223R nosler custom brass

[Chopper]

Just wondering has anyone used this brass if so what do you think?

[VickiMcc]

Chopper

I believe it is made by Federal and headstamped for Nosler. There was a post on one of the other long range forums regarding this. Most people there didnt think much of it.
I must say i also dont think much of Federal Brass, primer pockets to loose from new and get looser on each firing until one day you start extracting a decapped cartridge here and there. Oh well i guess that saves one step in the reloading operation


Paul

[peter t]

Chopper
I'am using the Nosler Custom brass at the moment just to try them out in 223. I would agree that the pocket do become loose very quickly. Using 24 gns 2206h and 80gn bullet CCI B/R primers.
They are on their sixth reload and that will be all I get from them, the casses are fine and have not yet needed to be trimed but the pockets after this firing will be much too loose. Where as Lapua match casses I was using have been reloaded 15 times with the above load and trimed twice, pockets still OK.
Good Shooting
Peter T

[Matt P]

Chopper
I used some Nosler 270 brass for my last FO gun, and I don't think it's much better than any of the other US brass and way overpriced. For 223 I'd be using some ADI brass, tough as it comes. I have also heard some bad reports on the Lapua 223 "match".

Matt P

[Chopper]

Thanks for the info fellas i have had much the same comments from the fellas at karra on the weekend ,15 loads out of lapua sounds good icant get much more than 6 or 7 out of the batch ive got and ime not running them hard either,the primers can be pushed in very very easy and ime starting to get a gas ring around the odd primer, so out they go all 250 of them.

[Chopper]

Thanks Matt, this particular batch is match brass. too thin in the web, ah well they do get a flogging from that 80 grainer .