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How much do you value brass brand consistency when reloading?
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<blockquote data-quote="YZ-80" data-source="post: 3054292" data-attributes="member: 109229"><p>Good topic. So, I use all kinds of brass. For serious load development, I always use consistent head stamps with a consistent number of firing cycles. But as was mentioned previously, I will bend the rules for short range hunting and plinking. I've used Winchester, Starline, Lapua, Hornady, Nosler, etc. Alot of the brass I have for my .243's and .22-250's is a mixed bag of Federal, Hornady and Remington that I saved up from the 90's when I did alot of groundhog hunting and was not a reloader. It all seems to work fine and produce acceptable accuracy. For my longer range rifles, I'm always consistent with the headstamp. Over the years, I've gotten a feel for how many cycles I can go and picking up on the failure signs (rings around the case, split necks, loose primer pockets, etc.,) which get familiar and predictable. I don't tend to run my stuff hard (i.e., hot loads) so even without annealing, I get several cycles out of quality brass without any problem. All that said, I appreciate and understand why guys are anal about this stuff. Consistency is the name of the game. I'm just starting to do some annealing after 16 years of reloading. I'm excited to see where this takes me in the continuous learning process.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="YZ-80, post: 3054292, member: 109229"] Good topic. So, I use all kinds of brass. For serious load development, I always use consistent head stamps with a consistent number of firing cycles. But as was mentioned previously, I will bend the rules for short range hunting and plinking. I've used Winchester, Starline, Lapua, Hornady, Nosler, etc. Alot of the brass I have for my .243's and .22-250's is a mixed bag of Federal, Hornady and Remington that I saved up from the 90's when I did alot of groundhog hunting and was not a reloader. It all seems to work fine and produce acceptable accuracy. For my longer range rifles, I'm always consistent with the headstamp. Over the years, I've gotten a feel for how many cycles I can go and picking up on the failure signs (rings around the case, split necks, loose primer pockets, etc.,) which get familiar and predictable. I don't tend to run my stuff hard (i.e., hot loads) so even without annealing, I get several cycles out of quality brass without any problem. All that said, I appreciate and understand why guys are anal about this stuff. Consistency is the name of the game. I'm just starting to do some annealing after 16 years of reloading. I'm excited to see where this takes me in the continuous learning process. [/QUOTE]
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