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What do you do to prep your Lapua brass?
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<blockquote data-quote="Michael Eichele" data-source="post: 817576" data-attributes="member: 1007"><p>Typically I don't deburr Lapua flash holes but have had a couple of recent lots that needed some touch up. I have in the past uniformed primer pockets but don't anymore. While I've seen accuracy gains in having smooth flash holes, I have never been able to detect any accuracy improvements in modifying primer pockets.</p><p></p><p>For the most part with Lapua brass (if the flash holes are good) I just bump the case mouth with an expander ball (I don't run it all the way, just a bit) and then chamfer the mouths gently. Prime, load and shoot.</p><p></p><p>On that note, I have taken a shining to Norma brass over the Lapua. Seems like the flash holes are cleaner and the necks feel a lot smoother/consistent when seating bullets. I also never feel a small donut like I often do with the Lapua. My only complaint with Norma brass is that it takes ungodly amounts of force to seat primers. Also with two different lots of 6.5 brass, case weights were roughly 5 grains apart. Consistent weights within lots but lot versus lot was a bit different. Lapua brass has been consistent from lot to lot in my 308 brass for 11 years.</p><p></p><p>So far, they're holding up even on stout loads. Using 6.5x284, 308 and 300 win mag.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Michael Eichele, post: 817576, member: 1007"] Typically I don't deburr Lapua flash holes but have had a couple of recent lots that needed some touch up. I have in the past uniformed primer pockets but don't anymore. While I've seen accuracy gains in having smooth flash holes, I have never been able to detect any accuracy improvements in modifying primer pockets. For the most part with Lapua brass (if the flash holes are good) I just bump the case mouth with an expander ball (I don't run it all the way, just a bit) and then chamfer the mouths gently. Prime, load and shoot. On that note, I have taken a shining to Norma brass over the Lapua. Seems like the flash holes are cleaner and the necks feel a lot smoother/consistent when seating bullets. I also never feel a small donut like I often do with the Lapua. My only complaint with Norma brass is that it takes ungodly amounts of force to seat primers. Also with two different lots of 6.5 brass, case weights were roughly 5 grains apart. Consistent weights within lots but lot versus lot was a bit different. Lapua brass has been consistent from lot to lot in my 308 brass for 11 years. So far, they're holding up even on stout loads. Using 6.5x284, 308 and 300 win mag. [/QUOTE]
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