What's your opinion on starline brass?

[Driftwood Johnson]

Howdy

I used to swear by Winchester brass for 44-40 because the brass at the case mouth was just a teeny bit thinner than any other brand. That made Winchester 44-40 brass more forgiving if your rifling called for larger than normal bullets in a tight chamber.

The problem is, Winchester only makes 44-40 brass about once a year. You have to catch it just right to find any.

So I have pretty much changed over to Starline for just about everything I load. Particularly stuff that is not very common. These days I am using Starline for 45 Colt, 45 Schofield, 45 Auto Rim, 44-40 and 44 Russian.

Starline is the only outfit making some of that stuff. And once they run out they just make some more. The wait is never very long.

I place my order online and if they are out of stock they send me an e-mail saying so, and a prediction of when it will be back in stock. They always come in sooner than they say, and I get an e-mail as soon as it ships.

That's what you call service. Try getting information like that from anybody else.

 

[slippingaway]

Starline is pretty much all I buy. Only exceptions have been if it was out of stock, and I really couldn't wait. Excellent product.

 

[FergusonTO35]

I've been using Starline brass for mid-power .45-70 loads in my Marlin 1895 for several years now with no problems whatsoever. Good stuff and it happens to be the least expensive too.

 

[AJAX47]

I'm thinking of ordering some 44 Special brass but read another review elsewhere that Starline's 44 Spec. needs to be trimmed to uniform the length. That can be a real bummer with 500 cases and a hand operated Forster trimmer.

Has anyone noticed this to be true?

Thanx,

Mark

 

[Tellico]

Yes, but then it is true of all new brass also. IMO.

 

[powder smoke]

Starline brass is top notch IMO ps

 

[Snobal]

Starline Brass has great products and reliable service.

I've been buying from them for years and do so with complete confidence.

 

[GLH]

Starline is about all I use anymore it's consistent and a very good product. Now if they would just start making 327 magnum brass!
gene

 

[Driftwood Johnson]

I'm thinking of ordering some 44 Special brass but read another review elsewhere that Starline's 44 Spec. needs to be trimmed to uniform the length. That can be a real bummer with 500 cases and a hand operated Forster trimmer.

Has anyone noticed this to be true?

I have never trimmed a single piece of handgun brass. Winchester, Starline, Remington Peters, CBC, Hornady, 45 Colt, 45 Schofield, 45 Auto Rim, 45 ACP, 44-40, 44 Special, or 38 Special.

 

[Rclark]

I have never trimmed a single piece of handgun brass. Winchester, Starline, Remington Peters, CBC, Hornady, 45 Colt, 45 Schofield, 45 Auto Rim, 45 ACP, 44-40, 44 Special, or 38 Special.

+1 . Same here.

 

[Rick Courtright]

I'm thinking of ordering some 44 Special brass but read another review elsewhere that Starline's 44 Spec. needs to be trimmed to uniform the length. That can be a real bummer with 500 cases and a hand operated Forster trimmer.

Has anyone noticed this to be true?

Hi,

Like some others here, I didn't used to size and trim my new handgun brass. Then I bought some Starline... and my habits changed.

While a few hundred cases is still a job w/ it, a Lee trimmer and an electric drill is somewhat quicker than the little hand lathe trimmers, too.

Rick C

 

[onthehunt]

The only time I won't use Starline is when I load .454 Casull. They stick real bad in my SRH when I load them to it's potential. I just received some .44 Special brass from them so I will check on the the trim. I usually never trim my handgun loads except the .454 and 7.62 Tok.

 

[ElrodCod]

I bought 1000 .45 acp from them when they first started up & couldn't use about 250 of them because the rim thickness was over spec & they wouldn't fit the shell plate of my Dillon 650. I never bought any more but I will try 500 of the Callshot .44 special.

 

[Lee Martin]

World class brass. And you can't beat the selection of off-beat cartridges. Heck, if it weren't for them I'd never have built a 414 SuperMag.