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"(Brass) Softness translates into shorter case life and lots of stretch."

Sounds good, but not really.

Excessive stretch comes from how the reloader fits his cases to his chamber. That is determined both by how well he adjusts his sizers AND how well his sizers match his chambers.

"Soft" cases are a matter of very small alloy difference and it's not a massive difference at all. "Soft" cases tend to seal better and are usually slightly thicker in the head/web so they can handle normal standard SAAMI pressures as well as "hard" cases.

Thus, IF a reloader is getting short case life he is incorrectly resizing OR over-loading OR both. That's not the case's fault.

Norma makes good cases.