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m&p45acp10+1 · September 15, 2012, 08:27 AM

If you are going for new brass for a bolt action. I would say go with Hornady. Good case life. the Primer pockets will hold tight for quite a few reloads. I will go out of my way to stay longer at the range to pick up the brass if I see a person shooting new Hornady ammo. Lapua is great if you do not mind paying around $65 to $80 per 100 depending on where you buy, and sales. They also come in a nice reusable plastic hard case. The one person I know that uses them says he can get quite a few reloads out of them in a bolt action neck sizing, and FL resizing every 5th time.

I do not like the work involved in removing pocket crimps, and trimming. Though I accept it as the price to pay for free brass.

September 15, 2012, 08:27 AM	#2
m&p45acp10+1 Senior Member Join Date: May 3, 2009 Location: Central Texas Posts: 3,930	If you are going for new brass for a bolt action. I would say go with Hornady. Good case life. the Primer pockets will hold tight for quite a few reloads. I will go out of my way to stay longer at the range to pick up the brass if I see a person shooting new Hornady ammo. Lapua is great if you do not mind paying around $65 to $80 per 100 depending on where you buy, and sales. They also come in a nice reusable plastic hard case. The one person I know that uses them says he can get quite a few reloads out of them in a bolt action neck sizing, and FL resizing every 5th time. I do not like the work involved in removing pocket crimps, and trimming. Though I accept it as the price to pay for free brass. __________________ No matter how many times you do it and nothing happens it only takes something going wrong one time to kill you.