Quick question before I buy. Is Nosler brass as good as Lapua? Please share your experiences in using Nosler brass in terms of durability, consistency and repeatability in accurate loads.
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How does Nosler Brass compare to Lapua, Hornady, Starline?
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No! In my opinion Nosler is lower on my list of brash choices. It seems really soft to me. Until recently they were the only ones making 280 Ackley Brass so I am running some. I am chomping at the bit to try some Peterson.
I personally LOVE Alpha Brass. I won't buy Lapua if I can get Alpha......
With prices of components I had the idea of buying 100 rounds of loaded ammo to net me 100 pieces of fire formed brass. Nosler and Lapua loaded ammo are comparable in price with Nosler usually costing about 15-20 percent more.
Do you think those manufacturers use their best brass in loaded ammo?
Thanks for the advice. I’m gonna grab some Lapua ammo and roll on.
Do you think those manufacturers use their best brass in loaded ammo?
Thanks for the advice. I’m gonna grab some Lapua ammo and roll on.
I like anything I can get that's not 100 dollars or more per 50 pieces shooting hornady cause that was available cheap 2 + years ago and I got a lot of it so why not use it I also have peterson brass sitting off to the side to try when and if the stuff I am using starts to fail hopefully by then brass will be back in stores and cheaper than it is now .personally Id like to try that adg brass when and if I get to start shooting 7 saum but would not be miffed if I found something cheaper . good luck with what ever brand of brass you go with .
I run Nosler I my hunting rifles. My hunting is not long range precision work...but still don't like using run of the mill Win, Fed, RP, etc. I've tested Nosler against run of the mill brass. Same load, same loading process, same rifle, same day. Group size was literally right about half the size with Nosler brass.
If you'd weight sort run of the mill brass maybe you could get consistency down tighter.
Nosler used to be reasonably priced too. Haven't bought any in a while.
If you'd weight sort run of the mill brass maybe you could get consistency down tighter.
Nosler used to be reasonably priced too. Haven't bought any in a while.
Ok, here’s my question to follow up on OP’s question:
Let’s assume (insert sarcasm here) that Lapua 223 brass hasn’t been available in like, I don’t know, a few years… and you’re looking for the next best thing… where does Nosler 223 brass rank? I missed on the RWS round a couple months ago and am down to my last precious box of the blue stuff and just can’t open it…what’s the next best thing?
Let’s assume (insert sarcasm here) that Lapua 223 brass hasn’t been available in like, I don’t know, a few years… and you’re looking for the next best thing… where does Nosler 223 brass rank? I missed on the RWS round a couple months ago and am down to my last precious box of the blue stuff and just can’t open it…what’s the next best thing?
I went back and forth with myself on buying Lapua brass for an upcoming 223 bolt gun project I have coming up. But its almost impossible to find, and if you can find it, the price is ridiculous.
I ended up buying 500 pieces of Starline. Ive had decent luck with it. It fits the use case for me. My concerns for brass being all over the place for case capacity are somewhat less as I bought it in a lot of 500 pieces, so there is a good chance it was all run on the same machine on the same day. Before I load it, Ill give it a quick pass with a mandrel and chamfer/deburr and then run it.
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