Thanks for the reminder. I should have caveated myself.
QUALITY CARTRIDGE BRASS
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I'll let it slide this timeThanks for the reminder. I should have caveated myself.
lancetkenyon
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Petersons is great.
Lapua is great. Usually, if it has a blue box, it is my first choice.
Unless you plan to go to Mexico hunting with it, you could always neck up Lapua 6.5-.284 brass. Just run it through a .275 then .282 mandrel. Might even do fine with a one-pass through a .282. I did the same with some old 6.5SS brass after the primer pockets were toast to make some 7SS dummy rounds.
Lapua is great. Usually, if it has a blue box, it is my first choice.
Unless you plan to go to Mexico hunting with it, you could always neck up Lapua 6.5-.284 brass. Just run it through a .275 then .282 mandrel. Might even do fine with a one-pass through a .282. I did the same with some old 6.5SS brass after the primer pockets were toast to make some 7SS dummy rounds.
Paulstarr
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Lapua,Norma,Peterson all excellent cases, they have a very good working life.
In response to the original question, yes I have used the Quality Cartridge brass for several loads. Some were because no one else made them - 240 Gibbs and 6.5 Gibbs. The others were simply to have accurate headstamps so as to not get confused with the standard brass - 243 AI, 250 Savage AI, and 25:06AI. All were well within the brackets of acceptability and have held up well with repeated reloading - I'm on my fifth with the 6.5 Gibbs and it's a pretty hot load.
Last year I acquired a Remington 660 in 6.5 Remington Mag. The only brass I could find was Quality Cartridge. It was durable but the weight variation was high. I would not use it if you can avoid it.
I have used Quality Cartridge brass for my 6.5 Rem Mag and I like it. I did not however, sort / weigh the brass as they were the only option for this caliber. I found the necks to be very consistent. I hope this helps.
That's right Bean....and Close only counts in Horseshoes and Hand Grenades!!!!!!!X-2 on the Peterson Brass, the stuff is unreal, But I'm just a Average Hunter so my opinion prolly don't count
JC in Calif
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I use mostly Lapua and Nosler. I just started working with some Peterson. It is very good, so far. It also comes paled in a very nice box!
Hey Bean....just an aside here...got the Bear in my Avatar back today from my Taxidermist...6'6" nose to tail...7' even nose to paw!
....I think I will keep my Avatar for a bit now!
Bobcape
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I've used Lapua brass for a lot of years. Always been happy with it. I couldn't find what I needed in Lapua and recently tried Peterson brass. It is awesome! It will be my new go-to brass. Very consistent and I like that it ships in a box so the necks don't arrive all dinged up.
Bob
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That's freaking awesomeHey Bean....just an aside here...got the Bear in my Avatar back today from my Taxidermist...6'6" nose to tail...7' even nose to paw!
misterc01
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Lapua and Peterson - excellent brass
