I recently got a 222 Remington and have been getting components to reload. Brass has been the hardest thing to come by, but I managed to find some Remington and Winchester brass and was wondering what everyone's thoughts were about each manufacturer.
Thanks!
I am mostly using Winchester brass today for my 222 Rifles. But, I've got some loads made up using Remington brass, and recently bought 60 Norma 222 cases new. That Norma stuff stands tall among all competitors, Norma brass is the best I've found, but, I have not used any Lapua which I hear is good stuff. Norma brass is expensive, however, the quality is very high. I weighed all 60 cases and the extreme spread was 1.25 grains; all cases were within 1.25 grains of each other, or less for those that fell in the center of the bell curve. Not too shabby, and all case necks were perfect, no dents or bent necks.
You can approximate Rem and Win brass to the Norma by weight sorting, deburring flash holes inside and reaming primer pockets. You get good stuff this way with some work on your part. I do that regularly.
Good luck with your 222 Rem rifle. They are flat accurate!!!
Don