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Hi all,

I would like your views on Federal brass! are they good cases and is it worth buying them to reload?

thanks

I have some Fed .308 brass that has been shot 7-8 times and was still going strong when I retired it. My view is the brass 'feels' nicer than Lapua.

I don't like it. I had too many primer pockets go slack after only a couple of firings.

Odd you should say that, I picked up some factory loaded 180 Federal in DK when we were over last and one of them popped a primer however it was raining at the time and that is all I could attribute it to, wet fingers and a wet chamber.

bravo24 wrote:Hi all,

I would like your views on Federal brass! are they good cases and is it worth buying them to reload?

thanks

If you're buying new brass there isn't much difference between good brass and OK brass - so buy Lapua.
If someone is GIVING you some new Federal brass - accept it and say thank you!

Vince

i've had a chance of buying 50 fired once, still factory primed (but dud) cases for 10+ p&p

Used to be, in the good old days, that Federal was the best brass in pistol calibres.

When i first started reloading i followed advice and bought federal (308) and lapua (243). I wish i'd only bought Lapua as the primer pockets on the federal brass went slacker than an old whore's knickers after only a couple of firings.