.223 brass

[ocabj]

Lapua brass for an AR? That's funny right ther. I don't care who you are.

Troll

[Higbean]

Troll

Really?

With all due respect, I have not heard anyone suggest Lapua brass to a guy looking for .223 brass, especially as the ONLY one you should spend money on. If you are suggesting .223 brass is easy to find for free, and the only thing you should spend money on is Lapua, I can understand that, but that is not the way it sounded.

Look, .223 is really easy to load for and if your rifle is a shooter, they really aren't all that picky. Sure, Lapua is probably the best, but Winchester makes some damn fine brass, as does Federal and Lake City. Match ready? Maybe, maybe not. Depends what your riflle likes.

Sorry if you thought I was flaming you. I wasn't trying to, but I know when I was starting to reload with .223 I would have been really dissapointed if someone told me I couldn't shoot anything but Lapua just because they thought everything else was crap.

[ocabj]

If you read my response the OP's response to my recommendation of Lake City or Lapua, I broke down the various commercial brass types and why I wouldn't recommend them.

Like I said before, Winchester brass is fine, except for the issue of weak rims. ARs will tear those rims apart faster than most.

Lake City can be purchased new (without crimped pockets - unprimed) or once-fired. The stuff is reliable and lasts long (10+ reloads even with Full Length sizing).

But the OP can go ahead and ignore my recommendations. Use whatever. My recommendations probably won't hold furthermore since the OP didn't state what rifle was being developed for.

[weezil_boi]

Okaaaaay.... getting back on subject, TXshooter asked where to get some .223 brass.

Dude, I'll hook you up. I have a ton of Lake City once fireds. youll need to swage em since they have the military crimp, but just have to do it once. I use the dillon swage tool, and 1000 cases takes about 20 mins to swage while you watch tv.

Hi me a PM with your phone # and we'll get you squared away.

If you are not well experienced in reloading, I would NOT suggest that you pick crap up from the range. Unless of course, as another member stated, you can come right behind a class or something and know that they are shooting NEW ammo.

Man... one simple little question turned into all this name calling and crap. Amazing.

[Txshooter]

PM sent weezil boi. I guess I should have specified what I was shooting and what the brass was for. I'll be using 2 different AR's. One for shooting coyotes and one for just plinking around. No match stuff or bench rest stuff. If that were the case, then I would definately go with the Lapua brass. It's just a bit pricey for what I will be using it for right now........Rick

[christopher6968]

Sorry for the

Is Remington not a good brass to buy? I bought a bunch

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[StraightShooter]

Sorry for the

Is Remington not a good brass to buy? I bought a bunch

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Its perfectly fine for your typical shooting activities.

[christopher6968]

Thank you

[Fjold]

Lapua brass for an AR? That's funny right ther. I don't care who you are.

+1,

[RW Dunn]

Just order some Lapua 223 brass from brunos shooters supply, .39 ea

Geezus you can buy loaded brass for that price.

[Rocko]

PM sent.

[trinydex]

Look up if there are any rifle/carbine classes in your area and find out when they are. If you are lucky you can just show up after the class and after people leave you can hoard all the brass. I have done this a few times. Unfortunately thats all the help I can offer.

i thought lots of people in classes reload?

Federal from Federal Gold Medal Match is soft. Federal 'FC' is garbage. Winchester rims wear out fast (not good if using for the AR). Remington brass is probably ok, but the only people I know who use it are bolt gun shooters.

Lapua is the best brass out there.

Lake City isn't commercial, but it's very reliable. I forgot to include WCC brass, which is most commonly found in military MK262 Mod1 ammo.

Primer pockets are crimped by the ammunition manufacturer. If you buy new brass, it won't have crimped pockets. If you buy once fired, then brass from military ammo will most likely have crimped primer pockets.

waht about brass from american eagle by federal?

[trinydex]

PM sent weezil boi. I guess I should have specified what I was shooting and what the brass was for. I'll be using 2 different AR's. One for shooting coyotes and one for just plinking around. No match stuff or bench rest stuff. If that were the case, then I would definately go with the Lapua brass. It's just a bit pricey for what I will be using it for right now........Rick

i have a stupid question cuz i'm a noob. but why does the brass matter for accuracy? i thought it was all about bullet weight consistency and uniformity and charge consistency and uniformity.

if you properly size the brass and prep the brass, why would it become a factor?

[Builder]

i have a stupid question cuz i'm a noob. but why does the brass matter for accuracy? i thought it was all about bullet weight consistency and uniformity and charge consistency and uniformity.
if you properly size the brass and prep the brass, why would it become a factor?

JR posted this in another thread: http://www.6mmbr.com/jgcaseprep.html
Thanks,
Builder

[trinydex]

that really seems like an exercise in futility. maybe it's cuz i'm impatient.