Well, I'm excited to have a new CZ Safari Classic in .300 H&H on the way... with any luck, it will be here before the week ends.

I'm looking to buy brass for it right now - I've found Remington bulk brass for about $0.59 each, and Norma brass for about $1.54 each...

My question is: is the Norma worth the premium, in either 1) ability to reload it more times than the Remington or 2) consistency/accuracy?

I realize the cheapest route is probably to just reform some .375 H&H brass, but 'd prefer to have the correct headstamp if possible.

Thanks for any input...

I have found that the Norma is a higher grade of brass overall. The consistency of their brass has proven good time after time. The Remington brass will more likely have flaws or packaging damage on them. 300 H&H brass has dried up recently and the only brand available had been Remington. If you can get Norma, you won't be disappointed. The $0.59 each for the Remington is a good price though. Another thing to consider is what the case capacity of each brand is. I know that in other calibers the Remington has a lesser volume than Federal or Norma due to the thickness of the case. This might cause issues in your load you are trying to achieve.

AK, I think Nosler also had some 300 H&H albeit at the $1.50 ea. price.

I also have a 300 H&H, and face the same dilemma.

Why not just get a box of 20 cases of each, and compare the perfomance?

I agree, the Nosler brass is actually the best on the market currently.

I picked up an RCBS trim die for about $25...for some reason the 300 H&H trim die is cheap.
I picked up some once fired 375 H&H brass and ran it into the trim die...perfect cases for experimenting with (and free too).

Garrett

So where's the picture of the new CZ?

quote:

is the Norma worth the premium,

IMO....NO it's not.

Norma may not be worth the cost, but the last Remington caes I received recently were VERY soft, and did not last long.

Thanks for all of the input...

I did go ahead and order 100 Remington to try out, as they are cheap! I will probably also pick up a few Norma's to give them a try as well...

I just bought 500 pieces of Remington 300 H&H. I really prefer WW brass (can't find it) and Norma brass. However, the Remington was so much cheaper I ended up going that route. The quality of the Remington brass looked OK. It also has been my experience that the Remington is softer than the Norma. I haven't reloaded it yet, so that's all I know at this point.

Where did you get the Remington brass from (if you don't mind my being so nosy)?

Thanks,

LD

Huntington's

530-534-8000

I ordered mine from grafs (www.grafs.com). They seem to be a little slow to ship, but their web site indicates the Remington is in stock right now.

MidwayUSA has the Norma brass in right now (www.midwayusa.com)