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Lapua 260 Remington Brass Cases | Buy Precision Reloading Brass South Africa | 100 Pack | Large Rifle Primer | Product L6050

The Lapua 260 Remington Brass Cases (Product L6050) are the benchmark precision reloading brass for the .260 Remington cartridge — 100 cases per box in Lapua’s purpose-designed cardboard brass box, each case manufactured to the exacting tolerances that have made Lapua brass the first choice of precision long-range rifle competitors and hunters worldwide. Using a Large Rifle Primer (LRP), necked from the .308 Winchester parent case to accept 6.5mm (.264″) bullets with a case length of 2.035″ and case capacity of 53.5 gr H2O, Lapua .260 Remington brass delivers uniform neck wall thickness, consistent case weight, and case heads drawn exceptionally hard for maximum reloadability and primer pocket retention across many firing and sizing cycles. For South African reloaders building precision .260 Remington loads for long-range competition, hunting, or silhouette shooting, Lapua 260 Remington brass is the correct starting point.

Why South African Precision Reloaders Choose Lapua 260 Remington Brass

Lapua Quality Standards | Uniform Neck Walls, Consistent Case Weight, Predictable Internal Volume
(cite index=”39-1″>Lapua’s strict quality control ensures uniform neck walls, consistent case weight, and dependable internal volume. These three parameters — neck wall concentricity, case weight uniformity, and internal volume consistency — are the primary determinants of case-to-case variation in seating depth, powder charge consistency, and chamber pressure uniformity. When neck walls vary, bullets seat at different depths relative to the ogive. When case weight varies, internal volume varies, and the same powder charge produces different pressures in different cases. Lapua’s manufacturing precision keeps all three variables within the tolerances that precision long-range shooting demands.

Exceptionally Hard Case Heads | Long Case Life and Primer Pocket Retention
(cite index=”40-1″>Lapua case heads are drawn exceptionally hard for unmatched reloadability and an exceptionally long life cycle. The brass dimensions remain constant and will hold primers tight in their pockets even after many reloadings. Primer pocket loosening — where the primer pocket expands with each firing and eventually fails to hold a primer securely — is the primary failure mode of inferior brass and the primary limit on brass service life. Lapua’s hard case heads resist this expansion, maintaining tight primer pockets and consistent ignition for significantly more reloading cycles than standard commercial brass.

Hard Brass Body | Easy Extraction, Full-Length or Neck Sizing Compatible
(cite index=”40-1″>The brass body section of Lapua cases is hard and resilient for unmatched durability. It is easy to extract after firing, whether the reloader opts for full sizing or neck sizing only. The hard brass body resists the case head separation and web thinning that occurs in softer brass after repeated full-length sizing cycles, extending service life when run in bolt-action rifles with controlled headspace. For reloaders who neck size only to maintain case life and minimise work hardening, Lapua .260 Remington brass responds correctly to neck-only sizing without excessive neck hardening or cracking.

Annealed Neck and Shoulder | Repeatable Seating Depth, Resists Cracking
(cite index=”40-1″>Strict tolerances in concentricity and wall thickness are used in manufacturing of the case neck. The neck and shoulder of Lapua cases are annealed to withstand repeated reloading. The annealed neck maintains the ductility required for consistent bullet pull — the force required to seat the bullet to the correct depth — without work hardening and cracking that would shorten case life and introduce inconsistent neck tension between reloads.

Cardboard Lapua Brass Box | Cases Protected for Transit and Storage
(cite index=”42-1″>The new cardboard 100-piece Lapua brass box has been designed to keep Lapua brass in pristine condition during shipping, ensuring that your reloading experience is on the best level. The purpose-designed packaging protects cases from the dings, dents, and deformation that affect cases shipped or stored in loose plastic bags, arriving at the reloading bench in the same condition they left the Lapua factory.

.260 Remington | The Versatile 6.5mm Long-Range Cartridge
The .260 Remington is the .308 Winchester case necked to 6.5mm — a rimless bottleneck cartridge with SAAMI maximum pressure of 60,000 psi, case capacity of 53.5 gr H2O, and a case length of 2.035″. It drives 6.5mm bullets from approximately 120 grains to 143 grains at velocities that produce excellent long-range ballistics with moderate recoil, making it suitable for precision long-range competition, silhouette shooting, and hunting medium to large plains game at extended distances. The large rifle primer pocket provides reliable ignition with standard LRP primers including Federal 210, CCI 200, and Lapua-branded large rifle primers.

Lapua 260 Remington Brass Cases Full Specifications

• Brand: Lapua
• Product Number: L6050 (4PH6050)
• Calibre: .260 Remington (6.5mm)
• Parent Case: .308 Winchester
• Case Type: Rimless, bottleneck
• Bullet Diameter: .264″ (6.5mm)
• Case Length: 2.035″ (51.7mm)
• Case Capacity: 53.5 gr H2O (3.47 cm3)
• Primer: Large Rifle Primer (LRP)
• Maximum Pressure (SAAMI): 60,000 psi
• Quantity: 100 cases per box
• Packaging: Cardboard Lapua brass box
• Purpose: Hunting, target, silhouette, long-range precision
• Origin: Finland
• Ideal For: Precision long-range reloading, 6.5mm competition loads, hunting ammunition, silhouette shooting