My experience for many years has been with a hoarded stash of vintage commercial brass. I have found the old Remington brass seemed a bit softer than others. It worked into the dies with less effort and did not require annelling. Lasted a long time. Other vintage like Winchester of various years seems a bit harder, tended to work harden sooner and required annelling to get the longest life. I have not tried the Hornaday but would like to soon.