Thread: federal vs adi bras

Anyone got any experience with federal and adi brass, looking at some on trademe

Oops! accidentally posted this thread twice. Now do I delete?

Only once with federal brass, 300wsm, 168amax, rl17 cant particularly remember the amount of powder but it wasnt over stoked, not over pressure on the first firings, second firings was popping the odd primer, the ones it didnt blow the primer pockets were too loose. But perhaps i got a bad lot?

Federal is crap! I got case head separation with 7mm rem mag.

ADI make great brass in my experience, federal not so much...

I have used the ADI brass in .223 Rem for years and never had a problem. The first batch I bought in 2012 I think, still going, 6th or 7th reload by now.

Ive found federal pretty average primer pockets loose and i only was using middle of the road loads one rifle always gets federal cases stuck it it after firing doesnt happen with other brass....

Never had an issue with federal

never had an issue with adi, but i didnt reload for that much.
winny brass was crap

I'd rate them on par with one another. Both fairly consistent and preferable over Hornady and certainly Winchester.

The case heads on Federal can be a bit soft. Have de-primed a fair bit of their 308 from once-fired factory and the pockets are already a bit loose. That said, a mate has used their 7mm Rem Mag stuff exclusively, probably 10+ firings (pretty stout load too) and it's holding up fine - kinda the opposite to Gkp's experience.

ADI's 308 brass is thick and low on capacity. Their 223 brass seems fine.

I use Federal brass in 7mmRemMag and the cases are doing well. No signs of incipient primer pocket expansion, cracked necks, head separations or other woes. About 5 loads on the cases at 2950/162gr.

I've had good run with Federal brass in a variety of calibres, non mag and magnum. Tends to be a bit heavier/thicker than say Norma or Lapua.

The best budget brass ive come across is highland which i think is ppu but may be wrong must of had 10 or more reloads out of my 6.5x55 stuff

Originally Posted by northdude

The best budget brass ive come across is highland which i think is ppu but may be wrong must of had 10 or more reloads out of my 6.5x55 stuff

who sells highland brass?

Originally Posted by Three O'Three

who sells highland brass?

i was buying as complete ammo it was cheap so you got fire formed brass once you've used it only see the odd packet around now but i think its ppu brass which i use in 22 hornet 222 243 6,5x55 and 308 i use ppu in my 303s about the only brass ive had problems with is s&b went though a stage of bending and breaking decapping pins the hornet brass had off center flash holes and the x55 brass the flash holes were to small...prob a couple of bad batches tho i use fed brass in my 223 but throw it away after a couple of firings as the primer pockets are to loose plus they stick in the chamber and need to use a cleaning rod to get them out....hence it doesnt get used much