I just checked brass prices at an online store I buy from on occasion, and Norma brass is cheaper than the Nosler stuff. Are you kidding me? Sounds to me like Nosler has just gotten greedy. No way their brass eclipses the Norma stuff... no way.

Nosler does not make their own brass. They buy it from various vendors who put a "Nosler" stamp on the head.

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Nosler brass is sized, trimmed to length, case mouth is deburred and chamfered, flash hole deburred, weight sorted, polished and finally inspected and packaged. Norma is one of their suppliers from what I have heard.
QC costs and cherry picking costs $$. Is it better then Norma? Don't know. It is on par with Lapua IMHO though

I don't know who makes Nosler brass, and I've only used it for two rifles, but that was more consistent than any I've used, including Lapua and Norma.

To all who have responded: is it worth a buck seventy five a case? I think not!

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Originally posted by Doubless:
To all who have responded: is it worth a buck seventy five a case? I think not!

What cartridge?? roger

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Originally posted by bartsche:

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Originally posted by Doubless:
To all who have responded: is it worth a buck seventy five a case? I think not!

What cartridge?? roger

I can't find the cartridge I was referring to in the original post (I have slept since then...) but I just looked at 257 Roberts cases on the same site. The Winchester and Remington are listed at $.60 and $.62 per case, respectively, and the Nosler (a +P case) are $1.52 each!!! By my math that is 2-1/2 times as expensive. I will say it again: are you kidding me?

I bought 280 Nosler from Grafs a couple months ago and it was $1.