Thread: Brass thickness vs capacity question

Hey Guys/Gals,

I've been reloading with federal brass and have found it to be alright (factory load brass) but have recently brought some Nosler to load up and see if theres any difference to my federal loads (heap of fed cases).

Now I've loaded up some fed and nosler cases (weeks apart) with some 140gr sierra HPBT (first time trialing these pills) and have done a max load and a couple under max to test them. Now when I shake the fed cases loaded up with a max load I can hear the rattle of the powder, now with the Nosler cases I can't, it's not until I went a whole grain under max that there was space. Is this normal? First time using 140gr pills but they are quite abit longer than the usual sierra 130gr I use.

My question:

-Is Nosler brass quite thick? both fed cases and nosler weight quite similar - around the 205gr mark with primers in.


Cheers,
Grant