Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Competitive Shooting Early 70's Lake City Match 7.62x51 Brass

Guys, I have several hundred of these that I'll probably never use. I bought from an acquaintance who was short on funds probably 15 years ago, supposed to be once fired and looks like it to me. 71, 72 and a very few 77's; not processed in any way and probably fired in an M1A. Is it of any special value?

It's good solid brass. I've been using some '67 vintage with very good results.

The earlier years are likely to be more uniform.

No special value. The same as other LC. Best thing about it is it lacks the primer crimp.

Thanks y'all.

Its good brass. I have some from the years 64, 65 and 66. It rivals Lapua in the consistency of neck thickness and weight.

Lightman we might be talking about different types of LC Brass, but during my M14 Service Rifle days, I measured LC XM118, M118, M118SB, M852 and M118 LR cases every which way (weight, case wall thickness, neck thickness, base squareness, case curvature) most often with a NECO tool, sometimes with a Sinclair concentricity gauge or an Audette tool. The LC Match Brass is no better than LC Ball brass (M80) other than the absence of a primer crimp. I will back up and say the LR brass is actually more consistent than the previous generations of LC brass, but nowhere near the consistency of Lapua. Some out there might remember the NRA Highpower Rifle series with folk like Creighton Audette, Bob Jensen and Mid Tompkins weighing in on loading for accuracy. The LC64 brass was called out specifically as being pretty bad consistency and straightness wise.

If anyone has some once fired Lapua 308 brass they'd like to trade for LC 63 Match, I'll trade 3 for 2. 20 Lapua gets you 30 LC Match. I think I've got about 1K worth.

Lately I've been using a quantity of once fired LC67 National Match. No, it isn't Lapua but it's pretty darn good, a lot better than many usual suspects commercial brass of late.