ADG Brass - 7mm PRC Brass Anneal Line 50pc Box

Great that you had these in. Nobody else has them. I'm on.

I would like to start by saying that this is NOT bad brass, and that I intend for this review to be as objective as possible. I believe it is well made in terms of structure and durability, and will last a very long time. I do, however, have several issues with this brass, given its price point. The first issue that almost every single case mouth in two of the three boxes (so far) I ordered were out of round, and had an excessive amount of neck tension. This is normal for brass that was shipped in bulk packaging, or in a cardboard box. This brass, however, comes in a good, hard plastic case with foam over the top of the mouths. This should not have been an issue on brass that costs $2.50 per case. This was not an issue on my Lapua brass, nor on my Alpha Munitions brass. Both of which are significantly cheaper. Every piece of this brass had to be run over my neck expander just to get to where I could properly chamfer and deburr the cases, and to load them without too much neck tension on the bullet. The second issue is that there is a fair amount of variability in the case neck's wall thickness. I wouldn't bother to bring this up, except for the fact that this brass is again, $2.50 per case. Lapua has tighter tolerances, and cost roughly $.30-$1.00+ less per case, depending on caliber. This brass's wall thickness consistency was about the same as Hornady, which costs ~$1.40 less per case. Lastly, the overall weight consistency is not there for brass that costs this much. Within 5-7 pieces of brass, I found a tolerance of approximately 2 grains. It took roughly 20 or more of Lapua to find that same tolerance, and Alpha Munitions held a tolerance of 1/2 grain across two boxes of 50. Even Hornady brass, at almost $2.00 a case cheaper had the same or tighter tolerance. Ultimately, this brass is not worth what they charge for it. More expensive than Lapua, and less or similar consistency to Hornady. For what this brass costs, the issues above should not have been present. I wasn't expecting ready to load brass, meaning chamfered, deburred, and round necks with proper neck tension, as that is not what was advertised. But, for how this brass ships, and the price per case, the Quality Control is not there, nor are the tolerances. I would like to end this review on a positive note, because I do believe that this brass has a lot of potential. The primer pockets are tight. Extremely tight. I believe they will last a long, long time, unless consistently loaded to excessive pressures. The finish on the brass was well done, and the annealing looked fantastic. And now that I have turned the necks to a consistent thickness, I believe I can make some very high quality hand loads with it. I cannot in good faith recommend, or not recommend this brass. I believe that is truly up to the individual buying the brass. I do believe that it is far to expensive, but, it is also one of maybe 3 options on the market for 7mm PRC. I purchased out of necessity. I am not impressed so far, but I am also not entirely disappointed with it. As I stated earlier, I believe it has potential.