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Ive heard others say it but a first for me. i thee three nee boxes of lapua 6br brass for a year and a half. Sealed boxes. just broke two open prep brass for the new rifle. first box, 99 pieces. second box, 98. i opened and counted the third and 98 as well. i guess its a concistant lot!!
 
naw use them for dummies, testing...lots of things to do with one case....heck it might even match!

As Mike says in Reply #2, contact them, there good about sending make ups. But highly unlikely they'll be from the same Lot, so kind of useless to even bother.
Donovan
 
If they paid a guy minimum wage to look at each box as it went by for holes not filled, what do you expect that would add to the cost of the box. Absolutely mind bending that they continue to let this happen.I don't think I know of a screw up this serious and with such a simple fix. They have made it quite clear they don't care and I am shocked to see customers accepting this as "status quo".
 
If they paid a guy minimum wage to look at each box as it went by for holes not filled, what do you expect that would add to the cost of the box. Absolutely mind bending that they continue to let this happen.I don't think I know of a screw up this serious and with such a simple fix. They have made it quite clear they don't care and I am shocked to see customers accepting this as "status quo".


I suggest that Peterson and other brass manufacturers have advertising that goes.....our 100 piece box actually has 100 cases in it ....
 
I would be very surprised if the brass stock/sheets that are used per lot were made the same day same shift or were some how segregated
into "lots"
 
If they paid a guy minimum wage to look at each box as it went by for holes not filled, what do you expect that would add to the cost of the box. Absolutely mind bending that they continue to let this happen.I don't think I know of a screw up this serious and with such a simple fix. They have made it quite clear they don't care and I am shocked to see customers accepting this as "status quo".


im switching to peterson brass... this has been a long standing issue with lapua
 
If they paid a guy minimum wage to look at each box as it went by for holes not filled, what do you expect that would add to the cost of the box. Absolutely mind bending that they continue to let this happen.I don't think I know of a screw up this serious and with such a simple fix. They have made it quite clear they don't care and I am shocked to see customers accepting this as "status quo".

what holes? theres 100 (or 98 or 99) brass piled in a box that has 50 holes once you assemble it. even a college grad-u-wate cant spot one missing in a pile.
 
naw use them for dummies, testing...lots of things to do with one case....heck it might even match!
Cool if you choose to, but not me. Not worth the risk of getting mixed with others, just to recoup 5 cases.
I chuck cases all the time for the slightest suspicions of being culprit of anything. I spend way to much time, money, and devotion on the whole package, to worry about saving a few brass.
Culprit brass can & do cause fly'ers - IME.
Donovan
 
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Like others have said. How much more money would it cost you to have those counted? I bet it is more then the cost of the case or two you are misssing. Then you to account for the fact that the counter can make a mistake. Imagine the job of counting brass for 8 hours straight. I know I counted brass and made mistake counts when counting batches of 1000 and weighing them. If I am missing one case in a box of 100, it is roughly a dollar. I am not going to even bother about that dollar. Yes, they Will Replace it, but like Dusty and Donovan said, highly likely it will be the same lot. Now what good, will it do me? Matt
 
Like others have said. How much more money would it cost you to have those counted? I bet it is more then the cost of the case or two you are misssing. Then you to account for the fact that the counter can make a mistake. Imagine the job of counting brass for 8 hours straight. I know I counted brass and made mistake counts when counting batches of 1000 and weighing them. If I am missing one case in a box of 100, it is roughly a dollar. I am not going to even bother about that dollar. Yes, they Will Replace it, but like Dusty and Donovan said, highly likely it will be the same lot. Now what good, will it do me? Matt

If im at the match with you im hoping youll have 3 or 4 odd ones in there mixed up anyway. I know i always put extras in stans box but he doesnt know. No thanks necessary
 
I like how Peterson packages there brass. You will know if one is missing instantly. Maybe Lapua can take some pointers from them and package that way. Just wish Peterson made more caliber options. Anyway, have a good weekend fellas.
 
Boxes of brass are filled by weight.
Either the brass is heavy which is unlikely.
The plastic boxes are heavy. Very likely.
Or, the weighing scale is not calibrated properly. Also very likely.

If the boxes are filled using automated equipment, there's a problem with the settings.

If a human stands there filling boxes, then they didn't tare the scale properly. That equals laziness
 
Boxes of brass are filled by weight.
Either the brass is heavy which is unlikely.
The plastic boxes are heavy. Very likely.
Or, the weighing scale is not calibrated properly. Also very likely.

If the boxes are filled using automated equipment, there's a problem with the settings.

If a human stands there filling boxes, then they didn't tare the scale properly. That equals laziness
If a case is off by 2 grains average, it is not hard to lose a case. I have seen lots vary by as much as 10 grains on heavy cases like a WSM. I weigh all my cases and sit them in rows. I see the average changing from lot to lot. One grain of brass in a case gets lost and takes up almost no space at all. Matt
 
Prolly just a matter of them wanting to screw you more than having you screw them. I mean they could shoot for 101 and if they came up 1 short you would still get what you paid for.
 

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