I honestly had much better results out of my Alpha 6.5 CM SRP over my Petersen SRP 6.5CM. Petersen is good no doubt. Alpha and Lapua is better albeit Alpha is a little more and Lapua has had to come down some to match Alpha and Petersen. I am glad there are other top manufacturers on the scene to give Lapua some competition and really glad that they're American companies. At least I think Petersen is. Just be warned about Petersen primer pockets you will need a different de-priming stem or a whole separate de-priming die as their flash hole is I think 1.5mm instead of the standard small flash hole. I destroyed a standard de-priming stem in a die not knowing this. Bent the heck out of it and exploded the pin which of course demolished the case. I ordered a de-priming die from Mighty and that thing is awesome and will de-cap anything. I just got in a 100 Alpha 308 SRP and those primer holes are very tight!! Very delicate operation getting those seated and that is for good reason. I called Alpha just today to inquire about it since not understanding why I destroyed a case trying to prime it. They told me they consulted quite a few F-Class shooters and that is what they requested to maximize case life.

$1 a round for a case isn’t uncommon. In fact, Peterson brass hovers right at that threshold too, unless you buy in bulk which may save you $0.15 a piece