I’ve been sitting on this stuff for a long while, but as I’m getting out of .308 it’s time to move the reloading goods along! Please note that this listing may change as I find and add more stuff!
This lot is basically overruns, factory seconds, and rejects straight from the Lapua/Berger factory back in Mesa, AZ. At the time, I knew a guy who worked there that was able to get these before they got scrapped and he sold them to those who wanted them. The brass needs to be sorted and processed to weed out the bad pieces, but from what I can see I’d wager 60-70% of the brass should be good.
The loaded ammo may have been rejected for a variety of reasons, from not being sized, seating depth being off, etc. My intention was to pull the bullets, weigh and record each charge weight and store the powder in a new container, cull the bad brass and re-size/trim the good, and re-assemble using a charge weight of the powder averaged from all the broken down loads. I figured it would make for good practice ammo.
For the rest of the brass, I’d planned on the same sorting process to cull what’s bad and resize/trim the rest and use them.
I basically took retail and multiplied it by ~40% to get my price on the components (60% off retail). Based on what I’ve seen when counting and sorting these, there’s probably a 30-40% reject rate on the brass, so I figure you’re still coming out ahead by a decent margin. If you use a kinetic puller, you’d get all the 167gr Scenars out in near perfect condition.
I can’t ship ammo, it’s a HUGE pain in the ass now that UPS has closed all Customer Centers within a ~2hr radius of me. If someone wants the rest, I’d consider splitting it off in large chunks (primed brass doesn’t need hazmat), but I’d prefer to sell to someone local-ish.
I live in Lafayette, IN, and I’ll drive up to around an hour for the right deal. That means anywhere from Merrillville to NW Indy (headed to Avon the morning of May 27th), and Wabash to I suppose I could go a little ways into IL for a western trip. I’m also trying to head to the Sterling, IL area via Chicago this Friday morning but it would need to be a FAST meeting as I’m on a tight schedule. I’m *NOT* meeting up for 100 pieces of brass, so don’t ask.
For the entire bundle, I’d like to see $1100 OBO. That’s WAY below retail even after you cull the bad stuff out. I’m open to reasonable offers for the entire bundle however, as I need this stuff gone yesterday, it’s taking up way too much room!
***To help cut back on scammers, I WILL NOT PM YOU, YOU MUST PM ME!!!***
Brass (never fired unless stated):
-Black Hills 1x (old and needs tumbled): 84
-Lapua Primed: 307
-Lapua Unprimed: 103
-NT Primed: 526
-NT Unprimed: 30
-Mixed NT/Lapua (bad primers): 123
Projectiles:
-Hornady 168gr ELD-M: 494 (Lot# 2180918)
-Hornady 168gr ELD-M pulls: 86
-Unknown OTM pulls (probably 167gr, but my non-precision kitchen scale says ~171gr, obvious marks, FREE): 218
Loaded Ammo (for components, MTM/Berry cases included!):
-Lapua .308WIN 167gr Scenar OTM: 378
-Lapua FMJ, unknown weight: 115
Dies:
-Forster .308 Benchrest FL (P/N: 004501)
This lot is basically overruns, factory seconds, and rejects straight from the Lapua/Berger factory back in Mesa, AZ. At the time, I knew a guy who worked there that was able to get these before they got scrapped and he sold them to those who wanted them. The brass needs to be sorted and processed to weed out the bad pieces, but from what I can see I’d wager 60-70% of the brass should be good.
The loaded ammo may have been rejected for a variety of reasons, from not being sized, seating depth being off, etc. My intention was to pull the bullets, weigh and record each charge weight and store the powder in a new container, cull the bad brass and re-size/trim the good, and re-assemble using a charge weight of the powder averaged from all the broken down loads. I figured it would make for good practice ammo.
For the rest of the brass, I’d planned on the same sorting process to cull what’s bad and resize/trim the rest and use them.
I basically took retail and multiplied it by ~40% to get my price on the components (60% off retail). Based on what I’ve seen when counting and sorting these, there’s probably a 30-40% reject rate on the brass, so I figure you’re still coming out ahead by a decent margin. If you use a kinetic puller, you’d get all the 167gr Scenars out in near perfect condition.
I can’t ship ammo, it’s a HUGE pain in the ass now that UPS has closed all Customer Centers within a ~2hr radius of me. If someone wants the rest, I’d consider splitting it off in large chunks (primed brass doesn’t need hazmat), but I’d prefer to sell to someone local-ish.
I live in Lafayette, IN, and I’ll drive up to around an hour for the right deal. That means anywhere from Merrillville to NW Indy (headed to Avon the morning of May 27th), and Wabash to I suppose I could go a little ways into IL for a western trip. I’m also trying to head to the Sterling, IL area via Chicago this Friday morning but it would need to be a FAST meeting as I’m on a tight schedule. I’m *NOT* meeting up for 100 pieces of brass, so don’t ask.
For the entire bundle, I’d like to see $1100 OBO. That’s WAY below retail even after you cull the bad stuff out. I’m open to reasonable offers for the entire bundle however, as I need this stuff gone yesterday, it’s taking up way too much room!
***To help cut back on scammers, I WILL NOT PM YOU, YOU MUST PM ME!!!***
Brass (never fired unless stated):
-Black Hills 1x (old and needs tumbled): 84
-Lapua Primed: 307
-Lapua Unprimed: 103
-NT Primed: 526
-NT Unprimed: 30
-Mixed NT/Lapua (bad primers): 123
Projectiles:
-Hornady 168gr ELD-M: 494 (Lot# 2180918)
-Hornady 168gr ELD-M pulls: 86
-Unknown OTM pulls (probably 167gr, but my non-precision kitchen scale says ~171gr, obvious marks, FREE): 218
Loaded Ammo (for components, MTM/Berry cases included!):
-Lapua .308WIN 167gr Scenar OTM: 378
-Lapua FMJ, unknown weight: 115
Dies:
-Forster .308 Benchrest FL (P/N: 004501)
