FrankenMauser
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Of course brass is slightly difficult to find at a decent price for the russian, as well. I was fortunate enough to have bought several boxes of Sellier and Bellot ammo when it was about 6 bucks a box for 180gr softpoint.
It's not bad brass at all. Not benchrest quality, but... neither am I.
Norma brass is just stupid expensive.
I'm not sure if Starline is making it, or not. If so, that's what I'd go with.
Starline doesn't make it, and probably never will. It's not obsolete, or a 'cowboy' cartridge; and they generally only make mild-taper bottleneck cartridges for rifles.
I don't understand why so many people have trouble finding 7.62x54R brass. Not only can it be ordered from S&B or Prvi Partizan by their dealers, but I have several local shops that stock both brands. One shop, in particular, generally has either brand of primed brass at $44 / 100 cases. That's cheaper than .30-06 and .270 Win, in this area (generally $56-60 / 100 now).
It can also be ordered from Winchester (but requires large lots - I'm guessing 1000+ pieces). The "Winchester" brass is drawn by PPU and S&B, though. I have 100 pieces of S&B "Winchester" brass, and 100 pieces of PPU "Winchester" brass. I prefer the PPU, but they're both as good, or better, than our domestic stuff (R-P, Win, Fed).