Hornady Brass: Y/N

[centershot]

I have some with 12-15 reloadings on it. Works fine. I anneal every 3-4 reloads.

 

[mtnbound]

Hornady 6.5 Creedmoor brass for hunting and recreational long distance steel?

As with all the brass I buy, I try to obtain all from the same lot. If you are not pushing max loads its fine.

 

[Weldor]

I have some with 12-15 reloadings on it. Works fine. I anneal every 3-4 reloads.

Same here, anneal and shoot. If it gets funky I just toss it. Alot of people complain about Nosler also.

 

[flyfisher117]

I won't buy Hornady brass due to price, but have no issues shooting and reloading it. I have about 400 pieces of Hornady 6.5 Creed brass. It's all on its 5-8 reload, anneal every time, and they are all still going just fine. Im not loading pissin hot so that helps.

I have a case of Peterson brass sitting waiting for the Hornady cases to die but it's not happening. Maybe some day.

 

[TaperPin]

I have no problem getting loads to shoot well with it, but soft brass does require more attention to max loads or a full head separation might leave you stuck out in the field with a rifle that’s belly up. Loads that develop partial head separation quickly are more likely to surprise the shooter. Personally, if brass lasts 10 reloads I’ve never had a full separation and 95% of partial separations are easily seen before any actual splits occur. I will never understand how some brass from the same lot crap out at half the reloads of others - one of those mysteries of life I suppose.

I still have vivid memories saving up for my first good custom barrel. Every dollar saved was a step closer, so I not only practiced with mixed lots, but would use mixed brands for offhand and sitting practice. That practice still works well with a much higher budget, at least at the ranges I shoot. Every $1 saved is still that much closer to the next new barrel.

Another often overlooked benefit of soft brass is it teaches new reloaders much more about pressures than just shooting a hard Lapua brass. Measuring case head expansion with micrometers is much more dynamic and interesting, and seeing partial case head separations start to form with every firing is really educational.

 

[Hydra6]

I started my PRS journey with Hornady 6.5 Creedmoor loaded ammo then reloaded that brass many times - still have several hundred Hornady 65CM brass. I run 6 Dasher and 25x47 now and they are Alpha and Lapua respectively. I had no bad issues with Hornady 65CM brass.

 

[thinhorn_AK]

I only use it for 6.5 creedmoor, I have several hundred that have been loaded half a dozen times or so and are still doing fine.

It’s all leftover from when I was buying factory ammo, I wouldn’t choose it if I was shopping for new brass now though.

 

[Castle Rock]

It’s Fukn rubbish
Imagine what this is doing to your chamber

 

[General RE LEE]

It’s Fukn rubbish View attachment 894375View attachment 894376
Imagine what this is doing to your chamber

I’ve loaded hundreds, maybe thousands of Hornady cases and I’ve never seen that before.

 

[Mike D Texas]

if you don’t push your loads hard it will probably be fine. Otherwise it will be toast in 2-3 firings.

 

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[OverInfinite]

I have probably 8 or 9 loadings on my hornady 6.5CM brass, close to 150 pieces, still hold primers, never annealed either. I typically pick up 100-150 brand new loaded cartridges to break In and stabilize the barrel, then get to loading.
That said, I've been quite impressed with nosler brass. I have 13 loadings on my 22-250 brass loaded hot EVERYTIME. No annealing, hardly any trimming, no primer pocket issues.

 

[Pilsner]

Probably middle of the road. Does what it needs to do, but not as strong as Lapua, Peterson, etc.

If you have it, use it. I usually sell my 1x fired Hornady to put towards more ammo, but I’ve uploaded it for a few cartridges and haven’t ran into issues.

What is the going rate for same lot brass?

 

[Pilsner]

No for me. I saved some once fired 7 rem mag brass from the same lot of precision hunters and had 40+ gr difference in the brass.

Switched to ADG and had much better velocity (higher fps and consistency) and accuracy.

So you had 40 grain differences in brass... weight? capacity?
Relatively new reloader here so it is a legit Q,
Thanks

 

[zrodwyo]

I switched backed from ADG to Hornady on a couple of 6.5 SAUM barrels. Clickers are so bad on ADG brass, after two firings I can’t even eject a round.

 

[Ramem7mm]

I have about 200 pieces for a 7mm Rem mag with 2 firings on them already and their fine. I do anneal though so that does help. Depending on hunting distance its probably fine. It just wont last as long as others have mentioned.

 

[Shootinsurveyor]

I will say that when I stopped trying to use Hornady and went with Lapua, my groups tightened up by around half. The Hornady was barely sub moa and when I put the same load and bullet in the lapua, it was around half MOA. Could be coincidence, but made me a believer. Was happy with the Hornady for the most part. All depends on what you are trying to do.

 

[TxLite]

So you had 40 grain differences in brass... weight? capacity?
Relatively new reloader here so it is a legit Q,
Thanks

Brass weight. Which if the exterior dimensions are the same, then there’s a difference somewhere that would cause a discrepancy in capacity

40 grains is a pretty large difference

 

[Pilsner]

Brass weight. Which if the exterior dimensions are the same, then there’s a difference somewhere that would cause a discrepancy in capacity

40 grains is a pretty large difference

Wowsers - I just weight a single piece of Hornady 6.5 PRC brass with a used primer in it. 220 grains. 40 grain variance is 18%!