks

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It was mentioned in the Facebook group.

Search "6.5 SAUM, GAP 4s, 6.5 PRC forum"

What are the differences In gen 2 and 3 brass?

You can pre order Bertram 6.5 saum from their website. Will ship be end of the year. It'll last 5x longer than Hornady