Norma Brass

[jmaars]

Has anyone used Norma brass. I got this order of 22-250 brass from them because that's all I could find, but dang, this is just out of 100 pcs. And i havent gone through it piece by piece yet.
I think im going to just act like it's once fired and anneal it,re size it and give it a try. Its all ive got right now

 

[Calvin45]

I'm sure it'll work just fine. I get that that's not a good sign that so many have dinged up necks but honestly I'm sure it won't matter after running them through the sizing die.

 

[ORCON]

Wow. I ordered a bag of 250 300 WSM Norma brass about 5 years back and none of it looked like that.

 

[Ckleeves]

Hit them with a mandrel if you have one. I recently got a box of Lapua brass that looked about like that (never seen that before from Lapua) and a little Redding dry neck lube and a mandrel and they look perfect.

 

[jmaars]

I know Norma is not "Lapua" but are they that bad typically? Ive never used them before.

 

[jmaars]

I see from a few other posts, which I did not check on before posting this, That they are "better" quality priced brass and are in the Lapua quality range. Yikes!!

 

[jmaars]

Hit them with a mandrel if you have one. I recently got a box of Lapua brass that looked about like that (never seen that before from Lapua) and a little Redding dry neck lube and a mandrel and they look perfect.

What mandrel do you have, just a generic mandrel or caliber specific?

 

[ORCON]

Generic die, interchangeable caliber specific mandrels.

 

[Polaris_Doc]

Wow. I ordered a bag of 250 300 WSM Norma brass about 5 years back and none of it looked like that.

You wanna sell that 300 wsm brass?!

 

[Dosh]

The piece I the lower left corner may not be salvageable. Perhaps the vendor would replace all 100 or possibly contact Norma directly. Email: [email protected], telephone number: 1-912-800-9281. I recently purchased Norma brass for my .270 Win which all were perfect. Only brass I could find locally and I always prefer buying locally.

 

[Welderboy11972]

I've used Norma brass since 2015, when I got into long range. Use 300rum and 25-06. I've had very few pieces with slight neck issues. But nothing like in the picture. Maybe like the top left or top right, but it was very few. Maybe 1 out of a 100.

 

[jasgus]

I had the same experience with Norma 22-250 brass about three years ago.
I was able to salvage all but 5 pieces.
I chalked it up to I'll never buy Norma again.

 

[hoffbill]

I always full length resize new brass. Often it also needs deburring as it appears this does and check primer pockets for burrs and filings. I would check the case length as well but length will probably be ok. Dings like that are not what you like to see but a few are pretty common from shipping and handling but that brass obviously wasn't the QC guy's best day.

 

[epoletna]

That's surprising, that amount of deformed necks. Looks like someone kept shaking the container before it was sold. I would contact Norma, but look for other brands in future. I have never seen that amount of deformation on a new batch of brass.