Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Savage Collectors Norma 303 Brass ?

I have been looking for a 303 Sav. without much sucess but I am taking the positive steps of buying all the other goodies.

Any positive or negative experiences with the Norma brass?

Thanks .. BP...

I hope some good feed back comes. I recently picked up a 303 and was eyeing the norma myself. Or if another good source is avaliable.......
Jerry

Bp.
No Complaints Yet. Good Stuff.
Steve

If you go to gun shows, keep your eyes open for 303 brass there. I've been lucky enough to find some winchester brass for my 303's there. Most 303 ammo and brass is pretty expensive. I like Norma brass, however it seams to be the most expensive.

Good Luck and enjoy your 303

Joe

I picked up 100 pieces of Norma brass, and have no complaints so far. I hear it's not as sturdy as some others, and you won't get as many reloads from it.

Agree with gunshows.. picked up 15 pieces of old ammo out of a misc. box last fall for $1 each. Cheaper than Norma brass, and better quality. Just don't show up very often..

Anyone have experience with the Jamison Brass? How does it hold up?
Thanks Chris

Chris No problem on the Jamenson that was produced a couple years ago.

My 303 Savage is shooting well with the 303 resized from 220 Swift. Using Remington 220 Swift Brass sized in a 303 Lee die set and then expanded to 308 using different sized expanders to keep from crushing the brass. I was having problems with crushed case necks and a Lee engineer sent me two sizers from 22 to 308 in one long sizer. Now no Problem. One of my three 303 Savages sometimes fail to extract due to the Swift smaller rim.
This is an old 1904 99 B and the extractor is worn.

Midway had 303 savage brass a couple days ago.
Fred

I purchased some of the Norma brass right after Huntington started advertising it. Very good brass in my opinion. I don't load real hot with this cartridge and do a partial neck size using a 308 Win. die adjusted to size a small amount of the neck. One batch of the Norma cases has 6 fireings and haven't needed full length sizing yet and no failures. I do take care of this brass because of the cost. Shoot mostly cast bullets in reformed 220 Swift brass when I am out shooting just to shoot the old rifle.

Not anymore, but that's ok as I have yet to find a 303 worthy of their asking price. Just thought I would be ready when I do find one.

BP..

I've got 3 bx Winchester and 3 bx Remington unprimed brass if anyone is in need.

PM Sent

I've used the Norma brass for 2 - 3 years. I doubt that I have loaded any of the cases more than 4 times. Its held up well. I have taken to sizing it an a Lee Collet die for a 30-30. It sizes maybe 4/5 of the neck and doesn't touch the rest of the case.

Graf & Sons has new PRVI 303 Sav. brass listed at $38/100, but they are "presently out of stock". I have used the PRVI brass in 8x60S Mauser and have been happy with it.