How good is Russian brass

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Roy Allain

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How good is Monarch - Russian, Yugo, Serbian brass

I have some 500 pcs s of Monarch 308 brass. Headstamp ppu. It's made by Privi Partisan and Monarch.

I'm having a Kreiger SS barrel chambered with a PTG reamer in 308 match and a .335 neck.

I need to know if the Monarch brass will hold up a good as Winchester brass?
I'll be shooting at either 600 or 1000 yards.

Thanks

Roy
 
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My bad Mike. Actually, it's Serbia. But still, is it any good?

Roy
 
I don't know how well it'll hold up compared to Win brass, but I came upon some PPU .223 brass that wouldn't fit any of the several .223 size shellholders I have from Redding, RCBS, and maybe Hornady. Otherwise it seemed okay for the use I had for it, but it was such a pain that I gave up on it.
 
I haven't had any "problems" with the brass, Larry, I'm just trying to find out if there are any problems.

Your's are the first ones I know about, so far.

The reason I bought several boxes of the 308 brass is it looked liked it had been annealed before it was packaged.

I pulled the bullets and powder, turned the necks, etc. They seem to shoot ok, but I've only put the brass thru 2 times, not
enought to see how long they will last.

Roy
 
Roy,
I shoot the ppu brass in a Swiss K31 in bolt action military rifle matches we have. It seems to hold up quite well. I have not turned the necks but they seem to be pretty uniform. And I have not annealed any yet. Some have been fired quite a few times. Its not match but it holds up better than the Winchester that I have. I shoot medium loads and have to trim the Winchester more often than the ppu brass. Hope this helps.

Donald
 
Roy Allain said:
it looked liked it had been annealed before it was packaged.
Roy
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but brass is always annealed in the neck and shoulder during manufacture.

Most manufacturers then acid wash it to make it nice and shiny - who doesn't like shiny??

But we like the look of the annealing - I suspect it helps sell Lapua brass.

Mmm... Lapua...

Regards
Ben
 
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