Scooter wrote:I’m no 500yd competition shooter so I’m tipping it’ll be fine for me. Given the rate I shoot it should last a while. Thanks for the input. Much appreciated.
Winchester Brass comes in a couple of forms. One is a domestic version and the other is a military grade which has a crimped primer so the crimp needs to be removed before re-priming. Either one is reasonable quality and should last a number of reloads. Also either one is cheap, well depends on who you know. Ask around Rifle Ranges, some have Police that train and use the military grade ammo, fired once and left to be picked up by whoever so you can get Winchester Brass for free perhaps.
If you were local to me I'd give you a few hundred for free, not interested in posting it sorry.
I use Winchester Brass for general use, don't care if I loose one or a dozen cases. Never had one split in the neck or shoulder after a few reloads BUT, any more than that and I'd be annealing it which I'm now doing every reload session. Only takes a few minutes to do dozens.
If you want quality then chase the ADI Brass, if you want very good high grade quality then buy Lapua Cases which I also use and there is a big difference in consistency. ADI once fired cases also come from Ranges that conduct military training and can be found cheap, just make sure it's cleaned and full length resized before you reload for a domestic chambered rifle.
There is a statement just above that a .223R is a "High Pressure Load" ... It is NOT. There are many calibres that are rated as "High Pressure" .223Rem is not one... perhaps .204Ruger then 6.5x47 Lapua which is some 15,000 PSI higher pressure rated.
Splits in the neck / shoulder can come from many reasons in any breed of rifle cases. One reason to clean and examine cases before reloading.