Don’t exactly know what you’re “comparing,” but as far as I know, the RCBS and HDS basic cases were made by Norma, which everybody says is good stuff.

Bertram might give problems.  Some lots (especially early ones) of their other oddball brass I’ve bought have exhibited problems with metallurgy (half the cases splitting on the first firing), the lengths of a box of shells might be inconsistent and all shorter than the nominal, and the rims might vary in thickness, diameter and roundness, requiring creativity in shell holder selection or a lathe setup to make work.  Other lots, though, are pretty good, usable for reload after reload.

I’ve found Ten-X cases in .45 Colt at the range, and they resize, load and shoot as well as any other.  Didn’t even know they made exotica like .45-120; figured they catered to the Cowboy Action crowd.

If you’re asking about case volumes, or mouth thicknesses or stuff like that, you’re in a better position to tell us, since you have the shells yourself.

Bent_Ramrod wrote on Oct 27^th, 2023 at 10:41am:


Thanks BR, my question was about overall quality so your reply was very helpful.

Thanks, Retreever