Re: 1st try handloads for my 5R .308, suggestions?
I've used Lapua and Winchester brass in .308. The Lapua is about as good as it gets, but the Winchester (purchased this spring) is pretty good too.
In comparison, the Winchester had about .001"-.0015" less neck thickness, and neck thickness variation was almost as good. Need to do a clean neck chamfer to get accurate measurements there. And the primer flash holes can stand a very light deburr (I don't like the amount of "cone" the typical deburring tool leaves).
Now the new Lapua with the small primer pocket has been producing some interesting results, it is much easier to achieve very low velocity variations, and it takes a little bit more powder to achieve the same velocity as large primer brass due to the little bit "softer" ignition.