New Blue for Lapua

[Gunmack]

Just got a batch of Lapua 6.5 Creedmoor SRP brass that I back ordered a couple months ago. Was surprised to see that they changed the blue color of their boxes. I’ve only been shooting for a handful of years but thought it was an iconic color. I guess not?!?

New box on the right in the picture.

Wishing all the best for Christmas. Cheers.

 

[jackieschmidt]

Before the new blue, and the old, the color was gold and the boxes cardboard.

Unlike the color of the box, the quality of the Brass stays the same.

 

[deadidarren]

Before the new blue, and the old, the color was gold and the boxes cardboard.

Unlike the color of the box, the quality of the Brass stays the same.

Not according to some , they are willing to pay a premium for gold box brass might be that mythical older is better thing but I don't know

 

[6.5 forever]

Not according to some , they are willing to pay a premium for gold box brass might be that mythical older is better thing but I don't know

I had not heard that before....

 

[Laurie]

Not according to some , they are willing to pay a premium for gold box brass might be that mythical older is better thing but I don't know

Lapua has revised some dimensions on some case designs over the years so that loaded ammo remains within CIP mandated specs, or to make it stronger ......... or for whatever reason. In particular, 6mmBR cases used to have a slightly thicker neck, but Lapua reduced the thickness a bit either on or close to the gold to blue box change as some pre-change lots produced ammo whose neck O/D marginally exceeded the CIP maximum tolerance. This upset lots of people who had 'no-turn' 6BR chambers specified around the old dimensions, so there was a long period during which people on this forum (which was www.6mmBR.com back then) either attempted to buy 'gold box' brass or sell it to others at inflated prices.

That aside, there are always those who look back to the proverbial good times when such & such was better / cheaper / the sun shone every day etc, and the packaging change makes a convenient boundary point to claim that quality went to hell in a handcart right then.

 

[Chocdawg]

Could be several issues ranging from; supply chain availability of colorant for injection molding the boxes, working on ‘brand management’ coordination, found an old box of stuff, etc….

 

[divingin]

Lapua has revised some dimensions on some case designs over the years so that loaded ammo remains within CIP mandated specs, or to make it stronger ......... or for whatever reason. In particular, 6mmBR cases used to have a slightly thicker neck, but Lapua reduced the thickness a bit...

All blue box stuff: I recall that when first started shooting my long range 6BR (would be around late 2016, I think) I had to turn Lapua brass down from the out-of-the-box .014" to .015" to about .0125" (target thickness.) Then entire neck was cut.

The couple of boxes I bought (at a guess) about 2 or 3 years later, when I went to turn them, the same thickness yielded a 3/4 circumference cut.

Never checked on my no-turn short range brass.

 

[lightman]

I found a place (Midsouth) that had both 223 and 308 a few weeks ago and bought some. It came in a darker blue box. Most places haven't had both calibers in stock at the same time in a good while.

 

[markm87]

The new blue is 3 MOA brass. You have to have the other plastic to shoot well!

Just kidding.

 

[JFrank]

Just got a batch of Lapua 6.5 Creedmoor SRP brass that I back ordered a couple months ago. Was surprised to see that they changed the blue color of their boxes. I’ve only been shooting for a handful of years but thought it was an iconic color. I guess not?!?

New box on the right in the picture.

Wishing all the best for Christmas. Cheers.

I would compare the average fps using the same load recipe.

 

[whatsupdoc]

So does this mean that my now OLD light blue box is worth more than the new dark blue box?

 

[Dave M.]

I’m guessing this is a case of the supplier that molds their boxes had the wrong mix and ran an entire production run of the darker boxes and Lapua refused to take them…ultimately, Lapua ended up buying them from the molder at $0.30 on the dollar. Good deal for Lapua. I’m thinking the old blue color may reappear in a few months. Just a thought.

 

[KMart]

Since it is Lapua brass, maybe they changed the color to "Royal" blue

I’m guessing this is a case of the supplier that molds their boxes had the wrong mix and ran an entire production run of the darker boxes and Lapua refused to take them…ultimately, Lapua ended up buying them from the molder at $0.30 on the dollar. Good deal for Lapua. I’m thinking the old blue color may reappear in a few months. Just a thought.

pretty reasonable assessment of what happens in the plastics coloring and molding world.

 

[M-61]

Just glad them and their mystic will soon be a faint memory.

 

[Sandstorm]

Just glad them and their mystic will soon be a faint memory.

Thas a bit harsh but to each his own...works for my needs but I got a little skin in the game.

 

[Dave M.]

Just glad them and their mystic will soon be a faint memory.

Not sure I understand your comment?? Personally, I only shoot Lapua brass. It lasts longer than anything else I’ve used, and provides more consistent results. Not sure what’s not to like….except possibly it just got even harder to get than usual.
Dave.

 

[Longtrain]

I only used Lapua in the Blue Box, they came out just as I built my Dasher. From what I was told the Gold Box Brass was heavier then the Blue Box Brass. Kinda heresay, maybe correct, maybe not?

 

[Thud]

I need more popcorn

 

[jackieschmidt]

These came yesterday from Bullet Central.

I’m just glad to get it.

I remember Gold Box, Light Blue Box, now Dark Blue Box. It’s still better than anything else.

 

[M-61]

Not sure I understand your comment?? Personally, I only shoot Lapua brass. It lasts longer than anything else I’ve used, and provides more consistent results. Not sure what’s not to like….except possibly it just got even harder to get than usual.
Dave.

I should have stated I’m strictly a SRBR shooter.
Looks like you have a lot of types of shooting under your belt. Nor me. Only 100.
So for that Lapua can go back to where ever their from