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Another expert lesson, thank you.

Greg, I am glad you chose to release this video. It shows the depth of knowledge that anyone wanting to become a member could draw from! Great Video

Greg, what a great discussion. i always learn something when I listen to you. You explained some things that I had noticed in the past, but didn't understand what was happening. I will NEVER try to salvage overpressured brass again. You explained quite clearly why that is a useless endeavor. I hope to talk to you again soon. Have a good day!

Excellent video! Now I understand why I have inconsistencies in my resizing at times, thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.

Well done Greg, it is a brilliant explanation...

Thanks! Excellent help.

Thank you Greg, for blessing us with your gift of knowledge an taking alot of time to present it to us yet being so humble. I'm disabled now so I have time to apply all your teachings. It's made me a safer an a MOA shooter. I save so much more money by saving brass ect. I now hope to purchase your priming tool with the big heavy handle. Thank you again a look forward everyday to see what's next. ISAIAH 41:10.

Hi Greg, thank you for sharing this brass insight as well as all the other info. You mentioned case neck wall variation of 0.0005 and interested in what machines would hold within that spec. Thanks for all your videos, Alan

Hello Greg, nice to see ya teaching

Good discussion. I had the first problem ever out of Lapua the other day. I had to do some fire forming, and had 12 of 100 cases which didn't seal completely. I always use the lightest load in the book with a standard powder to reach the minimum required pressure in order to not over stress the brass. I was shocked, because I have several thousand Lapua cases across numerous calibers, and never had that problem. I need to make a few calls and find out why that happened. I heard Lapua changed their alloy several years ago for the Army's sniper rifle replacement testing. I've tried Peterson, but I found the alloy didn't react well to cleaning solutions, so I stopped using them, Alpha was always good, but standardized to SRP Lapua everywhere I could. I've found Hornady has the thinnest walls of all of em I've ever used. It results in a slightly larger powder column volume. Norma appears to make really good brass. I've never used it, however, I know folks who use it and really like it.

Back in the early 70s Norma brass was the best you could find. What are your current views on that product in the match brass

Good stuff my brother, been in this game a long time and still learning. Thank you some of this Information I have already known and some of it I just discovered today thanks again.

First time viewer, and subscribed within the first few minutes. Thank you for this awesome video. Looking forward to watching more of your content. Keep it coming

Excellent Video Loaded with great content 5 Stars

Could you bend an ear over at Alpha and convince them to make 223 Rem and/or 6.5 PRC brass?

Great information

My Alpha dasher here is literally on its 18th firing… I can’t believe it so I’m gonna keep going

Great education. Just subscribe

I have so much to learn.

I said it before - I'll say it again !! - EXCELLENT video with EXCELLENT info. from an EXPERIENCED AND KNOWLEDGEABLE Shooter - Thanks Again !! - .....also - VERY Professional & friendly way of conveying,.....something I'm not able to do......lol

I listened to a boomer-ass buddy of mine to shut him up. I was running a 6.5 creedmoor at 2730. I had an SD of 5.7 with a round count of 100. (Everytime I train, I log my velocity for the first 3 shots of my day, and last 3 shots of my day, while practicing my groups.) My buddy was trying to push a 6 Dasher in Alpha OCD brass to 3k fps using varget in a 26 inch barrel. Using a primer plug and a special instrument, the fired brass that I would run at 2880 vs 2730 had a noticeable difference both versus each other, as well as individual variations in between brass the fired at 2880. My buddy is a good guy, but has no idea on how to reload.

Excellent, thank you.

Great information! I want more of your knowledge. THANK YOU!

GREAT video on s subject, both, greatly ignored & greatly overlooked, aswell as greatly unknown - Thanks fer sharing - Ackley - so ahead of his time.........

Fantastic information!!! Thank you. 🐕

Enjoying your videos enough to subscribe! I figured out the billing error for any potential subscribers if you are using a VPN outside of your region you will need to disconnect or to set it to use a server in the country of your billing address! I got a question for you .. I've found my max headspace on 22-250 to be 1.5695, I reloaded a bunch of Nosler brass that started at .20 and it grew to .60/65 after 2 reloads and initial firing. I had the exact same numbers on fresh lapua brass (the max my old cheapo Hornady brass would reach before interference was .95) . Question is, would you still set your full sizing die to .85 or.80 if the brass consistently returns to .60/65? Is the brass stretching to full chamber dimensions and springing back or am I overworking the brass sizing it too much in the die? I do anneal between every reload with an AMP. With the fresh Lapua brass.. would you strain it by full sizing it and using an expander mandrel right out of the box, or just leave it fire form and only expand the necks if you see deformation? I did consider neck sizing until it's grown by a couple of firings but hesitate to start sizing the brass with a different process than will be used in the future. I'm afraid I can't make it any better with the Hornady neck turner than it already is out of the box.. so not turning until i could do better. What would you suggest? Thanks again for the great content!

PPU brass works great for me.

Thanks for your great informative video. What are your thoughts on Peterson brass?

Thank you

If a cartridge has an option between LRP and SRP, which is your preference?

Greg, great vid. What do you consider safe pressures? For instance, if a cartridge has a max pressure of 61,500, are you loading to -10%, -20% of that? Also, must consider ambient temps as well I'm sure. Thoughts?

Wonderful video. It just so happens that Im doing brass today and I noticed that my once fired Hornady 6mmARC brass grows about 5K constantly. It is a general rule of themb that it grows regardless of cartridge?

I understand your view of the plastic deformation where the cartridge has been subjected to stress beyond the nominal elastic deformation for the design cartridge. What about the case where the plastic deformation is intentional? I am fireforming BRX cases from Lapua BR cases, which moves the shoulder 0.100" further from the case, on its first firing. I anneal with the AMP every time, which is hopefully restoring the brass close to its virgin condition. Subsequent firing, annealing, and sizing should all be within the new elastic deformation of the BRX dimensions, correct?

I have found Alpha OCD brass to be of the strictest tolerances of just about any brass I've ever purchased. A well-known reputable company sold me some magnum brass at $4.50 per piece and I was floored to discover that one side of the case neck measured 017 and the other side measured 014"! That is an appalling lack of quality and is shameful. Alpha is the same all the way around just about every time. Thanks, Greg!

To say it right ,.0002 is two tenths of a thousandths. From a machinist.....

When alpha fixes there 6bra brass I may try them again until then it's Lapua for me.

Great video as always but the intro music is too load. Poor truck speakers will never be the same.

....."alot of people buying alot of stuff & not shooting enough to properly evaluate stuff".......MAN you SAID IT ALL !!!! - about 95% fit in that category......SO MANY know-it-all, young johnny-come-lately's just following the wrong leaders.....lol.....I'll be that guy & tell it the way I experienced it, (after 55 years in both reloading & longrange introduced to it by my Father shooting 1000 Yds. back the 1960's & for his entire life like a religion & job.....his life), AND MANY guys I shoot with aswell, .....precisely why we don't by whorenady trash anything anymore......they need to pick-up their game before any of us go back !!

People that buy a sports car drive it for one year will never understand what you are saying