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    My opinion differs to Jus but i guess because im not chasing maximum speed, it doesnt matter so much to me.

    Hornady brass in 7PRC isnt bad if your not chasing every last bit of velocity. Originally when i did my 7PRC i bought 3 packets of factory ammo, pulled it and began loading from there using the brass and pulled projectiles. I found that there was the odd bit of brass that was soft compared to the rest & so i ended up with about 45 good bits of brass out of 60. They didnt shoot any different to the others, they didnt split necks they would just get loose primer pockets very quickly with even mild loads.

    I got to a point where i was running 175 eldx at 2970fps with RL26 using hornady brass, 22" barrel. The brass that i didnt have to throw away due to loose primer pockets is on its 5th firing now and good as gold.

    Just last weekend i loaded up some ADG brass to try. I was able to get to just over 3000fps before seeing pressure signs. 3013fps average has given a slight ejector stamp and a loose primer pocket on the ADG Brass.

    Knowing what i know now, for what the ADG cost i would have just stuck with the hornady, in my opinion not worth the cost for the extra 30 odd FPS gain.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 6.5 CRD View Post
    My opinion differs to Jus but i guess because im not chasing maximum speed, it doesnt matter so much to me.

    Hornady brass in 7PRC isnt bad if your not chasing every last bit of velocity. Originally when i did my 7PRC i bought 3 packets of factory ammo, pulled it and began loading from there using the brass and pulled projectiles. I found that there was the odd bit of brass that was soft compared to the rest & so i ended up with about 45 good bits of brass out of 60. They didnt shoot any different to the others, they didnt split necks they would just get loose primer pockets very quickly with even mild loads.

    I got to a point where i was running 175 eldx at 2970fps with RL26 using hornady brass, 22" barrel. The brass that i didnt have to throw away due to loose primer pockets is on its 5th firing now and good as gold.

    Just last weekend i loaded up some ADG brass to try. I was able to get to just over 3000fps before seeing pressure signs. 3013fps average has given a slight ejector stamp and a loose primer pocket on the ADG Brass.

    Knowing what i know now, for what the ADG cost i would have just stuck with the hornady, in my opinion not worth the cost for the extra 30 odd FPS gain.

    That’s the limitations of the cartridge not the brass the Adg will be very consistent and last a very long time if you don’t ring the neck out of it

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kelton View Post
    That’s the limitations of the cartridge not the brass the Adg will be very consistent and last a very long time if you don’t ring the neck out of it
    For sure, but my point being the hornady wasnt that far behind so in my opinion if you already have hornady and a load sorted for it, changing to adg isnt really worth the hassle. Some of my hornady 7prc brass is on its 5th firing now and still good as gold.


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