This doesn't look good. new 284 Winchester brass

[jpx2rk]

A couple years ago I got some bad 204R Winchester brass. Had poorly formed shoulders on 50% of the cases.

 

[Lefty Trigger]

Wish Remington would get back to making brass, really good affordable "general purpose" brass.

 

[Bginvestor]

Wish Remington would get back to making brass, really good affordable "general purpose" brass.

They don’t make it like they used to!

 

[Sniper338]

Ive seen lots of different issues with winchester brass. It it aint one thing its another.

 

[Jimmy James]

I looked at a bag o winchester 284 brass at local Cabelas and could not believe what the primer holes looked like. Yikes! I bought several boxes of Norma from Bullets before they shut down.

 

[Geno C]

Any word on if anyone is going to pick up selling the Norma 284 brass? I saw someone is selling their dasher brass now

 

[wholmes]

Never thought I would comment about my experience with Win brass but here goes--- numerous double punched flash holes, figure eight holes, eccentric holes not even close to center, many new bags of 300wm, 50 percent set aside because of irregularity's. I'm so disappointed with Win brass I won't recommend them to anyone.

 

[Tuxedo007]

I was just surprised how crappy these things are compared to Lapua!!

Unfortunately, this has become the norm rather than the exception! OLIN has outsourced their brass production & obviously, their quality assurance. Since Remington is now part of a holding company(Vista outdoors, I think) we'll never have their brass available unless you buy loaded ammo & shoot it to get the brass!! That would make the brass UNAFFORDABLE!!! Maybe a good headstamp……?

 

[earlcurtis67]

I’m hopeing Peterson will start making 284 brass, they make an excellent product at a good price. E

 

[GSPV]

I, unfortunately, bought a buttload of Winchester 284 brass before I saw this. Oh, well. I’ll always be able to use it for hunting.

 

[Evan]

I, unfortunately, bought a buttload of Winchester 284 brass before I saw this. Oh, well. I’ll always be able to use it for hunting.

Good thing you bought a bunch, you can sort them now to get usable sets of varying quality.

 

[brxbrad]

L-A-P-U-A

Lapua.....

 

[Bginvestor]

Lapau is worth the money , hands down.. you can get at least 10 firings from my experience, and the quality is so much better.

 

[338 dude]

I just received two bags of new 284 Winchester brass. First thing I noticed was the primer holes elongated. Looks like it might have been double punched or something, seems bigger than my primer hole reamer. Its not one, like most.

Here's a pic. I'm thinking about returning them.. Do u agree?

BG

It’s more than just a few are like that send them back that will not work

 

[piaa1209]

Peterson does make match 284 brass and it easy to work with. Brass is also annealed.

 

[284winner]

I just received two bags of new 284 Winchester brass. First thing I noticed was the primer holes elongated. Looks like it might have been double punched or something, seems bigger than my primer hole reamer. Its not one, like most.

Here's a pic. I'm thinking about returning them.. Do u agree?

BG

Bought some about a year ago. Same exact issue. Doesn't seem to cause any accuracy issues. Just looks odd. Not sure how they drill or punch the holes but all 400 of mine are the same

 

[Kurz]

I cringed, kicked and cried like a baby the first time I bought Lapua brass. I use 6.5-284 necked to 6-284. I lost 2 cases during the necking down process, (my first wildcat) the other 98 are still going. 4 years later.

Peterson does make match 284 brass and it easy to work with. Brass is also annealed.

Graf & Sons has it for $1.10/case

We just ran into a huge problem with Hornady brass in 7mm STW. Same lot but 50 weighed 'XXX.X' and the next box weighed PLUS 8 grains. The necks on the lighter were all 0.015 to 0.0155" while the heavier ran 0.0165 down to 0.014" checking every piece. The neck tension was obviously different between the two. Now we have to sort all 2,000 pieces and reserve the bad stuff for fouling shots. PITA!

 

[Ned Ludd]

This is a new one on me...I guess now you have to fire-form the primer pockets .

 

[mikegaiz]

It depends what you want to spend and what you are using it for. If you are not shooting in competition there is nothing wrong with Winchester brass. It is 1/3 the price of lapua on Norme. even if you sort through and throw 1/3 away you are still ahead. And Yes it is not what it used to be. You can always send it back.

 

[Zero333]

Peterson does make match 284 brass and it easy to work with. Brass is also annealed.

ALL brass is annealed when new.

Difference is some brass manufacturers wash and tumble the brass to get rid of the annealing look.
Other manufacturers leave it alone, and I've seen one manufacturer who gives you the choice to buy the brass with the annealing showing or not showing.