norma brass...any good???

[buckshotbarlow]

So i've reloaded about damn near everything, but norma brass for magnum calibers. Is it any good? Anyone have exp with it???

thxs in advance...

[C Ward]

Good consistent brass but soft , life span sucks .

[buckshotbarlow]

so for magnum stay away???

[C Ward]

My first choice in brass is Winchester , which is unobtainium now so you gotta get what you can if you want to shoot .

What caliber and volume of shooting ? Hunting gun probably no issues .

[buckshotbarlow]

338edge...lots of resizing

[C Ward]

With the edge your kinda hosed because as far as I know the only manufacturer's of RUM brass are Remington , Norma , and Nozler which is made by Norma . A buddy's 338 RUM got 3 or 4 firings on his first batch of Rem cases and 6 or 7 on his 2nd batch . Only difference is lot numbers . Case's never failed but the case heads expanded enough they wouldn't hold primers .

[buckshotbarlow]

perfect, that's what i needed. thxs cward!

[Hound]

Annealing after each load will prolong them. I have shot some 338 Lapua Magnum and it has helped greatly. Norma brass is better than most in my experience. Not saying the best, just better.