Brass quality, Hornady, Norma, Sig, Eagle Eye?

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    Does the quality of brass pertain to the number of reloads or consistent accuracy or a little of both?
    I recovered different amounts of the above brass, more Hornady than any of the others. No Lapua :( , All of ths is once fired I know for a fact.
    Will I see a major difference in results out of my AERO M5E 18" BA barrell? Same rifle as the group below using Hornady 147 gr ELD
    Still a novice to reloading.

    Plan for load
    39. - 41.0 gr Accurate 4350
    OAL 2.80 +/- .020
    CCI No.34 primers
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    Out of the brass you listed, Norma is known for having the best case to case consistency, along with Eagle Eye.

    What you don't want to do is load up all of that brass with the same load; If you want precision, you need to load all one type of brass from the same lot (or sort the same headstamp by case weight).
     
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