Brass from Brownells

[Highpower-FClass]

Ordered some stuff from Brownells and they had 223 Lapua brass on sale so ordered two boxes of them as well.

Order was delivered today and both the blue boxes had the seals cut, as in they had been previously opened. Never had that happen before, have bought a lot of Lapua brass and always had them show up sealed. This was the first time I bought brass from Brownells however. Just curious to see if anyone else has had this happen?

 

[swd]

I bought 2 boxes of Lapua 6BR from them a while back and it was sealed. Their customer service is pretty good, I'm sure they would exchange it if you wanted them to.

 

[jonbearman]

I guess what you could do is weigh them to see if there is a huge variance and likely there wont be but if so send them back. When I see seals broken it makes me think someone was cherry picking through some boxes to get what they were after. Call them tomorrow and see what they say.

 

[mousegunner]

I guess what you could do is weigh them to see if there is a huge variance and likely there wont be but if so send them back. When I see seals broken it makes me think someone was cherry picking through some boxes to get what they were after. Call them tomorrow and see what they say.

Maybe someone returned them previously after they broke the seals. I returned 30-40 AR mags years ago that my unit ordered but never used because of bad workmanship without a receipt and they gave me credit. Great people to do business with. Send them back with confidence.

 

[Highpower-FClass]

I guess what you could do is weigh them to see if there is a huge variance and likely there wont be but if so send them back. When I see seals broken it makes me think someone was cherry picking through some boxes to get what they were after. Call them tomorrow and see what they say.

Good point. I weighed ~15 cases from each box and they were within reason (about a one grain spread). Lengths are very consistent and overall they look good, necks seem to be a consistent 13 and there was 100 in each box. I'll just load and shoot.

 

[SmokinJoe]

Doesn't Lapua normally put 101 cases in a box? Seems like that has been my experience in the past, but I haven't opened a box of new brass in awhile.

 

[R.Morehouse]

Not every time.....

 

[Comrade Terry]

Doesn't Lapua normally put 101 cases in a box?

I just opened three boxes of Lapua brass in .308, and they each contained precisely 100 pieces.

Maybe back in the day there was some lagniappe.

 

[Highpower-FClass]

Doesn't Lapua normally put 101 cases in a box?.

It would be great if that was the norm. I have had that happen only once over quite a few boxes of brass. Felt like I won the lottery Never had less than 100 so all-in-all I'm +1, lol

 

[Brians356]

To be honest, I'd keep them and forget about it. They're not exactly perishables. It's very unlikely a batch of Lapua would be so out of spec you could get burned, especially since you already checked some out.
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[Corey Schwanz]

Check them and if they are consistent enough for you, I wouldn't worry too much about it.

 

[Hntndad]

It would be great if that was the norm. I have had that happen only once over quite a few boxes of brass. Felt like I won the lottery Never had less than 100 so all-in-all I'm +1, lol

I had 96 cases in my last box (sealed). Returned without question.

 

[corning]

The 16 boxes of Lapua .308 brass I have have been dead on 100 pieces.

 

[morpheus]

Today I received my .223 Lapua brass order from Brownells, and the factory seal was carefully cut on both sides of each box. I am sure the brass is fine, and I appreciate the sale price, but if it is their intention to sell every box with a broken factory seal, they should describe it as such on their website. I will call them tomorrow and ask them for a small discount on my next order.

 

[Highpower-FClass]

Today I received my .223 Lapua brass order from Brownells, and the factory seal was carefully cut on both sides of each box. I am sure the brass is fine, and I appreciate the sale price, but if it is their intention to sell every box with a broken factory seal, they should describe it as such on their website. I will call them tomorrow and ask them for a small discount on my next order.

In a way good to know I was not the only one. I'm with you Morpheus, they should represent the product correctly. From here on it's Bullets.com which is where I usually get my brass.

 

[fguffey]

If today I received something from Brownell’s and I found something to complain about I would first contact Brownell’s. If they die not take care of my concerns I would then be entitled to complain to everyone, that does not mean I would but if I complained to everyone first, well that is not the way I do things.

Then there is Richards Micro fit stocks, I told them I thought I could train wood peckers to do a better job. And now if I can come up with $4,500 dollars I will be in the stock duplicating business.


F. Guffey