I don't know about what you want it to do, but in 6 PPC Lapua is so consistent, some guys are loading it without neck turning or sizing. They are using a special chamber reamer sized so the neck hits the chamber wall and goes back to a sized condition. That would require consistent brass I cannot even imagine owning!
Is it worth it in a varmint or factory gun with normal chambers? I don't know. It depends on what you want the consistency for. I know I can't use it. If I had better dies, maybe I could use it.
If you are shooting .75" at 100 yards for 5 shots on average and want to improve, this might be worth theeffort. I would avoid flash hole and primer pocket prep work in general.
This is all based on what I have read when I considered it. For now, I have no money and plenty of Win brass!
lapua is about as good as it gets, as consistant as sunrise and the prep work is allready done.
It also is alot stronger and more durable. a story
Last july at thunder valley range in ohio, Tom Sarver blew the all time 1000 yard record out of the water. He fired a 5X/50 that measured 1.413" at 1000 yards. Tom was shooting a 300 Hulk (338 lapua shortened and necked to .308) He was shooting I think 84 gr of H-1000 behind a match VLD of some sort, using lapua cases. when he shot that group those cases were on their 58th firing.
they're expensive and to me worth every penny. my current build in progress is a 20 tacticle, I was thinking 204 ruger, till I found out lapua is offering 20 tac cases.
RR
I've only had experience with Lapua brass in one chambering...9.3 x 62..
All I can tell you, is that I've loaded it 5 or 6 times with near max laods, and I have yet to see ANY stretching.. That's more than I can say about Win or Rem brass in several other calibers....
I have used Starline brass for my Ruger 45 Colt loads. I don't know if Starline is better, but I do know it was all the same length and has held up to my heavey 45 Colt loads.
Lapua is simply the best brass on the market. Is it Better than Winchester? By Far! Is it worth the extra $$? Thats personal preferance. For me, match brass is worth it, a varmint rifle that gets hundreds ofrounds a year is worth it but ahunting rifle that gets less than 10 shots a year out of it I don't spend the extra $$. Personally I like the Remington brass better than Winchester. I know a lot of people prefer Winchester but to me the Remington seems more consistant and has better Q.A.
I only use Lapua brass in my 243, 6.5x55, and 308, but I use Norma and Lapua in my 9.3x62. I have tried Winchester, Remington, Hornady, PMC, and others that I can't remember off the top of my head, and I firmly believe the Lapua is worth every penny.
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