22 PPC Norma or Sako brass in Canada

[bpunger]

Do any of you know where Norma 22 PPC or Sako 22 PPC USA brass may be found in stock? I see several Norma retailers in the USA currently have stock, but can't seem to find it anywhere in Canada.

I was able to find 160 pcs of new in bag, old stock Sako 22 PPC USA brass last year, which was previously available via Stoeger. Also have plenty of 220 Russian to fire form, but prefer to avoid that.

Thanks for any guidance!

[Bill Leeper]

Where do you find the 220 Russian brass? I'm thinking of shooting BR again and need some if I'm going to shoot a PPC. Bill.

[cyanchycki]

At the moment Lapua 220 Russian is unobtanium.
I have heard thru the grapevine that may be changing come the fall.  Those that are needing brass have been grabbing Norma brass.  The talk is about it being a bit softer than Lapua.  Brian Zolnikov in the US has done extensive testing on different brass for the 6PPC.  In a nutshell they are pretty close.  The only thing for me with Norma is in shooting a .269 neck.  It is a bit thinner than Lapua so out of the box a loaded rouind is in the .265 range.  A bit thinner than I would like.  Shooters in the US are using it as is and saying with success.  That is with a light skim cut.  If I am wrong maybe
one of the AB gang would verify this.
Calvin

[Rundltrain]

Bill. Many of us have searched exhaustively for ppc brass. We prefer Lapua Russian brass for its metallurgy and flashole size, but my best efforts have been thwarted. Even when I found it in the US; they wouldn't ship to Canada.                                   
      Recently an interview of a Hall of Fame shooter; Jeff Pienhardt, revealed he forms his brass from 6.5 Grendel brass by Lapua. He makes his forming dies but I now do the same and have been successful with an appropriate bushing and a sizing die closely approximating my chambering reamer diemensions. After forming I machine my necks in a collet lathe, trim to the correct length and anneal the neck and shoulder again. I can do 100 brass relatively quickly and I no longer bother with the fireforming process. He shoots the first shot of virgin formed brass on the record target at major matches. I have found the finished case so close to my fired cases that I find the virgin brass as accurate. Careful forming of  your cases will have very little or no bullet runout. The 6mm ARC, Grendel, and ppc share the same base diemension. I have used Starline 6 mm ARC brass with good results but don't know if 25 would hold up in a 2 day shoot or National event. Lapua will. After this interview it seems that all of Lapua Grendel brass has now been found and purchased  I have found enough... but may be able to get 2 or 3 boxes of 100 Lapua 6.5 Grendel cases from a private vendor. I'm taking 2, and on spec and may buy the rest at the same price. I'm paying. $140/box.
   It would be great to see you shooting Benchrest again. Many years ago we shot in Namaka at a Shoot I believe Al Murdoch named "Super Shoot". I'm just starting back at this as well. 2019 was my first shoot in Elmira, Ontario. Stan.