Lapua brass?

[Matt88]

Where can a person get Lapua brass? I need to get a bunch of 30-06 brass for my 338-06 when it gets back from the smiths.

[260_Rem]

I use Lapua brass both 30-06's Ive had, works awesome. In my Titanium it would shrink groups in half, with just the brass change.

Hirsch Precision


you wont find service better than this guys, he send me the brass and a couple boxes of bullets and told me when I get them, to send him a cheque in the mail back!

[BarryL]

Are you sure you want to spend that kind of money for hunting if thats what its for? I use Lapua in my 6.5-284 bench gun but shooting 1000 yards with my custom barreled 300 win mag the Lapua shows no better than sorted Winchester brass. I also find the primer pockets kind of weak in the Lapua.

[260_Rem]

75 cents a piece for 30-06, the cost isn't THAT terrible. I just got my brass in the spring and havent loaded them that many times but havent noticed any pocket issues

[bushrat]

If your going to use it in a standard factory chamber then size it in regular off the shelf dies then it may not last longer than regular brass as the large amount of expansion from firing in those big factory chambers then shrinking from sizing in those tight off the shelf dies will work harden it as fast as any other brass, even if it is only neck sized the large factory chamber neck then squeezed into the tightshrinking standard dies the brass will work harden and you will still get neck splits almost as fast as regular brass. Lapua is harder brass than the others and has less brass flowability. Where it shines is in custom tight body and necked chambers and its ability to keep primer pockets tight and consistent neck tension for many rounds fired. In my .272 no turn necked 6mmbr Norma I can get about 20 loadings before the neck splits, primer pockets are still tight. In my .263" necked 6mm PPC brass made from Lapua .220 russian brass the necks are turned to give .001 clearance to fit the chamber and is necked sized in a .260" bushing neck die to give .002" neck tension on the slug, when the slug is installed in the neck it expands .002" to .262" giving ample neck tension and leaves .001" chamber clearance, at the same time the die is also made to give .001" shoulder and body bump. Basically the brass expands no more than .001" when fired. Unlike factory dies and large chambers where expansion and contraction can be up to .050" or more in many scenarios. I've got brass that has been loaded 32 times and still going. Lapua brass is hard enough the neck dosen't flow foreward and thin out like the softer factory type brass after about ten firings and becomes useless.

Anyway, too much bullshiting , I'm trying illustrate that Lapua brass is awesome when used with custom chambers and dies designed to match a particular chamber. Otherwise it won't last much longer than regular brass and isn't cost effective. If your getting loose primer pockets with it it is either a bad batch, (like anybody else Lapua been known to screw up occasionally, they put out a whole wack of too soft .220 russian brass a few years ago) or your dies are not a good match with your chamber and sizing neck,body too much along with chamber too big around the casehead. Coarse it can also be caused by overly hot loads.

As Tod mentioned Hirsch is the best source for it, For you BC guys there is a guy in Kamloops that sells lapua, Paul Reibin(spelling??) Rangesports, can build Accurate guns, anyway it's the guy that sells RPA actions$$$$.