I have Lapua brass for my 6.5 Lapua Target gun (Lapua is the only one that makes brass for it). I am not interested in the argument about small and large flash holes, I am wondering about Lapua brass not adhering to what seems to be what should be (yea, verbiage) a small flash hole.
In picking out the corn cob granules (lets not get side tracked on that), I found my pin tool slid easily into some of the holes and others were quite tite.
So then I figured, ok, will even them out, 5/64 drill (.080) and like the pin, easy no resistance on some and miner resistance on others.
Hmm I think, that is kind of sucky quality control.
Then it occurred to me, what size is the flash hole on a Large Rifle Primer? Right around that same .080.
Is Lapua just that shoddy on their flash holes?
Only ref I came across was .059 for one standard and .078 for the other.
In picking out the corn cob granules (lets not get side tracked on that), I found my pin tool slid easily into some of the holes and others were quite tite.
So then I figured, ok, will even them out, 5/64 drill (.080) and like the pin, easy no resistance on some and miner resistance on others.
Hmm I think, that is kind of sucky quality control.
Then it occurred to me, what size is the flash hole on a Large Rifle Primer? Right around that same .080.
Is Lapua just that shoddy on their flash holes?
Only ref I came across was .059 for one standard and .078 for the other.
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