Brass variance Hornady vs Lapua

[Jesse Jaymes]

Inquiring if there is really THAT much difference in brass in Hornady vs Lapua? Think many of us have been pissing and moaning (myself included) for months, maybe years now....about lack of components. Brass being a major one for me.

I have a few 300 Winchester Magnums. I've been limping along on 100pcs of Hornady brass. Larry just notified me he got Lapua in. At 182 for 100 pcs.

I am not really asking if Lapua is "better". I am asking that even if have a handful of capable rifles (which I do)....I really don't think I would personally shoot at deer beyond 600 and elk beyond 700.

Is there a real potential for discernable difference between the two at those ranges? I am certain that when your goal is 1 mile shooting or extreme ranges....all things add up. In today's "game" I don't really see 1.5 MOA at 700 that demanding.

Am I way off?

If I am annealing and getting 7 or more firings out of Hornady.....does Lapua at over twice the price get me 14 firings?

 

[Dreeko]

I think it ultimately depends on what your goals are. If you are only looking to hunt up to and inside of 700 yards, I don't think you will notice a difference in brass. There are so many other factors that come into making a shot like that in hunting conditions and I doubt that using non-premium brass would be the single factor in a hit or a miss. If you are going to be hiking in with a rifle and all your other hunting gear to make a shot, I see the elevated heart rate, awkward shooting position and wind being bigger factors.

Regarding brass life - I have seen people get well into the teens and even twenties of reloads on their Lapua brass with proper annealing but I believe that the rifle caliber also plays a role in this. 6mm BR will effect its brass differently than say a 300wm or something similar.

Just my $0.02

 

[762 ULTRAMAGA]

I've seen incredible accuracy with my 7 wsm using Hornady brass, it's every bit as consistent as Lapua from what I've seen.
The only difference is that Lapua is really tough and holds primers longer.
Although I will say on my test cases I'm at 12 firings with max loads on my Hornady 7 wsm brass, and while the primers go in easy they're still holding

 

[Harvey_NW]

I agree with both of the above, Lapua is definitely better quality brass and will likely produce more firings, especially if you're loading hot. But as far accuracy that's going to be more relative to your prep process than your brand preference.