Factory ammo

[lex137]

I will sometimes keep my brass or give it to people whom I'm shooting with to reload. I have this fantasy that one day I will start reloading so until then I have brass for no reason. I will buy remanufactured rounds, have yet to buy/try aluminum ones.

[Zombie Steve]

Thanks guys, this is type info I was looking for.

Any particular likes or preferences?

lobbed from my electronic ball and chain

To the OP - If I bought factory ammo I would. As to preferences - UMC pistol brass tends to suck. Very thin. Amerc was already mentioned. Anything high pressure in Federal doesn't seem to last long (.45 auto seems ok). I've noticed RP pistol brass (Remington) is pretty thin. When loading jacketed bullets, getting good neck tension is tough, but it seems to work fine for cast boolits. CBC (Magtech), Blazer brass, Speer and PMC work great. My favorite find tends to be Winchester or W-W headstamps rifle or pistol. Sellier & Bellot pistol brass works fine once you open up the primer pocket - not really crimped, but very small for some reason. No issues with Hornady, although I got a bunch of "Hornady Match" brass in .308, and it's pretty inconsistent. Not a big deal, but not what I would consider match grade. Lake City rifle brass is great. TZZ / IMI brass tends to be thick, but will last you forever. Same with GGG, PMJ and just about every other NATO brass I've used. I know some boutique ammo companies use Starline brass with their custom headstamp (Buffalo Bore?). Starline is the only pistol brass I'd consider buying. Excellent stuff. I can think of a bunch of other great brands of brass (Norma, Lapua, etc), but it's doubtful you'll find it used in factory ammo.

I'm sure I'll think of more later.

[two shoes]

Why would you not be able to pick up your brass?

Trying to figure out whose brass is who's when there are 5 shooters on the line, is difficult. Guy told me 1 day, hey that's my brass. You sure, yes i'm shooting 9mm

Classes I have been to did not allow it for time and sorting issues...