I Finally Got To Shoot The Alpha 6PPC Brass.

[jackieschmidt]

It was a wet day, but a good day to test. I turned some necks to .0118 to use in my .269 neck chamber.
I then fired them once in my fire form barrel.

Surprisingly, My usual upper end load would not work. So I dropped down to 29.0 and worked from there with my own 68grn BT.

After it started to look good, I shot a 5 shot group at 29.1. I then added a tenth and shot a little bit better group at 29.2. I then went to 29.3 and shot two nice 5- shot groups. All four were shot on a little different condition.

Then the rain came in heavy, and we called it a day. My target got soaked, but as you can see, it is shooting quite well.

The Brass is really nice. No problems what so ever, As many have found out and attested to, this is a nice addition for 6PPC shooters.

 

[boltfluter]

It was a wet day, but a good day to test. I turned some necks to .0118 to use in my .269 neck chamber.
I then fired them once in my fire form barrel.

Surprisingly, My usual upper end load would not work. So I dropped down to 29.0 and worked from there with my own 68grn BT.

After it started to look good, I shot a 5 shot group at 29.1. I then added a tenth and shot a little bit better group at 29.2. I then went to 29.3 and shot two nice 5- shot groups. All four were shot on a little different condition.

Then the rain came in heavy, and we called it a day. My target got soaked, but as you can see, it is shooting quite well.

The Brass is really nice. No problems what so ever, As many have found out and attested to, View attachment 1606940this is a nice addition for 6PPC shooters.

Nicely done! Many people do not really understand how hard it is to shoot groups this small. Very nice.
Paul

 

[Ccrider]

It was a wet day, but a good day to test. I turned some necks to .0118 to use in my .269 neck chamber.
I then fired them once in my fire form barrel.

Surprisingly, My usual upper end load would not work. So I dropped down to 29.0 and worked from there with my own 68grn BT.

After it started to look good, I shot a 5 shot group at 29.1. I then added a tenth and shot a little bit better group at 29.2. I then went to 29.3 and shot two nice 5- shot groups. All four were shot on a little different condition.

Then the rain came in heavy, and we called it a day. My target got soaked, but as you can see, it is shooting quite well.

The Brass is really nice. No problems what so ever, As many have found out and attested to, View attachment 1606940this is a nice addition for 6PPC shooters.

Very nice groups from a well tested and proven Indian, but they don’t answer the questions in my perhaps over inquisitive mind.

How do you compare the Alpha to Lapua. Have you shot enough of the Alpha to reach any conclusions? Would you take the Alpha to compete seeing that you have to load it a grain or so (maybe more) lower than the high node with Lapua?

 

[LVLAaron]

Alpha brass is the best there is... with the exception of the BRA. :/

 

[Clancy]

Were the necks tapered when you turned them? My GT brass was significantly smaller at the mouth than at the base of the neck, so I haven’t bought any more Alpha.

Excellent shooting as usual.

 

[jackieschmidt]

Very nice groups from a well tested and proven Indian, but they don’t answer the questions in my perhaps over inquisitive mind.

How do you compare the Alpha to Lapua. Have you shot enough of the Alpha to reach any conclusions? Would you take the Alpha to compete seeing that you have to load it a grain or so (maybe more) lower than the high node with Lapua?

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.

 

[jackieschmidt]

Were the necks tapered when you turned them? My GT brass was significantly smaller at the mouth than at the base of the neck, so I haven’t bought any more Alpha.

Excellent shooting as usual.

I really don’t notice. With my .269 neck, not much comes off anyway just like the necked up .220 Russian we have been using for years.

If the Alpha does indeed prove to be as good as it is looking, perhaps Lapua might finally decide to market their own 6PPC.

It has always been thought that the reason they never would is because they sold every 220 Russian case that they imported, so why bother.

There might be a reason to bother now.

one item I did notice was the primer pockets in the Alpha are around .004 shallower in depth than the Lapua 220 Russia. I left them alone.

 

[Will Henry]

I will pick up whichever I get the chance at first but like what I'm hearing about the Alpha stuff. I haven't shot a ppc for a long time. I still have Sako 220 brass from 1980! WH

 

[speedygonzalez]

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.

 

[Murray Brook]

Watched both videos. Good stuff. Speedy seems to be sold on the Alpha brass.

 

[Shooter13]

Very nice groups from a well tested and proven Indian, but they don’t answer the questions in my perhaps over inquisitive mind.

How do you compare the Alpha to Lapua. Have you shot enough of the Alpha to reach any conclusions? Would you take the Alpha to compete seeing that you have to load it a grain or so (maybe more) lower than the high node with Lapua?

Didn't Lester Bruno just win a big match with them? Speedy shot them before the Tack Driver V and during the TDV, he is very happy with them. Weather and an Achilles tenon have me on the couch for a few weeks but one let loose I'm headed to the range!

 

[Ccrider]

Is Speedy affiliated or on staff with Alpha?

 

[Shooter13]

Is Speedy affiliated or on staff with Alpha?

I don't think so, he should be if he is not! I talked with @speedygonzalez at the Tack Driver and he's just in love with it.

 

[Ccrider]

I don't think so, he should be if he is not! I talked with @speedygonzalez at the Tack Driver and he's just in love with it.

Thanks. You are definitely right. He convinced me to order a couple of boxes to try and I don’t need it.

 

[jackieschmidt]

I don't think so, he should be if he is not!

if you have been around as long as some of us, you would recognize a certain humor in that.

 

[jackieschmidt]

Alpha brass is the best there is... with the exception of the BRA. :/

I was thinking of getting some Alpha 6BRA, and looking at the head on picture in their ad, it appears to have a large flash hole rather than the .062 nominal of the Lapua 6BR that we currently are using to make the BRA from

 

[Owens85]

I was thinking of getting some Alpha 6BRA, and looking at the head on picture in their ad, it appears to have a large flash hole rather than the .062 nominal of the Lapua 6BR that we currently are using to make the BRA fromView attachment 1608338

Believe the alpha 6bra flash hole is .080
The ppc is .059

 

[JLT]

I was thinking of getting some Alpha 6BRA, and looking at the head on picture in their ad, it appears to have a large flash hole rather than the .062 nominal of the Lapua 6BR that we currently are using to make the BRA fromView attachment 1608338

Their Dasher brass also has the .080" flash hole. If there is a difference on target, I can't shoot it. I've run Alpha and Lapua in my Dashers for a number of years and have not seen a difference in precision or scores.

Alpha dimensional consistency is the best I've seen.