When I can get it (.220 Russian is gobbled up as fast as they make it) I prefer Lapua. Annealing gives me much improved brass life. The Amp annealer has improved my life (gives me more time to do other things because it's faster that what I was doing). It kind of depends on what your doing with the rifle, how many rounds a year you expect to shoot, what your desired accuracy at xxxx range you expect, etc. If I'm going to load up some .223 for hog hunting with AR's I'm going to reach into the pile of range brass I have, that I cleaned and annealed, and load that. And yes... I will be irritated if I lose one of them. Brass has become a currency of sorts. When it's ejected from the chamber I see a $1.00 bill flying in the wind...