I see Norma ammo at Academy that sells for less per cartridge then the empty Norma brass.

Is this stuff a second tier product with cheap brass or does it have their good brass?

only used the bondstrike in 6.5 CM, worked good.

That would make me wonder also.I use Norma and Lapua brass for most of my reloading.

Norma brass is Norma brass

Norma is Norma period! no complaints here! been using 7mm Rem mag for years,
no problems in putting elk in freezers over the years! But i load my own, no factory here....

Great new selections of bullets today to chose from all manufacturers.

My buddy shoots norma ammo in 357 and saves all his brass for me. I can't tell a difference. It seems just fine to me.

I got some once fired Norma brass in 9mm that had a very small flash hole and basically was shoot once and throw away. Not going to mess with trying to get undersize decapping pins. They break too easily when you have mixed brass and hit a really hard crimped primer. Dont know if ay of that carried over into the rifle brass.

I think there was a certain manufacturer loading 6.5 Creedmoor that also used an undersized flash hole. Can't recall if it was Norma or not.

I'm a dealer with Norma, and they put out a "clearance" list every year. Some of the ammo on the list is super cheap, and they might have half a million rounds of it. It wouldn't surprise me if Academy bought some of this to sell. The only Norma ammo I buy is for my dad's 9mm. But I do like their brass.

Outstanding value and performance. The company even goes so far to make exceptional cartridge holders that can be easily broken into groups of five for easier transport in your pocket or backpack. When a company puts such effort into something that's likely to be thrown away, you know the ammo must be good.

More and more people must have become aware of its overall value because it doesn't seem to stay on store shelves very long.

They kept ammo on the shelves during the covid panic. Covid didn't scare the Swedes. Several U.S. factories producing.

I believe Norma makes Weatherby brass. I’m a fan.

I have found 3030 loaded ammo for the same as I can buy brass for it new lately also.