338 Norma Brass Life?

[lee1982]

Does anyone have any info on how long Norma brand 338 Norma brass lasts for "standard" loads in the 60k psi range? 5 loads? 10 loads? As good as Lapua brand 338 lapua brass? Thanks!

 

[xdeano]

I'm at 4 reloads on mine. Pockets are still tight. I'm running a decent load of h1000.
Xdeano

 

[Drop Port]

It is high quality don't know if it is equal to Lapua, if it isn't its the next best thing.

I have over 10X on one lot and it is fine. I have seen 338 Lapua wiped out in just a few firings, run any of them too high and they will go south.

I had problems with the early dies, the base was not as tight enough and some started to get away from me after 6x fired

 

[lee1982]

What die are you using now? Thanks for the info.

 

[Drop Port]

What die are you using now? Thanks for the info.

Forster, the newer one is .001" tighter in the base and working well.