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I like federal brass but they aren't always available so I use remington also . Had some winchester brass that wasn't good and havn't used it since .This is just my opinion I'm sure everyone has a favorite .

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I use remington brass exclusively now but have loaded federal amd winchester.I find wichesters have a little more capacity but remington cases seem to last longer.In the june 98 issue of shooting times they tested various brass suppliers for hardness.in order they were
remington-hardest
norma
winchester-speer
federal-hornady-pmc
sako-eldorado
rws-softest

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Remington

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I go with the Rem,because I can usually get them locally,in bulk of 50 or 100.I picked up a bag of winchester in the gun shop and just looking through the plastic bag I saw 2 with cracked necks,I told the owner and got the Rem as before.

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I hear you can get Federal match brass for reloading in 100 round packs and a lot of people swear by them. I use mostly Winchester and some Remington. Isn't the softer brass better for reforming and for expanding to the chamber walls? If not, why the practice of annealing when some neck cracks start appearing?
There is even better brass out there I just don't remmember the brand name.

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Soft brass also needs to be trimmed more and if loaded to the same pressures primer pockets will expand much quicker shortening the life of the brass.

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I prefer Remington. I have had problems with the quality of Winchester brass.

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Federal used to be my favorite, but I haven't bought any since they got bought out by CCI. If their brass is still soft I will use Federal when I get some new cases. Winchester is my second favorite.

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Norma and Lapua brass is head and shoulders above anything else out there. For run of the mill brass I prefer winchester over most of the others out there. I feel the quality is a bit better than remington but to be honest either will serve you okay.

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I use Federal for my 7 mag. Mainly because that is what factory cases I had before I reloaded.

Anbo_1

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To me I use the best brass I can get for the rounds I am reloading for. For instance I like Federal Gold Medal for .223 Rem., .308 Win., .30-06, and .300 Win Mag., I use also use the .30-06 brass for my .240 Gibbs, and also use the .300 Win Mag case for my .257 B&B mag and my .270 B&B mag. I use Norma brass for my .243 Win's. I use Rem. 7mm BR brass for my .22 BR. I use Winchester .284 Win. brass for my 6mmX.284 and 6.5mmX.284, and I use Win. brass for .218 Bee and .22 Hornet. I use Weatherby brass for my Weatherby's. I use RWS 9.3x64 for my 7mm HBB.

I have had good result with all the different brass I use, if you take the time and effort to work it correctly. I buy large amounts in bulk of the same lot, so I can sort and cull them by weight, etc. Out of every 100 rounds, I get about 60-75 that I can work with.

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I use some Remington and some Winchester and honestly have had no trouble with either one.

Edited by - fight4yourguns on 01/17/2002 18:24:49

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FVA,
Every once in a while I'll run some test on different makes of brass in a particular rifle, especially if I'm after extreme accuracy. The last time I did this was on some .270 Win cases that I intended to use in a new .30-06. The Federal fell out first, then the Remington and I ended up using the Winchester cases again. This has, with only one or two exceptions, been the case. Winchester seems to be mush more consistent in weight as well as thickness and length. I hope that this will be of some help.

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I've had my best results, in accuracy and case life with Winchester, though I've heard that the Federal Gold Medal brass is very good, but I haven't had a chance to use any of it yet.