scottinohio Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 How is Norma 9mm brass for loading???? THX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_B Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 Terrible!! The flash hole is too small and the decapping gets stuck in it. All I find go to the scrap bucket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty_J Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 One ugga-dugga on the ol RL1100 fixes those small flash holes straight away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HesedTech Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 1 hour ago, scottinohio said: How is Norma 9mm brass for loading???? THX Reload fine on my 1050. Don’t even notice them except maybe a louder click from the FW decapping die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RudyVey Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 Have no problems with Norma brass on my 550 either. I have checked quite a few cases, but never thought that the lil hole is smaller than any other brand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben53 Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 I've never had a problem with Norma, there are undersize pins available for most decapper dies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty_J Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 4 hours ago, RudyVey said: Have no problems with Norma brass on my 550 either. I have checked quite a few cases, but never thought that the lil hole is smaller than any other brand. Probably depends on your decap die. The Dillon die feels it for sure… but it can make its way through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_B Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 Well apparently it depends on the lot of brass. Just measured the flash hole on 2 once fired Norma brass I had in my range pickup bucket. One is .067 and one is .052. Therein lies the problem, for me anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usmc1974 Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 My Dillon Square deal B Simply hates it. It is so hard to deprime. It's not too bad on my 550But I tried to avoid it If I can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shred Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 I pitch it since it trips the load sensor on the Mark 7 / 1050. I don't hate it quite as much as stepped brass, but I asked a guy that went to SHOT to go punch someone in the Norma booth straight in the yarbles for making such an annoying thing, but apparently that sort of behavior is not acceptable there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
36873687 Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 It all depends on decaping die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolan Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 19 hours ago, shred said: I pitch it since it trips the load sensor on the Mark 7 / 1050. I don't hate it quite as much as stepped brass, but I asked a guy that went to SHOT to go punch someone in the Norma booth straight in the yarbles for making such an annoying thing, but apparently that sort of behavior is not acceptable there 15 hours ago, 36873687 said: It all depends on WHOSE YARBLES! Fixed it for you. Nolan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharko Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 They were pulling out my decapping pins all the time and I had to knurl the top of the pin so it would stay in. Not at bad as Speer 357Sig flash holes that were breaking pins all the time before Dillon sent me some smaller pins. Reloading I don't know as that's not one of the headstamps I sort for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnbb33 Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 Apparently the Norma brass I find tends to have the small flash hole, so I throw them away. The thicker decap pin I have will open up the flash hole and resize it but I don’t want to chance breaking or bending the decap pin, so I throw those head stamps away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathanb Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 On 3/11/2023 at 6:28 PM, shred said: I pitch it since it trips the load sensor on the Mark 7 / 1050. I don't hate it quite as much as stepped brass, but I asked a guy that went to SHOT to go punch someone in the Norma booth straight in the yarbles for making such an annoying thing, but apparently that sort of behavior is not acceptable there I fully support this. Fully fully support this. It’s awful when I hit a Norma case on the press Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tampa-XD45 Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 Jams in my 750 every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rifleman777 Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 No problem in my Hornady AP; like others have said, use a smaller diameter decapping pin or a shouldered decapping pin (what I do). I can tell when I hit a piece of Norma brass but it goes through fine and primes fine. Saves the trouble of sorting them out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMoneyGrip Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 I use RCBS dies in my 650. I just send it all the way and let the decapping pin resize the flash hole. Never any problems and they're fine after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nc1911 Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 Mighty Armory decamping die with the small diameter pins will do everything, you never know the Norma brass is there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ysrracer Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 Pops the pin on my Lee die, every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almo Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 After sticking a couple decapping pins, I also toss the Norma brass. With all the 9mm brass available, it's not worth the hassle of dealing with it or modifying my decapping pin. By the way, it's not the only brand that I toss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stiblaster Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 I just encountered the Norma brass with small flash hole. What a pain. I toss every one I see now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_B Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 They are ARE a pain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSP737 Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 I have not had a problem with them on my Star Reloader, but I would prefer not to use them due to the small flash hole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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