Just found new 5.56 Lake City brass 44.98 for 250 pieces shipped is that a good price?
+1 for IMI. Good stuff, tough as nails.In an AR, have used LC, Top Brass, Remington and IMI. Settle on the last two for best results.
When I first . . . I use the LC brass until the primer pocket goes south, (3-4 firings) and then chuck it.
RCBSWould you say you push your brass hard? Whose dies are you using?
My questions are in line w what seems to be shorter than normal brass life. Jes' curious.
I read similar recommendations (some even say to toss the brass after 4-5 firings). So I decided to run a case life test. I got up to 35 loadings and NONE failed due to case stretching. YMMVExpect about seven to ten (+/-) loadings if using moderate loads with good brass like LC or Lapua in an A/R so I would go for the Lake City at a fraction of the cost. Because of the bit of case stretch that is inevitable when firing in an A/R, the brass seems to have a limit on the number of firings no matter how good the brass is.
OK, batting .500 on questions.....care to continue?