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Brass is used when you are driving something that is not really set up for a punch.
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Be advised that brass punches can become work hardened after a period of time and
will mar relatively soft steels such as those used in sights.
You are better off using aluminum punches or drifts for that type of application. (Drifting sights, etc.) The aluminum will leave silver marks on whatever you are hitting, but those marks will clean off with solvent and there will be no marring or denting of the steel.
As far as general use for drifting pins, etc, I agree with everyone else that you should get a good set of Starretts, although I have had fair success with Sears Craftsman punches, too, and they will replace them if they break or bend.