I have always be fortunate to have Norma brass for my 7x57 reloads. As I find that I am running short i wonder what is the next best option?

For your info both Grafs amd Midway list Norma 7x57. We use Rem for my wife's 7x57. We tried Prvi but the head was a touch larger in dia and caused issues with the shell holder and extractor.

As far as Rem vs. Win brass, goes, I really think it' s pretty much six of one and a half dozen of the other

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Originally posted by craigster:
As far as Rem vs. Win brass, goes, I really think it' s pretty much six of one and a half dozen of the other

In all my years of reloading a variety of cartridges, the Remington brass I purchased for my first 7mm-08 was gave me no end of grief with lack of neck tension in dies I had used for years reloading other 7mm08s. Once fired factory rounds were fine but not the new brass. Had to anneal and then work through the FL die a few times to condition the brass.

New Winchester 25-06 brass opened up for my 6.5-06 is perfect. I would not risk new Remington brass again. Others may find no problems though.

Maybe you had brass from a bad batch. Some guys have all the luck.

I saw an ad for some RP, Win, S&B and nny brass. Google search produces a few articles describing trouble with nny flash hole size. Definitely don't want to buy once fired brass that's going to be a problem.