Range brass

Got a question. Does Norma, or any other manufacturer, make loaded ammunition in Norma cases?
The reason I ask is because in the box at our range where shooters put the brass they don't want, I picked up 19 Norma cases in 308. There was nothing on them to indicate they had been reloaded. Plus, it would be extremely unusual if a reloader would put excellent looking Norma brass in the box for other people!
I annealed them, using the hold the base with bare fingers method, which put the annealing mark a bit below the shoulder. I then resized them to 7-08 and the operation went extremely smooth and new primers took more than usual pressure to seat.
The Norma brass weighs 165 grains, with close consistence, identical to the Hornady brass I have recently picked up.
Some on here have said that Norma makes Hornady brass and the samples I have of each are a perfect match.
The head stamp is just marked "Norma and 308," nothing more.
Bruce
 
Surely you've seen theses boxes before.

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Lots of places used to sell it not long ago. Not sure how many do to this day.
 
Norma makes (or used to) loaded ammo. I have some in 308. The bullets are tough, for deep penetration.

I do not know what Hornady does now for brass. When I used to work with them (15 years ago) they made their own 308 brass, using slugs supplied to them by Winchester.

The Gold Cross match brass I sold was made by Hornady, using Winchester slugs. If you buy 100,000 pieces of brass, they will headstamp it for you with your own head stamp. The die costs about $200.
 
Norma makes factory .308 ammo, both Norma USA and Norma Euro. When my Hornady brass finally bites the bullet, I have a few hundred pieces that I'll start going through.
 
Thanks guys, for the info.
Fifty some years ago I was involved in selling firearms and all related material. At that time Norma ammunition was almost as common as CIL in BC, at least. It was also pretty hot loaded in many calibres, and the head stamp included the letters, "Re," meaning it was reloadable.
But I haven't seen Norma loaded ammo for a very long time.
Bruce
 
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Mark-II said:
Good stuff.

The only range brass I don't use is the stuff left behind by the IPSC crowd. If THEY throw it out, I don't want it!

...especially if you can barely make out the head stamp
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You may find that after a match there is a lot of once fired brass left behind. A competitor may only have a few chances of a few seconds each before having to move to the next stage.

A lot of guys use new or once fired brass for a serious match, and not uncommon to lose half your brass.
 
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