Lapua brass Quality for making 6 x 47 Lapua?

[Changeling]

I keep reading that people are finding the case neck thicknesses a mess with Lapua brass, what is going on, I thought Lapua put a lot of effort into there brass?

 

[Obtunded]

I don't know, but I found the consistency of the last two boxes of 6.5X47 to be disappointing. Nothing that turning didn't clean up, but it required a far deeper cut than i have ever had to use with any other Lapua brass.

 

[FroggyOne2]

It may be that the company has sumcumed to the pressure, meeting the demand for the product and with intent to keep profets comming in, a little QA got lost in the way.

 

[sandbag]

I just finished turning the necks on 200 cases, lot #4PH6010, and thought "Dang, these seem to be pretty good". Seated some Berger 95gr. VLD's in 10 or so before turning. Maximum neck diameter difference, rotating them in a Mitutoyo .0001 comparator, showed .0004" total. some of them went .0003".
That's pretty close where I come from.
If you try this, be certain the checking device isn't running on a rough case mouth. Either trim it first or measure behind the mouth.

 

[Hammer47]

Quality of the neck thickness and the primer pocker depth is poor on the present Lapua 6.5/47 cases. I was most dissapponted with the quality of the last 2 boxes I purchased. Paying the Lapua price I do not expect Remington quality. Strange though that the 220 Russian cases are just as good as always. I would also add that the 223 cases are of poor quality also. Why can one be so good and other so poor?

 

[ChuckMiller]

Those of you that are turning your necks to clean them up, what neck size do you have? Mine is a 293nk, loaded rounds running .291. I'm concerned about turning these and ending up with 5thou of slop in the chamber? I didn't build this rifle to end up with factory tolerances but I'm getting tired of the Jekyl and Hyde personality as I switch from one box of loads to another. I'm tempted to scrap these but want to salvage them if possible and it's not a hunting rig so I's not like I can sit them aside for Deer Season.

 

[tightneck]

Those of you that are turning your necks to clean them up, what neck size do you have? Mine is a 293nk, loaded rounds running .291. I'm concerned about turning these and ending up with 5thou of slop in the chamber? I didn't build this rifle to end up with factory tolerances but I'm getting tired of the Jekyl and Hyde personality as I switch from one box of loads to another. I'm tempted to scrap these but want to salvage them if possible and it's not a hunting rig so I's not like I can sit them aside for Deer Season.

You don't need to take a big cut necessarily to get acceptable necks. I'd bet that you won't see any detrimental effect if your loaded round diameter is in the .289" area, and that would be a full cleanup in this case,I hope). Matter of fact, I feel that .002" total clearance is a unnecessary on all but Benchrest rifles.