Originally Posted by
dogmatix
Its not just the weight and capacity concentricity that you are paying for.
My .308 Lapua brass I had pretty much perfect primer pockets and flash holes, no farting around required to tidy them up.
Also concentric neck thickness. Other branded brass can be shockers with the all of the above.
Saying that, once you do tidy up the likes of Hornady, Winchester, PPU/NNY, PMC and RP etc, its quite good stuff.
Federal (FC) is waaay down my list of being usable straight away, so its kept for my semis where they get chewed out after 6-7 firings.