Mac,

Your perception of "expensive" as compared to mine is somewhat different. Kinda like lighting cigars with $100 bills - if you can do it and not flinch, go ahead.

I don't mind paying $1.00 per stick of brass, but I want to get 5 or 6 loadings from it.

Maybe I'm just a tight-wad.

I'll plead guilty to that charge.

Mstarling,

I am glad to hear that Norma has beefed up its 9.3 brass. It sounds like shooting the 9.3 will just get better. When I get home I will weigh my current Norma brass to compare. It is from a batch of 200 I bought 8 to 10 years ago for another 9.3x74R DR I owned at the time.

In fact, as a matter of interest, I recently stumbled across the rifle I owned at that time in Champlin's "Museum". I wonder who owns this fine rifle now? Here are the links, for those who are interested:

Link to Champlin "Museum" page 1

Link to Champlin "Museum" page 2

Looking at the pictures makes me wonder why I let that baby go. The engraving was about as good as game scenes, with oak leaves and acorns, can get.

Ah, but gun trading. . .

Best regards,
Curl