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Best .223 brass that is not Lapua/Norma/Nosler?

nhm16

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This is for an AR, so I don't want to be paying ~$1 a piece. Would the correct answer be virgin LC of matching headstamps?
 
Re: Best .223 brass that is not Lapua/Norma/Nosler?

If you dont want to but Lapua, buy Winchester brass you could get 100pcs for like $20 or Remington brass is around the same price. I know a ton of guys that use Winchester and use at competition shoots.
 
Re: Best .223 brass that is not Lapua/Norma/Nosler?

I've picked up about 1500+ pieces of RP 223 over the past three years and it works well for my moderate loadings and plinking ammo.

Chris
 
Re: Best .223 brass that is not Lapua/Norma/Nosler?

LC brass of the same headstamp out of my PSS is less than 1/2"(more like 1/4) all day everyday. I have had zero problems out of LC brass. I save my old RP and FC brass for my AR stuff. The LC get loaded for the precision loads. I find it to be very close in tolerances.
 
Re: Best .223 brass that is not Lapua/Norma/Nosler

Thanks for the advice. The one gun that I get less than satisfactory accuracy from is my .223 AR... and I think the cheap once fired range brass I use has a lot to do with it. I will probably order a batch of new LC from Grafs.
 
Re: Best .223 brass that is not Lapua/Norma/Nosler

winchester hands down is much more consistent than lc, rp , or bh. if you have a choice use it. i shoot cloverleafs with once prepped. if you weight the others you will see wcc to be the best.
 
Re: Best .223 brass that is not Lapua/Norma/Nosler

Federal makes Lake City. Winchester make Black Hills.