Starline Brass
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midland man
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so when is 30-30 starline brass gonna be available??
Toprudder
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I like Starline brass, have purchased 357mag and 44mag from them.
If buying in quantity of 500 or more, the discount price at Midway, plus shipping, is about the same as buying direct from Starline (at least when I checked). The nice thing about buying from Midway is if you just need a smaller quantity, Midway will break them down into smaller lots, like 100 or 250. If you already have an order coming from Midway, the shipping isn't bad.
I looked at buying once-fired 357mag brass before, and it surprises me how many places charge as much for once-fired brass as Starline costs new. No brainer.
If buying in quantity of 500 or more, the discount price at Midway, plus shipping, is about the same as buying direct from Starline (at least when I checked). The nice thing about buying from Midway is if you just need a smaller quantity, Midway will break them down into smaller lots, like 100 or 250. If you already have an order coming from Midway, the shipping isn't bad.
I looked at buying once-fired 357mag brass before, and it surprises me how many places charge as much for once-fired brass as Starline costs new. No brainer.
Carl N. Brown
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My experience with Starline brass is limited but favorable.
Starline .38 S&W brass is actually .38 S&W dimensions.
Starline .38 S&W brass won't fit a spec .38 Spl/.357 Mag chamber.
I have some old R-P headstamped ".38 S&W" brass that is .38 Short Colt dimensions, close but not truly .38 S&W (fer shame R-P).
That odd batch will fit the tightest chambers in my three .38 Spl/.357 Mag revolvers, which means they were a loose fit in my BP .38 S&W revolvers.
When I retired my BP revolvers as uneconomical to restore, I gifted my unused Starline brass to a fellow shooter who had a WWII Brit revolver in .38 S&W. He had a high opinion of Starline.
Starline .38 S&W brass is actually .38 S&W dimensions.
Starline .38 S&W brass won't fit a spec .38 Spl/.357 Mag chamber.
I have some old R-P headstamped ".38 S&W" brass that is .38 Short Colt dimensions, close but not truly .38 S&W (fer shame R-P).
That odd batch will fit the tightest chambers in my three .38 Spl/.357 Mag revolvers, which means they were a loose fit in my BP .38 S&W revolvers.
When I retired my BP revolvers as uneconomical to restore, I gifted my unused Starline brass to a fellow shooter who had a WWII Brit revolver in .38 S&W. He had a high opinion of Starline.
GBExpat
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FWIW, I have purchased & used Starline .44spl, .32-20 and .380acp brass and I have been pleased with the quality of all 3.
I always go to the Starline website first to check their direct pricing before purchasing from someone else.
In every case, as it turned out (so far) for me, the Starline direct cost was the lowest, but as is said, YMMV.
CraigC
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Starline is a major manufacturer that makes brass for other ammunition brands.
Charlie98
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No, not at all. I'm just trying to clarify my position on Starline manufactured brass... weather it is stamped Starline or Midway or Texas or whatever... it's still Starline. Granted, my experience with it is brass that was manufactured in the early '90's... I had 1K lots of .38SPC and .45ACP, and a 500 lot of nickel .357 brass headstamped Texas (back when Midway had their specialty stamped brass for different cartridges.) All 3 of those lots exhibited split cases over time, particularly in .38SPC even when using mild loads. I was running other brass at the same time, including the oft poo-poo'ed RP and FC cases... and I'm still running them today. I finally had to junk the 1K lot of .38SPC... those I loaded for my mom's .38 and I didn't want to risk a case head failure or similar when she was shooting. My .45ACP brass is failing at about a rate of 2-3 per 50 now. The .357 brass also split quite a bit, although I've since stopped loading for that cartridge. The only other headstamp that I had case splits regularly with was WW brass in .41MAG... I've since scrapped those, too; my 1K lot of RP .41 brass, sourced about the same time as the Midway brass, is still going even after 15-20 loadings.
That is my first-hand experience. YMMV.
As soon as they make some for .30-06 I'll try it. that's the only rifle caliber that I shoot.
Blue68f100
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I'm running some 6.5 CM right now but only have 2 cycles on the lot of 250. So it will be a while before I know how durable it is.
Hondo 60
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Another recommendation would be for JAG brass.
It's made by Jagemann Stamping from my hometown - Manitowoc, WI.
Ya, I'm a bit biased, but it's still good brass.
Brownells sells it & you can sometimes find it on gunbroker
It's made by Jagemann Stamping from my hometown - Manitowoc, WI.
Ya, I'm a bit biased, but it's still good brass.
Brownells sells it & you can sometimes find it on gunbroker
Toprudder
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I see where Jagemann is also sold by Natchez.
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