lapua brass 7.62x39 !? why so costly..

i shoot winchester brass and wonder why some regard Lapua brass so highly , is it really that good , last i saw on swapping and selling it was 125.00$ for only 200 new brass thats over 50c each , am i cheap or what ??.... somebody straighten me out , and oh yeah norma brass too ........ what up ..

Lapua is probably the best brass on the market, but being made in Finland, it's pricey. Same thing can be said for Norma brass made in Sweden. Unless you demand match grade accuracy, you should use something else. When looking to shrink group sizes in my 6.5x55 for hunter class benchrest shooting, going to Lapua brass cut group sizes in half...but for normal 7.62x39 plinking? ...overpriced overkill

Last edited by muskeg13; Today at 12:34 AM. Reason: completeness

Have you checked new Winchester 7.62x39 brass? I had to trim all of the new WW 7.62x39s because the mouths were visibly out of square. My CZ-527 had numerous misfires with new WW cases, but none with Lapua or fired and resized WW cases. It seems that their shoulder is set back too far, so caused ignition problems in my rifle (and other CZ-527s as well).

For an SKS or AK, I doubt you would notice.

Seems like all the brass in that cal is very pricy in these times.

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