question about 308 brass

[mrbigtexan]

would i need to treat lake city and sellior&bellot as military brass. i noticed neither one has crimped primer pockets. thanks

[Graybeard]

LC for sure is military but S&B isn't it's just foreign made. I'm not sure which rumor about military brass you're concerned about but most are not true anyway. Other than having to remove the crimp when and if it's there I treat them no differently than any other brand of brass.

[mrbigtexan]

everything i have read says to reduce the load because it is thicker brass. i am concerned whether to load them seperate or throw them in with the commercial.

[Graybeard]

Mostly an old wive's tale. As with any brass you should weight at least a sample of them to check to see how they compare to others. I do not recommend mixing headstamps in bottle neck rifle rounds due both to accuracy problems and potential pressure problems it can create.

Even with commercial brass you can easily find 10-15 or more grains difference between brands and some times even with same headstamp but different lots. Based on my experience with LC brass I'd not expect them to be much if any heavier than most commercial brass and perhaps even lighter than some brands.

[teddy12b]

GB hit the nail on the head.  Mixing your brass just causes headaches that you don't want.  Stick with one brand of brass whatever you want it to be.

[mrbigtexan]

ok, thanks

[falaz]

My only complaint about S&B brass are the tight shallow primer pockets. I use a RCBS primer pocket cutter on a RCBS case prep machine to get them right. You'll be surprised how much material is removed.

[Lloyd Smale]

never cared for lake city brass unless it was match brass. I get way to many of them that after i go through all the bother of sizing and trimming and swading the pockets that end up have a pocket that is way to loose to use.