Home Forums Reloading Big Game Rifles PRVI Partizan brass? any reloading experience?

With components still being hard to come by I am tired of waiting on 375 H&H brass but found a supply of Prvi partisan brass.

Wondering if anyone has loaded with this brass and what you think?

My experience with Prvi brass has been very good. It seems to be of good quality.

I have nothing but good stuff to say about it.

DF

Thanks DF!

According to JB and others, it tends to be heavier/thicker than some other brands, so take that into account.

DF

Very good luck and with a 303 to boot which tends to be a PITA caliber.

7x57 & .22 Hornet have been good for me.

.22 Hornet and .22 Jet.

Try finding some of the latter...

DF

I did notice they also make 303 savage. I may have to get a bag of that as well for my 1899.

6.5x55 is made to proper dimensions. The primer pockets were cut too square, a deburring tool fixed that.

In 243 and 25-06 I've had no problems. With my 7mm-08 the primer pockets where too small. Ended up tossing 61 of the 100 cases.

Still use them in all three calibers though.

Have been reloading 200 pieces of it in 308 Win for about 15 years. Still going strong.

Glad to hear it, going to make the 30 minute drive over to Powder Valley and pick some up.

I'm using PRVI brass in a couple of cartridges, but they haven't been in service long enough to say they will last as long, but they seem to shoot as good.

I was glad to see this:

I have multiple lots in 243 Win, some with cyrillic letters, and some with Western/English letters. All are soft in the head; not at all tough. I don't like that brass. Because of this experience, the tiny amount of 308 Prvi brass I had went straight to the recycle bucket after I fired the loaded ammo.

That said, I have experienced the same lack of toughness from all the Nosler and Norma brass I've used, and the only Lapua brass I have is similar, though at least slightly tougher. So, maybe Prvi is 'on-par' with European brass. It's just not as tough as LC, R-P or Winchester (before Olin sold the brass business a few years ago).

And to be clear: I'm NOT talking about toughness in the face of overloads. I'm talking about max-pressure, but within book velocity & charge limits.

I have used Prvi .308 brass for 8-10 full power loads, still trying to wear it out. I like it.

In my region of the Canadas, Prvi is quite common. It has been for many years. I will probably draw fire for saying this, but IMO, it is better made than North American brass.

I say this because they make cases according to specifications. I first noticed this with their 6.5x55 and 303 British brass. The rims were the correct diameter and thickness. After reloading it for seven different cartridges over fifteen yrs, I think their cases get a better heat treating.

I had some issues with factory loaded 308 ammunition seven or eight years ago, but that seems to be an anomaly. I use more milspec 7.62x51mm brass these days because it's cheaper and made to a specific design.

I prefer Prvi or Lapua for my target and varmint rifles because I believe it is better made than Win or Rem.

I don't know what the price of PP is in the US, but up here, it's cheaper and seems easier to get than the US made brass which is another plus. Because the loaded ammunition is cheaper than US made factory, so I buy 5 boxes and I'm good to go.

It cannot hurt to try, and I think you'll be happy.

Been outstanding in both .300 Win Mag and 8x57 for me.

No, no, no. Do not believe those who say it's good stuff, it's awful. Don't buy it, leave it for me.

Has worked for me in 7X57 and 7-08. Good stuff.

I've only used it in 7mm-08. It's been fine so far, but I've only loaded it three times. It seems to be as good as WW or RP. Time will tell.