triggersqueezer Posted October 13, 2013 Report Share Posted October 13, 2013 i bought some hornady brass cheap as part of a deal and i'm sat here just uniforming the primer pockets and the flash holes don't exactly look central on many of them.i started out thinking of using them for mcqueens to save my lapua brass.i thought sub 400 yds they should be ok by the time i have done the bizz on them.do any of you guys bother with cheap brass or am i wasting my time here? mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveT Posted October 13, 2013 Report Share Posted October 13, 2013 If you got the brass for a good price and are happy to spend time on preparation then I don't think it will be wasted. I usually give my Lapua a good 'going over' by way of prep in any case.....dinged necks, neck tension too tight so goes through an expander mandrel, chamfering after any trimming , flash holes usually show no burrs but a uniformer will typically take a very small shaving around the outer edge of the flash-hole so its clearly squaring things up. I always use Lapua except for my 6MM SLR where I use Winchester brass ...it all needs prep to get it up to scratch. Never used Hornady but it is probably perfectly OK. Judge by results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggersqueezer Posted October 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2013 thanks dave i'll keep at it and hope it pays off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henryo Posted October 13, 2013 Report Share Posted October 13, 2013 I've reloaded RG cases in .223 for short range vermin control. Accuracy is very good (1/4 MOA) but velocity spreads are awful (100fps - case capacity is not consistent). Hornady should be better... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggersqueezer Posted October 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2013 i hope i'm correct in thinking velocity spread is not as important at short range ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henryo Posted October 13, 2013 Report Share Posted October 13, 2013 You should be fine at short range. For example: Ran a generic combination into a ballistic calculator (G7 .27, 2850 to 2900fps) 50fps ES (quite bad): 1000 yards = 1.3MOA 600 yards = 0.5MOA 300 yards = 0.2MOA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggersqueezer Posted October 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2013 proper helpfull henry thankyou.going to give them a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunner Posted October 15, 2013 Report Share Posted October 15, 2013 proper helpfull henry thankyou.going to give them a try. id try a small amount first to see if ok . then sort out others IF they perform to your satisfactory .. cheers tim.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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