Alpha Munition cartridges

[COLT45SA]

I want to know about the quality of Alpha Munitions brass. Good? Mediocre? Bad?
Tell me about your experience.

 

[kd4avp]

Nothing but positive for me. 6ppc, 6BR and 22BR. The 22BR being the same case as the 6BR just necked down. Case volume I think is slightly less on the 6PPC versus the Lapua 220 Russian, but it sure holds up well and shoots great. Plus I dont have fire form brass for my 6PPC any longer.

 

[LVLAaron]

Best of the best. I have 308 cases that have been fired 50 times.

Don't buy the BRA brass. Long story.

 

[Straightshooter1]

I want to know about the quality of Alpha Munitions brass. Good? Mediocre? Bad?
Tell me about your experience.

I have them for my .308 and have not really put much millage on them yet. So far, I'd rate them as excellent, though I had to make an adjustment for its quirky flash hole size. The flash hole in the SRP cases are larger than standard requiring me to use primers with thicker skins so they don't get pierced. Though the case head thickness wasn't as uniform as my Lapua brass (being .010 - .015 thicker), neck wall thickness was very uniform. Over all, I find them to have very uniform case volumes and produce great results on chrono number and on targets.

 

[LVLAaron]

 

[LVLAaron]

For what it's worth...I have no dog in this fight but I've measured a lot of 223 and 308 brass. The old timers will die on the "Lapua or nothing" hill... but I'm here to tell you... it's not better than a lot of other stuff out there these days.

 

[MattM]

I have had Alpha Brass for two of my rifles and Lapua brass for another rifle. I would rate the Alpha brass just as good as the Lapua brass. Both sets of brass have multiple firings on them, probably in the 8-10 range, and I have not had a case failure yet. I do anneal between every firing, started with salt bath annealing and then switch to Annealeeze machine.

 

[COLT45SA]

For what it's worth...I have no dog in this fight but I've measured a lot of 223 and 308 brass. The old timers will die on the "Lapua or nothing" hill... but I'm here to tell you... it's not better than a lot of other stuff out there these days.

As far as "a lot of other stuff out there goes". 6MM PPC is as rare as hen's teeth. You sometimes but rarely see Lapua .220 Russian offered, but they require neck sizing etc, etc to end up with the cartridge you're looking for.
The reason I asked is that I red an ad selling Alpha Munitions in 6PPC and all you would need to do is check the length and turn the necks. Who needs the extra work the Lapua requires~?

 

[Rat Rifle]

I want to know about the quality of Alpha Munitions brass. Good? Mediocre? Bad?
Tell me about your experience.

There is lots of information on the subject on this site. A search could tell You what You want to know.

 

[LVLAaron]

As far as "a lot of other stuff out there goes". 6MM PPC is as rare as hen's teeth. You sometimes but rarely see Lapua .220 Russian offered, but they require neck sizing etc, etc to end up with the cartridge you're looking for.
The reason I asked is that I red an ad selling Alpha Munitions in 6PPC and all you would need to do is check the length and turn the necks. Who needs the extra work the Lapua requires~?

There is a thread somewhere about their PPC brass. @speedygonzalez and @jackieschmidt have reviewed it. It's good to go. If they say it's good, it's good.

 

[Clancy]

Alpha is pretty good. The 2 cartridges I’ve used it in didn’t compare well to Lapua.
I’d use their reamer in any chambering. People think difficulties are limited to BRA, but they’re not.

I haven’t heard a bad word about the PPC. It seems they got that one right.

I’d say I use Lapua and Peterson interchangeably with Alpha a fairly distant 3rd due to customer service. It’s still pretty good brass.

 

[Willow]

Their 6GT brass is probably the best I've ever used. Would love for them to come out with 284 brass, that could fill a real hole with Lapua suspending production for who knows how long...

 

[thekriebles]

Post in thread 'I Finally Got To Shoot The Alpha 6PPC Brass.'

Nov 22, 2024

All I have shot it was yesterday.

But some very well known and excellent shooters, Lester Bruno and Speedy Gonzales in particular, have been using it with excellent results and no problems. I have known both for close to three decades and neither is in the habit of going to the line with things that don’t work.

I tend to follow that same path.

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[COLT45SA]

I was really impressed with the feedback especially after watching Speedy's video. I'm thinking that the 6 PPC might return to favor once more shooters learn about Alpha's effort and the quality they have achieved.
I never lost love for the 6, but the disappearance of brass caused a real waving of interest. Buying what was supposed to be "once fired" brass and having to completely rework that brass for length, shoulder, and neck just became too much and took much of my enthusiasm down a number of notches~!