Looking through the catalogs I see .300 Win. Mag. brass for $20-30 per 100 and .300 Wthby. brass for $90-100 per 100. Now, what on Earth accounts for this difference in price.?

When components for what essentially amounts to the same cartridge are so far apart, pricewise, it makes me think that this is simply another case of "If it's expensive, it must be good" syndrome.

I'm familiar with Weatherby products, and in my mind there's nothing Earth-shattering about them that would justify the premium one pays for them, including their rifles.

Am I missing something, here??? Or, should I be tickled pink to pay substantially more for a rifle and 400% more for Weatherby brass?

RSY

I buy bulk Remington .300 Weatherby brass for about $40/100. Still a bit pricey, but about the same as their 7mm Rem Mag.

yeah, well if that surprises you, don't ever look at the price of 30-378 brass.

The .300 Wby factory brass is made by Norma - all Norma brass is expensive, although usually of good quality. As Ricochet said above: if you compare with Remington bulk packed .300 Wby brass, the price difference is less obvious.
- mike

I am definitely not defending Weatherby prices here. I own two Weatherby's (.257, 7mm)and I cringe every time I have to buy brass for them. However, as posted previously, Remington made brass can be had for comparable prices (at least for the .300 Weatherby). How it compares to Weatherby brass...can't say. Took a minute and did a quick search on Midway and found something interesting though, that I believe gives the answer. If I am correct in my thinking, Weatherby has their brass produced and marketed by Norma. 100 cases of .300 Winnie brass with the Norma brand is $107.21. 20 cases of .300 Weatherby brand (Norma)is $18.99. Multiply that by 5 for a total of $94.95. The .300 Winnie brass is more expensive. So, I think it is Norma that has gotten mighty proud of their brass. Is it worth it?

You should try buying Lazzeroni brass! How about $2 a piece!!

I have Rem-Brass in Nickel in 300Wby as to keep my 7 Stw brass seperate--Hornady also makes [[ good brass ]] and is in 50 per bag for the 300Wby at a decent Price. www.midsouthshooterssupply.com $ www.lockstock.com

The Psychology of Weatherby???

THEIR OFF THEIR ONION!!!!!

It probably is fairer to compare full length H&H brass with the Weatherby.
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Note for .340 Weatherby owners:

The Remington .300 Weatherby brass makes good .340 Weatherby cases if you use a tapered expander in your sizing die. It's just like necking up .30-06 brass for .338-06 cartridges. In fact, I use the tapered expander out of my .338-06 RCBS die set in the .340 sizer die.

Caution!: Be careful, though, if you own both a .300 Wby rifle and a .340 Wby rifle. You don't want to get the loaded cartridges mixed up. I only own a .340 Wby so this works out for me.

Just passing along a tip for those that may not have thought of it yet.
-Bob F.