Anyone have any experience with this brass, I just purchased a bag of 100, had to put them in my tumbler overnight to ge them nice and shiny again. Comparing them to Norma brass (new) they look slightly shorter.

I have some of it and I have no complaints at all.

I use it in two wildcats and never have had any problem.In the .358 X .404IMP the 250gr. bullet is pushed at 3150 fps + so I assume the pressure is quite high. Only once when I stupidly left the cartridges on the front seat of my truck in direct sun light did the rifle show hard bolt handle lift. Not a lot but it was there. The extracted brass retained tight primer pockets. roger

I tried one box, works fine. The Norma was cheaper though.

cheaper than $65 for 100?

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Originally posted by eurocentric:
cheaper than $65 for 100?

The last time I saw Bell cases, they were more than that. Where are you getting them for $65/100? I don't need any but for that price, maybe I should buy some.

buffalo arms-- had to run them in the tumbler for 24 hrs, but they are good as new.

Looks like you got the last of them, good find. I have 3 firings on mine w/o trimming.

Is there a more beautiful caliber in all creation than the .404 Jeffery?

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Originally posted by eurocentric:
Is there a more beautiful caliber in all creation than the .404 Jeffery?

I'll tell you, I love mine. No pesky belts for me. It's a game killer for sure w/ managable recoil.

I used it for a number of years until some better stuff like RWS, Norma, showed up..I had no complaints, but RWS is the very best brass in the world today IMO>..

where can i buy RWS Brass? I am curious now

Euro,
Have you fired any loads with your Bell brass? Bought some myself and it is indeed short. All my data says trim length is 2.860. Even after sizing mine is 2.847.

What are yall's measuring?

Thanks

Adam

The unused out of the box cases measure 2.846" to 2.855" roger

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Difficult to find RWS brass, their reseller here is Fiocchi and they make one order per year, BUT you need to put the money upfront: below is what I was quoted by a Fiocchi rep about 2 weeks ago:

20 box minimum
or 2 case minium, sept 2008.

submit order by june 30th 2008.


200 rounds in case =



total ammo cost =

t mantel = 97.20 per box
v mantel = 93.92 per box

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Originally posted by adamhunter:
Euro,
Have you fired any loads with your Bell brass? Bought some myself and it is indeed short. All my data says trim length is 2.860. Even after sizing mine is 2.847.

What are yall's measuring?

Thanks

Adam

I have loaded about 600 rounds using 300-450 bullets. I dont see any differences compared to the Norma or A-Square ammo I purchased. I dont have a chrony yet and the OAL is so minimal I dont worry about it. The Brass has performed extremely well. I bough around a 1000 cases.

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Originally posted by fredj338:

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Originally posted by eurocentric:
Is there a more beautiful caliber in all creation than the .404 Jeffery?

I'll tell you, I love mine. No pesky belts for me. It's a game killer for sure w/ managable recoil.

I agree, I have a CZ classic and it handles beautifully, the recoil is less than my Ruger hawkeye 375 Ruger and Winchester 375H&H. noticed the muzzle blast is less than the other two as well.

RWS 404 can still be ordered but its a specialty item for some reason now and its very expensive...

I have about 500 cases that I bought about umpteen years ago, most has been shot 3 to 4 firings with about 100 that are still new. No, its not for sale...It's the best brass in the world in any caliber...