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308 brass
The .308 Norma Magnum (7.62×65mmBR) cartridge was created by Nils Kvale at Norma, Sweden. Like the larger .358 Norma Magnum it is based on the .300 H&H Magnum. The length of the case is the longest that would fit in a standard Mauser action. While it appeared to have a bright future initially, it was soon superseded in popularity by the .300 Winchester Magnum. The first, and one of the few, manufacturers to offer rifles in .308 Norma Magnum was Schultz & Larsen of Denmark and they still are.
In the late 1940s, Kvale designed a wildcat called 8mm Kvale. It was intended for use in the German surplus 8mm Mauser M98 that flooded the American market after the war and was therefore nicknamed 'Poor Man's Magnum'. Kvale used the case from the .300 H&H Magnum and reduced the rim diameter so it would fit the bolt of a Mauser M98. The lessons learned from this cartridge were put into the .308 and .358 Norma Magnum.
Cases for the cartridge can be purchased from Norma or made in three ways:
Necking up a 7 mm Remington Magnum case, necking down a .338 Winchester Magnum case, or running .300 Winchester Magnum cases through a full-length sizing die. Since the first two options leave the brass a bit short, the third is generally considered to be the best option. Ammunition for this caliber is not cheap (typically US$50–60 for 20 cartridges) and as such it is mainly of interest only to handloaders who own a rifle chambered in this caliber. The cartridge makes use of a belted case for headspacing.
Its short powder column give it an edge in efficiency over most of the older .30 cal magnums, not including ultra magnums or wsm caliber. the longer neck helps with seating longer/heavier projectiles better than the shorter necked 300 Win Mag. The shorter neck means that the projectile in certain rifles has to go deeper into the case whereby taking up more powder space.
The demise of the Norma Magnum case can be summed up as a marketing failure on Norma's part. Although rifles were available in this caliber, only brass for reloading was available in large quantities, with Norma the only manufacturer of ready-made ammo. Winchester, however, was able to produce the popular model 70 rifles in their caliber and mass-produced ready-made ammo to the American public. This was the main reason of the 300 Winchester Magnum's popularity over the 308 Norma Mag. The 308 Norma Magnum is considered by many reloaders as a better caliber compared to the 300 Winchester Magnum that essentially replaced it.
I have for trade, 138 small primer 308 brass (99 Starline and 39 Remington). Checking to see if there’s any interest.
I travel for work around WA & OR and hopefully can meet along the way (assuming some patience).
I have the following once fired brass sorted all are deprimed,fl resized, trimmed, and wet tumbled.
889 LC14
117 PPU 7.62
153 FC
24 GFL
18 LC LR
8 PPU 308
1 PMC
The LC 14 has extractor marks from open bolt gas gun however I've never had problem with it.
Buyer covers shipping and fees. Pm me...
I have approximately 2,074 pieces of 45 ACP brass. All once fired, most of it I bought from another member and never got around to using so it now just takes up space. Tumbled and pretty shiny.
Approx 200 are small pistol primer and the rest are large pistol primer (sorted into different bags)...
Selling once fired brass, not from a public range. Mixed factory ammo but largely from Federal Premium 168 grn Sierra Matchking BTHP Gold Medal Match ammo. Was going to reload but need the space more.
Selling it by the 5 gallon bucket, $3 per lb. Weight is from home scale and does not include...
I have approx 750 pieces of 308/7.62 brass. Unprocessed. I can’t speak to the number of times it’s been fired, but based on the crimps present I would say the vast majority is once fired.
50 Federal premium new in the bag unopened, and 28 other lake City once fired, deprimed
$30 or trade for other reloading, 303 British, 8mm Mauser, .45acp, 9mm
I'm flush with .308 brass, and light on 6.5 Creedmor brass.
Willing to trade approx. 1230 once fired .308 brass for a fair amount of once fired 6.5 Creedmor brass.
All brass is Federal, Remington, a little (less than 2/3 pound) of Winchester, and Barnes. No dents, corrosion, or stell.
Open to...
500 pieces of processed 308 brass. All FC or RP head-stamp. The brass was processed by me on my Dillon 750 using a Dillon FL sizer/decapper die, a Lyman trim die, and a Dillon RL1500 trimmer. It has been SS cleaned after processing so the primer pockets are good and clean.
$100
So I bought a large quantity of Lake City 308 and damn did I have to lube the hell out of them to get them sized. I've done thousands of 556 but wow they don't compare to those 7.62 shells.
Selling all as one lot:
36pc 3x fired Black Hills Ammo (BHA) Match brass
84pc 2x fired BHA Match
60pc 1x fired PMC
32pc misc brass (mostly / all 1x fired - it's stuff friends shot through their rifles but they don't reload so I grabbed it)
Total: 212pc
$30 cash F2F
Shot a bunch of the Norma 308 tactical 147 grain, deprimed and got it clean for loading. Primer flash hole is smaller then LC, still use a large rifle primer? I’ve searched can’t find a concrete answer. Primer pockets are not crimped.
I’ve decided to unify my 308 brass to 1 headstamp. As a result I am purging the rest. About half of the brass was fired by me or my dad. The other half was range pick ups, and I cannot speak to its history.
Up for grabs I have 750+ pieces of processed 308 brass. This brass was first cleaned...