Reloading Perfecta brass?

6

6.5steve

Private
Minuteman
May 24, 2021
8
3
Utah
#1
Hello everyone, does any of y’all reloading Perfecta brass? I'm specifically looking at 308.

I've got "good" brass for target work but for short range drills I've been buying a lot of Tula ammo (and it works fine) but I'll pay the extra dollar or two a box for Perfecta if the brass is any account.
 
#2
Most everyone around here is going to turn their noses up at anything that’s not Alpha, Lapua, or Peterson brass. Everything else is, apparently, hot garbage. What do I know? I reload Hornady… Gasp!

That said, if it’s brass cased and boxer primed, and the alternative is brooming it into the brass bucket at the range, you don’t have much to lose in reloading it for “training ammo.” Regardless of what others say about it.
 
  • Like
Reactions: kilizyrag, southernpew and 6.5steve
#3
I took this picture of the shitty flash holes in Perfecta 5.56mm brass. I can't imagine they do anything for precision or consistency.

There are two generic Federal cases there for comparison.

bI52hKGl.jpg


Someone else's photo:

full-55403-350795-dscn3060_small.jpg
 
Last edited:
  • Like
Reactions: supercorndogs and 6.5steve
#4
6.5steve said:
Hello everyone, does any of y’all reloading Perfecta brass? I'm specifically looking at 308.

I've got "good" brass for target work but for short range drills I've been buying a lot of Tula ammo (and it works fine) but I'll pay the extra dollar or two a box for Perfecta if the brass is any account.
Click to expand...
I've got 72 pieces that I picked up as range brass and fired them twice. . . a few years ago. So, they're 3x fired. They were fully prepped where everything was uniformed, including turning the necks. I fully prepped them as an experiment to see how they'd perform relative to good brass. They did pretty well, actually, though still not as good as top tier brass.

You're welcome to have them for nothing other than shipping costs. I have so much brass, they're doing nothing more for me than just taking up shelf space.
 
  • Like
Reactions: 6.5steve and sinister
#5
I have used the .308 Perfecta brass in the past . It was 1x fired when given to me. I annealed it and prepped it just like I do all my other brass . It was fine , not top shelf stuff but I knew that going in . I have used it with cast bullets and jacketed and the necks held up to the extra work of shooting cast with no problem .
 
#6
Depends on what your expectations are and where you're going to use it. I have used .223 for range food and some .308 for playing with sub loads.
Should you shoot it in a match? No
Load development? Probably not
It is fine for punching holes in paper for some range fun.
 
Last edited:
  • Like
Reactions: sinister
#11
Mine are from range brass that I fired 2x times for a total firing of 3x. The loads I used in them were not hot. . . like 41.0 grs. Varget. All flash holes are centered and the primer cups are not loose (not really tight either). Checking for any body stretching for any indication of case head separation show no signs. Currently they've been full length sized for the first time as before I had only neck sized them. The brass does seem to be a little softer than what I see in Lapua and Peterson brass.

Here's a pic of what I've got:
Perfecta Brass.jpg
 
  • Like
Reactions: sinister, southernpew and 6.5steve
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

stello1001
Distance to lands changes with different bullets
Replies
15
Views
208
straightshooter1
straightshooter1
C
Multiple questions on .308 Brass
Replies
12
Views
424
character26
C
Rommel Garcia
Reloading Tikka T3x 308 - Fires when chambered after bolt lock
Replies
11
Views
293
RandyM72
R
M
Is this a good setup for a new guy?
Replies
47
Views
936
RegionRat
R
L
nominal but fat chamber reloading
Replies
10
Views
278
45-90
4
Top Bottom
Back
Home
Forums
Merch
Alerts