wow... privi and Federal "FC" brass suck...

[Ring]

Never seen so many primer pockets go to shit so fast...

I had 200 243 privi necked to 260
200 rem 260
And 300 mixed FC and LC brass...

Just primed 500 brass
Out of that, 1 RP was loose..
This pile is all privi and FC and this isn't even counting the last time I primed a bunch a few weeks ago..

And by loose, I mean I primed them and the primers just fell out..

Plenty more were vary loose going in, but the primers didn't fall out... So I'm using them 1 more time..

 

[wilecoyote]

Never understood how, having the U.S.A. the best .308 mil-surp.brass (L.C.)I've ever used, (good even for build some parent calibers,I suppose),that notwithstanding an entire inventory of other funny brands, produced outside the States, often showing unpredictable if not inferior results than L.C. brass, could keep goin'to be used even from knowledgeable enthusiasts_(that related to the as called low-cost brass)_
I well understand that the upper-level Scandinavian brass, when/if available, can have painful costs, therefore lacking of a wider diffusion ,(same problem here), but ever has puzzled me the survival of the cheap imported brass market, where available Lake City stuff on the same calibers at seemingly reasonable prices_

 

[AZ.noob]

I put a lot of work into a crapload of FC brass, only to get a few firings out of them before the pockets went south. I obviously won't do that again

 

[FN in MT]

There are a lot of people absolutely stuck on PRICE. They do not look past the initial cost to the quality or longevity of the product.

 

[former naval person]

Stick to reasonable loads and FC does fine. Try to get a quart out of a pint pot, then they do loosen up faster. Loads that use medium burning powders at the same level as FGGM will yield 6-8 loadings in my experience.

 

[280nosler]

There are a lot of people absolutely stuck on PRICE. They do not look past the initial cost to the quality or longevity of the product.

This.
I have some once fired Federal (about 800), and after running 40 through my gun to set up reload velocities and test bullets, they ran south between 6 and 7 loads. While this all came from FGMM, and it provides a good factory load, the alternative is to invest in quality parts that provide a usable product for a longer duration. I have found than Federal brass "flows and grows" more liberally than does Winchester or Lapua. My surprise in the op's post is that he is having issues with PPU, which I have used for about 4-5 years and have between 8 and 9 loads through, and have yet to loose a single piece.