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Just checked Starlines website, and our common dash calibers: 32-20, 38-40, 44-40, plus 50 Alaskan (used to make other calibers) are all on back-order status, meaning they are taking orders. I think they must be caught up with all the 9mm and .223 that was probably taking most of their resources during and after the pandemic, as these dash calibers have been available for ordering more often lately. Also, 45 Cowboy Special is available for immediate shipping.

Completed a six month long trade and ended up with these. 1998 made Colt Single Action Army revolvers in 38-40. Nickle, 5 1/2". Bob Munden tuned, with letter signed by Bob. They have issues, having fell out of a truck onto pavement once, but I can work with that. I'm gonna shoot the heck out of them for a while, then consider some TLC by getting them refinished (maybe).

Getting back into the game after a long time due to medical issues. Wife wants to play too. When I last completed it was for fun only, what would I really use in the old west kind of thing. After a decade my go to was a pair of 38-40 colts with 5:1/2" tubes or a pair of San Marco guns identical to them with an original 73 38 wcf to go with. Say what you will about san marco (yes, some were very horrible) a good one with an action job and and the internals heat treated they were great and really close in feel to a 2nd gen colt. Shot almost every gun I could, Remington and Schofield and bisley but this is what I liked. Did most every caliber too. Uberti was great as well but I picked one up at a shop and am not fond of the new 3 click design, I might be able to get used to it but am not sure. From what I see if I want to go with 38 wcf uberti is it right now. I could do 44 wcf in a pietta which is my 2nd caliber choice. Also really prefer "black powder" frames I think wife has settled on 1890 Remingtons in 45, Any input?

I have been loading 38-40 for 22 years using a Redding FL die set. I was shooting an original Winchester 1873 with a 24" barrel in that caliber up until a 1 1/2 years ago when I bought a Uberti 73 from Taylors with a 20" barrel in 38-40. I found that when I when I loaded 10 rnds (the max that we ever load for a stage) into it some of the bullets would get pushed back into the case. This never happened with my older gun which had a longer mag and an old spring so I realized that the rnds needed a firmer crimp and finally started seating the bullets with the Redding die and crimping them with a Lee Factory Crimp Die. This was working and I bought some new Starline brass and measured it. It was way longer than the max length so I trimmed it to the recommended length of 1.295" and loaded it but I saw that the crimp was not enough either with the Lee die or the Redding built in roll crimp. Under pressure the bullets could get pushed into the case. I measured my old brass and found that it was around 1.32" to 1.34" in length and over the published max length of 1.305". I have not measured or trimmed the cases in a long time and did not have any problems chambrering them in either gun. The problem seems to be that when I trimmed the new cases to the published spec I cannot get a good crimp on them due to the length of the brass even if I set the dies down to where they touch the shell holder at its peak. Someone said at my club that I should shorten the die but I don't have a lathe to do that so I am trying if all of the brands of the dies are going to have the same problem. It seems like the dies would be made so that you could roll crimp even when the brass is trimmed to the trim to length. thanks, Mike

Just got an e-mail from Starline Brass. All calibers 95% in stock ! Did a quick check and 38-40,44-40,32-20 all in stock . I had to wait about 4 months to get my last shipment of 38-40. It seems that they have expanded their operation 15.000 sq. ft. Order while the supply last .