RE: Brass?
Guys this is just like a discussion between a Tasco scope and a Swarovski. Will the Tasco do the job, yes. But which do you want on the rifle. I have used WW, Rem, Fed, Starline, Lapua, Norma, PMC, Lake City, And a couple others. If you want:
1. Most consistent weight
2. Most Concentric bodies, and necks
3. Neck alignment to case
4. Consistent neck wall thickness
5. Least amount of cases in the second and third SD of all above
6. Most consistent volumes
Lapua is first, Norma is second, Lake City match is third, WW is fourth, then throw in the rest.
Lapua brass runs around $.68 and WW runs around $.28-If you throw out the caes that are in the 2nd & 3rd SD for the above listed, then I would guess the WW goes up to about around $.35. So you pay around $.33 a casing more for the better brass. Sorry, but that does not sound like much to me. Let's be honest how many people really order more than 100 or possibly 200 cases at a time. Most people only order 20 or 40.
The question is what is your goal. The major difference is in the necks, and the weight. In my opinion all brass out of the bag-except Lapua have to be neck turned out of the bag, or at least trimmed up. With Lapua I can order a neck bushing(consistently) for my die, and I am off. CASES ARE THE LEAST AMOUNT OF MONEY YOU CAN SPEND, TO ACHIEVE THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF ACCURACY INCREASE. Bullets are second, but man there is a big price discrepancy there. Tom.