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<blockquote data-quote="bigedp51" data-source="post: 1359732" data-attributes="member: 28965"><p>I buy bulk once fired Lake City Brass because it is "MUCH" cheapengr and harder than Lapua. I then sort the cases using a Redding neck thickness gauge. The choice cases with less than .002 neck thickness variation are used in my Savage .223 bolt action. The rest are used in my AR15 rifles for blasting ammo.</p><p></p><p>If you look at the chart with the case capacities you will see the majority of American .223/5.56 cases are close in internal capacity. "BUT" I prefer using the harder and tougher Lake City 5.56 cases with the same head stamp date.</p><p></p><p>Note, using Quickload and the capacity of Lake City at 30.6 and the old Lapua at 28.0 capacity this can cause 6,000 psi difference in chamber pressure.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bigedp51, post: 1359732, member: 28965"] I buy bulk once fired Lake City Brass because it is "MUCH" cheapengr and harder than Lapua. I then sort the cases using a Redding neck thickness gauge. The choice cases with less than .002 neck thickness variation are used in my Savage .223 bolt action. The rest are used in my AR15 rifles for blasting ammo. If you look at the chart with the case capacities you will see the majority of American .223/5.56 cases are close in internal capacity. "BUT" I prefer using the harder and tougher Lake City 5.56 cases with the same head stamp date. Note, using Quickload and the capacity of Lake City at 30.6 and the old Lapua at 28.0 capacity this can cause 6,000 psi difference in chamber pressure. [/QUOTE]
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