I expect that each piece be like the previous in that lot number. I expect primer pockets to hold together at mild charges. I expect to not have brass so soft that I get heavy bolt lift running 200fps under minimal cartridge velocities. I expect accuracy and precision to last more than 6-8 firings. What good is 50 firings if the brass won't shoot? I expect uniform neck wall thickness. I expect when I call a company to tell them about their deficiencies in the product they sent, to listen to what I have to say and make an attempt to address it. I've seen every brass deficiency imaginable... and only two companies continually show they can produce brass consistently for a precision rifle shooter that is trying to shoot small. They have been the least deficient out of all brass I've used. So much so that I will not even consider a cartridge these days if it does not have Alpha or Lapua cases available for it.
Above all, I expect the components I buy to be uniform. If they are not, it shows up on the target... and while there are a huge number of shooters that do not have the ability, resources, or facilities to discover that uniformity problem... I can, and do. Anyone that has spent time trying to get rifles to consistently perform under 2" at 600yds already knows what I'm saying is true.
At least 1 time a week I get a call from someone struggling to get the performance they are after. If Alpha or Lapua cases are available, I suggest they get some... and the next call I get is a thank you call. They say things like "I never would have imagined the brass would have made that much difference!" "Why does no one know about this problem!?!?" Why indeed.
I had one of our apprentice members here a few weeks ago for training. He said "You never have any flyers. Why don't you have flyers?" Keeping in mind that this guy was using all of the same methods and most of the same equipment I have. I had Alpha cases on hand for his cartridge... so I loaded some and let him shoot 50. It was unsurprising that his "flyers" went away. Granted, I'm not saying I never have flyers, because I do... but they are very rare.
Sometimes its once a day, other times is once a week... but it's a common call. If this reality makes anyone angry, then I do hope you put me on your ignore list, unsubscribe from my youtube channel, and don't buy any of our products... because if you're angry about it, then you don't care about the truth. Most all of the brass out there can achieve 1/2MOA. Maybe slightly better. Consistent 1/4 MOA? Forget about that with most of them. I wish it were not so, because I'd rather have more sources to choose from... but it is indeed so.
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