Brass from Academy

Yoosta B. Blue · February 27, 2008, 07:15 AM

Folks, I have a few empty boxes of brass that I kept from some factory rounds that I purchased from Academy. These are .357 magnum and the brand is "Monarch." They have three characters on the headstamp that appear to be an upside down "Y" followed by "NN." (These may be Russian characters, though I'm not certain.) Just wondering here if these casings are suitable for reloading? Thanks!

Yoosta B. Blue

Sevens · February 27, 2008, 09:13 AM

http://cartridgecollectors.org/headstampcodes.htm

rvi Partizan-Namenska Proizvodnja, Titovo, Uzice 31000, Yugoslavia. These are actually Cyrillic letters equal to "PPU" in the Western alphabet.

I have some of this brass and it seems to work quite well.

One brand of brass that has not impressed me is Selior & Bellot, and one brand of brass that has NEVER IMPRESSED ANYONE, and is almost universally accepted as the worst brass ever created by God or man, and is so bad that I wouldn't even allow it's bad mojo to pollute a pile of scrap metal, is A-Merc, or brass from "American" company.

That stuff is horrible.

geocole · February 27, 2008, 10:15 AM

I have loaded Monarch in 9mm, .40 S&W, .45 ACP. Have had no problems with the brass.
I was told by a Academy sporting good manager that Monarch is made in Russia for Academy.

Yoosta B. Blue · February 28, 2008, 09:52 PM

I appreciate these helpful replies from you good men. I'll save this brass and reload it in the near future.

YBB

NavyLT · February 29, 2008, 02:00 PM

Yep, I reload it all the time.

February 27, 2008, 07:15 AM	#1
Yoosta B. Blue Senior Member Join Date: February 12, 2008 Location: Just a tad NE of the Alamo... Posts: 252	Brass from Academy Folks, I have a few empty boxes of brass that I kept from some factory rounds that I purchased from Academy. These are .357 magnum and the brand is "Monarch." They have three characters on the headstamp that appear to be an upside down "Y" followed by "NN." (These may be Russian characters, though I'm not certain.) Just wondering here if these casings are suitable for reloading? Thanks! Yoosta B. Blue

February 27, 2008, 09:13 AM	#2
Sevens Senior Member Join Date: July 28, 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 11,756	http://cartridgecollectors.org/headstampcodes.htm rvi Partizan-Namenska Proizvodnja, Titovo, Uzice 31000, Yugoslavia. These are actually Cyrillic letters equal to "PPU" in the Western alphabet. I have some of this brass and it seems to work quite well. One brand of brass that has not impressed me is Selior & Bellot, and one brand of brass that has NEVER IMPRESSED ANYONE, and is almost universally accepted as the worst brass ever created by God or man, and is so bad that I wouldn't even allow it's bad mojo to pollute a pile of scrap metal, is A-Merc, or brass from "American" company. That stuff is horrible. __________________ *Attention Brass rats and other reloaders:* I really need .327 Federal Magnum brass, no lot size too small. Tell me what caliber you need and I'll see what I have to swap. PM me and we'll discuss.

February 27, 2008, 10:15 AM	#3
geocole Member Join Date: November 17, 2006 Location: San Antonio Texas Posts: 42	I have loaded Monarch in 9mm, .40 S&W, .45 ACP. Have had no problems with the brass. I was told by a Academy sporting good manager that Monarch is made in Russia for Academy.

February 28, 2008, 09:52 PM	#4
Yoosta B. Blue Senior Member Join Date: February 12, 2008 Location: Just a tad NE of the Alamo... Posts: 252	I appreciate these helpful replies from you good men. I'll save this brass and reload it in the near future. YBB

February 29, 2008, 02:00 PM	#5
NavyLT Junior member Join Date: January 25, 2006 Location: Oak Harbor, WA Posts: 1,719	Yep, I reload it all the time.