Best rifle brass to reload from factory ammo, among the "Big 4"?

FirstFreedom · June 19, 2007, 10:35 PM

Rank these from best to worst: Remington, Winchester, Federal, Hornady. I'm guessing Rem is not best...

firechicken · June 19, 2007, 11:11 PM

I like my R-P brass. The primer pockets "feel" the best to me. I seat primers with an RCBS hand priming tool, and the R-P cases give me a very consistant feel. Winchester cases don't "feel" quite as good. No experience with Hornady or Federal. I hate military cases that have had the crimp removed.:barf: R-P cases usually don't need trimmed after the first firing/resizing, Winchester cases almost always need trimmed after the first firing/resizing.......my experience, anyway.

fourrobert13 · June 20, 2007, 01:01 AM

My vote went to Winchester. I load a lot of this stuff in 223 and I get a lot of loads out of it. Some times I buy it new and load up some match ammo for my AR or my Bolt gun. Either way, I have always had good luck with it.

On a side note, I have never had any problems with Remington brass, but I don't find much unless I buy it. Not much expirence with the others listed.

Shooter 973 · June 20, 2007, 04:19 PM

I have to go with Federal. I have a lot of differant types of brass available to me but my choice is Federal. They ONLY make ammo, not rifles, shotguns or handguns. The primer pockets of Federal are very consistant and hold up very well for me. I use a Lee priming tool and you can feel the difference in primer pockets. There aren't any bad "Name" brands of brass, Just personal preferances.

View Poll Results: Best economy brass
Remington	6	31.58%
Winchester	10	52.63%
Hornady	0	0%
Federal	3	15.79%
Voters: 19. You may not vote on this poll

June 19, 2007, 10:35 PM	#1
FirstFreedom Junior member Join Date: May 31, 2004 Location: The Toll Road State, U.S.A. Posts: 12,451	Best rifle brass to reload from factory ammo, among the "Big 4"? Rank these from best to worst: Remington, Winchester, Federal, Hornady. I'm guessing Rem is not best...

June 19, 2007, 11:11 PM	#2
firechicken Senior Member Join Date: April 17, 2006 Location: Savannah, MO Posts: 224	I like my R-P brass. The primer pockets "feel" the best to me. I seat primers with an RCBS hand priming tool, and the R-P cases give me a very consistant feel. Winchester cases don't "feel" quite as good. No experience with Hornady or Federal. I hate military cases that have had the crimp removed.:barf: R-P cases usually don't need trimmed after the first firing/resizing, Winchester cases almost always need trimmed after the first firing/resizing.......my experience, anyway. __________________ The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. - Edmund Burke

June 20, 2007, 01:01 AM	#3
fourrobert13 Senior Member Join Date: November 28, 2005 Location: South West Ohio Posts: 336	My vote went to Winchester. I load a lot of this stuff in 223 and I get a lot of loads out of it. Some times I buy it new and load up some match ammo for my AR or my Bolt gun. Either way, I have always had good luck with it. On a side note, I have never had any problems with Remington brass, but I don't find much unless I buy it. Not much expirence with the others listed. __________________ Be aware of yourself and everything around you.

June 20, 2007, 04:19 PM	#4
Shooter 973 Senior Member Join Date: February 3, 2001 Location: Home town of John M. Browning, Utah Posts: 499	Best rifle brass??? I have to go with Federal. I have a lot of differant types of brass available to me but my choice is Federal. They ONLY make ammo, not rifles, shotguns or handguns. The primer pockets of Federal are very consistant and hold up very well for me. I use a Lee priming tool and you can feel the difference in primer pockets. There aren't any bad "Name" brands of brass, Just personal preferances. __________________ The problem with America is stupidity. I'm not saying there should be capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?