6 GT Lapua or Peterson

[kyotekiller25]

If both were on the shelf which would you grab, Peterson at $110 or Lapua at $125?

 

[mdram]

im happy with my alpha

 

[boltfluter]

Lapua to me would be a no brainer. But, I have no experience with Peterson. So there is that. Lapua always seem to be the one to beat.
Paul

 

[lawebb21]

love my peterson. shoots phenominal in long range benchrest. Plus its american made. Cant go wrong with either in my opinion

 

[Liven The Dream]

Well good post on the road to this Rabbit Hole
Have Alpha Brass on the way and Redding Bushing Die . Barrel soon !
As for Peterson great luck in my Palma Days .

 

[ELR Harry]

OP, in my opinion for basic reloading you would be happy with either one at those price points. I have had really good luck with Peterson lately, and it's made in USA.

 

[ballisticdaddy]

I would choose Alpha even if Lapua and Peterson was available

 

[whatwind?]

Alpha and ADG are almost too hard at the base, Lapua and Peterson seem just right

 

[thatguyshm]

Last batch of Peterson 6GT brass I got came in a case that wouldn't hold a loaded round, only allowing a max OAL of 2.5" when closed. Not a deal breaker, but it shows a company that isn't thinking about it's product as much as the bottom line. Makes me wonder what other short cuts they are going to be making next.

 

[NDSU]

If both were on the shelf which would you grab, Peterson at $110 or Lapua at $125?

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Nice, triplets. What’s the specs on your rig?

 

[jxb]

for yotes? neither, I saved my original Hornady brass for them and it groups just fine for varmints. I don't care if I lose the Hornady. Losing good brass is not an option in my book.

 

[mdram]

for yotes? neither, I saved my original Hornady brass for them and it groups just fine for varmints. I don't care if I lose the Hornady. Losing good brass is not an option in my book.

i lost one of my alpha, threw in a once fired factory hornady. after i loaded it, shot it, processed the brass, the primer pocket was toast. primer just fell out when i tried to prime it

 

[kyotekiller25]

i lost one of my alpha, threw in a once fired factory hornady. after i loaded it, shot it, processed the brass, the primer pocket was toast. primer just fell out when i tried to prime it

I won't use Hornady brass. It's just not very good, at all.

That rifle was a Ruger MKII Target in 243 Win shooting handload 55g NBTs at 4100fps. Leupold vari x III 6.5-20x40.

I decided to go with Peterson brass for what it's worth. I looked at Alpha also, but seems to be a little more mixed reviews on them.

 

[jxb]

i lost one of my alpha, threw in a once fired factory hornady. after i loaded it, shot it, processed the brass, the primer pocket was toast. primer just fell out when i tried to prime it

exactly, I had some new 6GT hornady that primers seated so lightly I wondered if they would fall out before firing. They didn't and actually no real difference in groups but yeah after that I went to Alpha and never looked back. Like I said, losing the hornady brass is no issue at all, great for varmint use.

 

[kyotekiller25]

Last batch of Peterson 6GT brass I got came in a case that wouldn't hold a loaded round, only allowing a max OAL of 2.5" when closed. Not a deal breaker, but it shows a company that isn't thinking about it's product as much as the bottom line. Makes me wonder what other short cuts they are going to be making next.

I bought these, which are the same lot # as one of yours. But the box is different. Not sure what the OAL is on it, as I dont have them in hand yet.