Starline-made brass with Speer headstamp

[d'Artagnan]

Attached are photos of Starline-made brass with the Speer headstamp. Note the colon between the numerical designation and letter designation in the caliber. That indicates Starline-made. All cases also had the powder side of the flashhole deburred, a Starline tradition. I never associated a box with these Starline-made Speer-headstamped cases.

 

[d'Artagnan]

More Starline-made Speer-headstamped brass

I found another Starline-made Speer-headstamped brass case in 40 S&W. Photo attached.

 

[ReloaderFred]

Several years ago I talked to the Speer reps at the SHOT Show about the differences in their brass and the fact that some appeared to have been made by another company. I was specifically referring to 357 Sig at the time, and the difference in flash hole sizes and the overall look of the head of the case. The newer cases are rounded, like they've been punched in.

They acknowledged that they had contracted out for some brass, and had also changed their production techniques, eliminating one step in the process, which is why it became economically feasible to discontinue the aluminum Blazer ammunition. The new process is what they attributed the rounded appearance of the 357 case to.

Speer, Federal and CCI are all owned by ATK, and it would make sense to produce the brass in one plant, or to at least cut down on repetition in the manufacturing process.

Hope this helps.

Fred

 

[brickeyee]

Starline started as a company doing brass for other loaders.

 

[ReloaderFred]

They're also making the brass for Double Tap, with his headstamp on it. At last report, Double Tap was producing over 1,000,000 rounds per month.

Fred