I'm with some of the above fellas on Hornady brass. . .not very durable. I shoot several brands of brass depending on caliber and I would say Norma and Lapua is about 50% of what I use, then there is good o'le LC brass which I shoot in a few rifles and handguns. The LC brass takes a little more prepping, but I don't mind tinkering, and the stuff is **** near indestructible! Next would be RWS, but that stuff IS PRICEY!!!
On another note; I have a rifle that loves to be run hard and primer pockets only stay snug for 4 firings (on Lapua brass mind you). I learned a little secrete on how to tighten my prime pockets up to last a few more loadings. It involves a 1/2" hard-chrome ball bearing (Amazon Prime), long hardened steel shank/dowel a little smaller in diameter than case mouth and a 32 oz. ball peen hammer along with your calipers. For my shank I used an old Craftsman screwdriver and cut both ends off to have about a 10" section to work with. Next I used a piece of hardwood (Ipe) 2"x8" about a foot long and drilled a shallow snug hole (1/3 but not more than 1/2 the ball bearing diameter both depth/width) to place the bearing in. First, mic the loose primer pocket so you know your starting point. With the loose primer pocket case, de-primed, place over the bearing, slide the shank in the case mouth and center over inside primer flash hole. Hold shank/cartridge firmly in one hand applying downward pressure on the bearing and with other hit the shank a few good licks. Now check your primer pocket with caliper or primer, repeat if it is not just right. If you get it too tight the RCBS swagging tool for military brass makes it perfect. There was a Youtube video of this process floating around a few years ago that shows you just how simple this process is. Hope this helps you guys and saves you some cash for more powder and bullets!
