Starline 6.5 G brass

[Zeus]

I see there are quite a few threads about Starline introducing 6.5 Grendel brass....I've got some on the way and am interested in its performance. The uniformity information in a previous post is very encouraging. Starline has been very good to me in handgun cartridges so I expect nothing less than top quality from the rifle offerings too.

Has anyone actually loaded and shot any yet?

[cwlongshot]

I just picked up a couple hundred from Sages Reloading!

Thanks for the heads up!

CW

[mdewitt71]

i have it loaded just have not shot it yet.......
There is no doubt in my mind, it will be fine brass just like all the other Starline brass I use.

[Zeus]

I ordered some Federal ammo to shoot so I would have some brass to start out with.....then I got a little nervous and figured it wouldn't be a bad idea to jump on some factory new brass while it's still available. I'm a Lapua/Norma brass kinda guy but saving a few bucks on cases wouldn't hurt. The varmints won't know the difference!

[Sticks]

If you do a little reading up on here, the Federal brass does not hold up well.

Best off going with Hornady, Lapua, or the new Starline Brass.

[thbogeymann]

"Has anyone actually loaded and shot any yet? "

Yes, I'm very pleased with the results so far.

Looks like Starline is going to be my "go to" for new Grendel Brass.
Performance has been very favorable compared to Lapua and PPU.

Lapua has been a little disappointing for Quality Control purposes. (apparent minor flash hole irregularities)

I am convinced that resizing and complete inspection should always be done on each piece of new brass.

http://www.65grendel.com/forum/showthread.php?568-Leverevolution-Grendel-evolution&p=186842#post186842

Your mileage may vary.

[grayfox]

Has anyone compared Starline case capacity to Lapua, Hornady or Federal (mostly, for the fits 2...)? Maybe I missed it.
The "Alex-A" brass is almost the same as Hornady...
What about Starline.

[Zeus]

If you do a little reading up on here, the Federal brass does not hold up well.

Previous experience has taught me the same thing.....That's why I ordered my new cases from Starline......The only reason I went with the Federal ammo is because I wanted to try out the TNT's and the price was very reasonable for loaded ammo.

[Jakal]

I have used Starline for .458 Socom, 9mm, 44mag .380. Never had any problems and you can reload multiple times, same as Lapua. I haven't tried any for the Grendel yet but will once I get thru all my Hornady. Got about 6-7 reloads on those now and primer pockets are starting to loosen.

[Sticks]

Has anyone compared Starline case capacity to Lapua, Hornady or Federal (mostly, for the fits 2...)? Maybe I missed it.
The "Alex-A" brass is almost the same as Hornady...
What about Starline.

One of the "Starline #x" threads had a detailed weight and measurement. Lighter via thinner case head, more capacity.

[mdewitt71]

One of the "Starline #x" threads had a detailed weight and measurement. Lighter via thinner case head, more capacity.

Here is some info I put in a thread myself.....

http://www.65grendel.com/forum/showthread.php?16285-Starline-Brass-6-5G-specs

[grayfox]

O, right, I forgot that one...
when I was checking Alex-A brass I used water volume weights to show capacity.
So this all points to the capacity being slightly larger than Hornady.
Will be interesting to see what effect this has on load data...

http://www.65grendel.com/forum/showthread.php?15686-Howa-20-HB-XBR-AR-comp-and-me

"Brass used was the new “Hornady bulk” labeled Alex-A. I ran some comparison samples of new Hornady brass and this bulk Alex-A (what should I call it? Maybe AA/H since it is not the AA/Lapua brass??) and while the AA/H was on average 1.4 grs heavier, the volume difference was 0.2 gr H2O, which is probably within the uncertainties of the miniscus’es)… "

[Zeus]

The brass came in yesterday.....252 pieces. I ran them all through the expander ball just to round out the necks.....not that they were bad....just a few with some minor flattening. I didn't measure any for weight or neck thickness but they all felt the same running through the die.

The plan is to use 150 or so for a straight up 6.5 Grendel and to set a few aside in case a 6mm Grendel (Predator?) comes into the picture. McGowen is making barrels for the 6mm variant and it is certainly intriguing! I was never much of an Ar15 guy due to caliber constraints but these new offerings are opening up a whole new arena.