From expensive brass compared to less expensive, not cheap bargain basement, what will be the differences in performance?
what type of difference would I see in brass
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Nosler 6.5 CM is $65/100 and Lapua is $125. I ordered 5 boxes of Prime to get the brass. Up to this point I have used mostly Hornady.
Lot of speculation in that, if one pc of Norma 6.5 creed brass costs over a buck, and Prime charges 1.35 per loaded rd, profit margins thin by any standards. Not that they're actually buying or paying full retail, just saying compared to other brands of ammo.
Well, you also think you can buy Nosler 6.5 creed brass for 65 per hundred, just saying.
I would skip the Nosler brass. It's too soft. I have played around with Nosler brass in a couple of different calibers and the brass was toast after a couple of firings. Get the Prime once fired. It's a great deal at usually 50 cents per once fired and they can take a heavy load.
I have 6-7 reloads each so far on my Prime .260 brass and my rifle likes it just fine. I found them to be very consistent in weight and I like the fact that they have thin necks, even if it does mean I have to use a collet die after full-length sizing. I get consistent MV and low SDs. So far, I've used 200 pieces and am prepping an additional 200 for it's first hand loading.
