Quality of latest batch of Norinco 223.

that's nice shooting :)

so, I have heard that you have to ream the primer pocket to make it work. you are saying you don't have to do this? just clean, and reload it?


oh, ps, come to think of it, I have had a couple of split cases too, but that's in the couple of thousand rounds that I have shot.
 
drifter dave said:
It's all mid-90's from what I've seen.
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From reading this forum and its many posts on the subject, along with using the different case lots that I have, lot Numbers of the white box Norc ammo mayhave an impact on quality.
Example from CJ 95 stamped brass, Lot 1 to low 20s seem to be pretty reliable without getting cracked case heads or other issues that other Lots seem to have. I had just finished a case (1120 rds) of 1995 Lot 11 two weeks ago with zero issues (No FTFs), All went bang.

A recent shipment batch that I have been using now is actually from 1994 Lot 9, and seems to be working so far. Fingers crossed.
 
just get a dillon super swage 600 and it's quite fast to process the 1000 cases once you get going. then into lube/resize toolhead. (and trim if you have the dillon trimmer).

Then tumble, and then reload.

If you do it all manually it's endless though.
 
From the over 6000 norinco rounds I've shot I had my first FTF, primer struck hard but she didn't ignite.
 
Last weekend I had multiple issues with cracked cases of the 95 white box. 120 rounds of the wax paper wrapped was all fine. Avoid the white box if possible!
 
Tigerbalm said:
What is the Date and Lot Number of the white boxes you were using?
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I will have to look it up later i had it posted in a thread here a while back. 200 rounds left of the white box and im done with that junk. never had a problem with the paper wrapped spam can or yellow box norc.
 
Leviathan024 said:
I will have to look it up later i had it posted in a thread here a while back. 200 rounds left of the white box and im done with that junk. never had a problem with the paper wrapped spam can or yellow box norc.
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Ok thanks. :D
I'm trying to compile a small data base. Generally low lot numbers from 95 production date Norc white box seem to be pretty good.
 
I've had a lot of bad primers lately on my batch of yellow box. About 1 in 20 is a dud. Haven't tried switching rifles yet, I might have better luck with a different gun
 
Mikeschurman said:
I've had a lot of bad primers lately on my batch of yellow box. About 1 in 20 is a dud. Haven't tried switching rifles yet, I might have better luck with a different gun
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What sort of gun? My dad's Axis hates norc ammo. Not enough force or protrusion on the striker to ignite it reliably.
 
The stuff is awesome! It's kinda dirty but who cares! Hotter loads than my reloaded 24.5 gr Varget. Speaking if they're reloadable w/o issues. Cheap. The brass shines new after a polish.
 
My experience with Norc brass is that I found it a little bit less durable than other mfg. In short, it's fine for reloading but you won't get as many reloads out of it. You may be able to extend the life with some annealing but is it really worth it for what it costs? My $0.02 :)
 
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