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<blockquote data-quote="diggler1833" data-source="post: 3891179" data-attributes="member: 48072">Being a huge fan of the 6.5x47L as well as the 6.5 Grendel, I&#039;m surprised...especially the former as it is their cartridge design.However, a lot of competition has risen recently with Peterson, Alpha, and Starline brass coming on hard.Starline brass has been pretty darned consistent in both the Grendel and 6.5 Manbun (Creedmoor) for me...as in 95% as close in tolerances (case volume, primer pocket depth, weight and headspace) at maybe 60% the price of Lapua.&nbsp; Close enough where I wouldn&#039;t sweat it unless I was competing in benchrest.&nbsp; I have no experience with Peterson or Alpha, but supposedly they make some very nice stuff.&nbsp; I guess Alpha might have had some growing pains initially. Still, I look at Lapa as the gold standard.&nbsp; My first 6.5x47L had SDs at 1 and 2 during initial load development with virgin brass.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="diggler1833, post: 3891179, member: 48072"] Being a huge fan of the 6.5x47L as well as the 6.5 Grendel, I'm surprised...especially the former as it is their cartridge design. However, a lot of competition has risen recently with Peterson, Alpha, and Starline brass coming on hard. Starline brass has been pretty darned consistent in both the Grendel and 6.5 Manbun (Creedmoor) for me...as in 95% as close in tolerances (case volume, primer pocket depth, weight and headspace) at maybe 60% the price of Lapua. Close enough where I wouldn't sweat it unless I was competing in benchrest. I have no experience with Peterson or Alpha, but supposedly they make some very nice stuff. I guess Alpha might have had some growing pains initially. Still, I look at Lapa as the gold standard. My first 6.5x47L had SDs at 1 and 2 during initial load development with virgin brass. [/QUOTE]

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