Swedish Brass any good?

[greg11]

I put out some feelers for brass online an found a site with really good prices on Swedish brass. I am assuming because the brass is specifically referred to as "Swedish" as opposed to just "plain old brass", there is a difference somewhere...

Anyone know how they hold up?

 

[Baribal]

For commercial cases, "Swedish" brass usually refers to Norma or MetallVerken - wich ended up in Norma's hands.

 

[unstableryan]

I have a couple hundred norma brass for my 6.5 swede and I think it's good stuff

 

[greg11]

So, Norma is a good company? Just wondering is there a difference in lifespan of the brass or something else to explain why it is so much cheaper? Or is it just that the company has more competitive pricing.

 

[cosmic]

Yes Norma is a very good company. However, you shouldnt assume it is Norma. I bought some brass from Higginsons that was "swedish" - it surely wasnt Norma. It was marked Herters, and was of fair to good quality.

 

[Why not?]

I have used quite a bit of Herter's brass, and found it to be quite good. It is at least a consistent as US-made brass.

Ted

 

[H4831]

Ted, I have a 1961 Herters catalogue. Since it is Spring and Summer, it is heavier to fishing than it is hunting or shooting, but it has their brass shown. I don't doubt it is good brass, and actually, it is not all that cheap, considering we're talking Herters, so again, it is likely real good brass.
I have some Herters bullets on hand, 243 and 130 grain 270. They are pretty good bullets and they are marked on the box, $3.30, for the box of 100. In the later years of Herters they had a store in Washington state, south of Seattle. We were there a few times. I still have some of their #100 powder, which is between a hair and a smidgeon faster than 4350 and is good powder. It was also only 3 something a pound, as late as early 1970s.
Bruce

 

[polaris]

got myself a few hundred of this "Swedish" brass in 7 mm Mauser.

Older brass, but Excellent Quality.

 

[superd222]

Yep - the Metallverken (Gevelot) brass is fine. Only used it in 222...

 

[Pathfinder]

I use Gevelot brass in an 8x57 and it works well. A little heavier but just fine for my purposes.

did I mention it was cheap ?

 

[22to45]

I don't use it because it is cheap, I use it because I am cheap. It works as well as anything for my 7x57.

 

[roberti11]

I picked up a bunch of Gevalot to use in my M14, it works better than winchester in this rifle. I would grab more without hesitation if I found it.