Johnny Knight Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 Morning all, Now that I've go my shiny new Lightning rifle in, it's time to put a few rounds down range. A quick peak through the ammo boxes revealed that I don't have nearly enough 45LC ammo. I've still got a few primers left and some powder and bullets on order, but would like to stock up on at least a few hundred more rounds. Any suggestions on where to track down some more brass would be appreciated. I went ahead and ordered up 100 from Midway, which had new Starline brass for $32.99/100 just to have some on hand, however I was also looking at a place called No Bull Tactical which was showing 500 rounds of once fired (non-processed) brass for $93. I can clean up the brass easily enough, but haven't dealt with them before. Any recommendations would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. Johnny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rainmaker, SASS #11631 Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 Scour the interwebs and see who has what. Compare prices and make a purchase. Only problem is, most folks are out of everything. Once fired should be fine; heck, I have fired mine MANY times more than once. : ) eastcoastreloading.com, midsouthshooterssupply.com and evergladesammo.com are a few. Best of luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tequila Shooter Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 The only other thing is to ask at your local club and see if anybody has some to sell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Knight Posted May 7, 2021 Author Share Posted May 7, 2021 Thanks for the suggestions. On the Starline site, they will let you place a backorder and ship 'as soon as available'. On the No Bull Tactical referenced above, the online store let's you place an order, but then says to call for payment and goes to a voicemail. So, no idea if they have any in stock or not. Midway has some as mentioned above, but they are rationing it to 100 rounds/week per customer. Rainmaker, checking all you sites show them to be out of stock, but will keep looking. Between what I have and the extra 100 from Midway, I should be good to go for now, but I'll keep my eyes open, just as I'm having to do for primers and powder....welcome to pandemic induced madness... Regards, Johnny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 45 Colt is the second most common CAS round. An WTB ad on the Classifieds Wire will probably get some offers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twelve mile REB Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 Used brass is always a gamble on just how many times it was once fired and what it was used for. I buy used (once fired) in bulk and lose quite a few pieces to splits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Joker Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 https://www.capitalcartridge.com/45-LC-Pistol-Brass-p/sp45lc-q0100.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 39 minutes ago, Texas Joker said: https://www.capitalcartridge.com/45-LC-Pistol-Brass-p/sp45lc-q0100.htm Wow. $550.00 per thousand for used mixed head-stamp brass. I found a box of 1000 new .45 brass and have posted it over in the classifieds if anyone is interested Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 12 minutes ago, Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 said: Wow. $550.00 per thousand for used mixed head-stamp brass. I found a box of 1000 new .45 brass and have posted it over in the classifieds if anyone is interested Not any more. It lasted about 5 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Knight Posted May 8, 2021 Author Share Posted May 8, 2021 Well, it seems there are quite a few folks looking for 45lc brass. Midway is now showing out of stock and no back order, as is the source Texas Joker identified. Yul made a generous offer, which is greatly appreciated. I should be good to go for the moment, but will be keeping my eyes open to try to build up a little reserves. Thanks again to everyone for helping to identify some options. Johnny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boulder Canyon Bob# 32052L Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 I've ordered 38-55 and 44-40 brass from Starline in the last couple of months it said back orders were OK. I got both in less than 3 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgavin Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 OP, I have Wish Lists and Notify-Me actions set on several vendor web sites. You have to check them constantly, and every day. By the time an email notification is sent to you, the items are again sold out. I also check the Starline Brass page daily for 44 mag... out of stock, no back orders. I also check daily for H4895 powder, same out of stock conditions. Supplies are tight right now, and probably for another year (or after November of 2022). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 On 5/7/2021 at 9:23 AM, Johnny Knight said: Morning all, Now that I've go my shiny new Lightning rifle in, it's time to put a few rounds down range. A quick peak through the ammo boxes revealed that I don't have nearly enough 45LC ammo. I've still got a few primers left and some powder and bullets on order, but would like to stock up on at least a few hundred more rounds. Any suggestions on where to track down some more brass would be appreciated. I went ahead and ordered up 100 from Midway, which had new Starline brass for $32.99/100 just to have some on hand, however I was also looking at a place called No Bull Tactical which was showing 500 rounds of once fired (non-processed) brass for $93. I can clean up the brass easily enough, but haven't dealt with them before. Any recommendations would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. Johnny I ordered and received 500 rounds of .45 Colt brass from No Bull Tactical couple of weeks back. I ordered on Monday, got the brass Thursday. It all appears to be good brass with mixed headstamps. The cannelures in those that have them are pronounced so they appear to be once fired. A few appeared to have been reloaded before but they are in good shape. Here’s a photo with example headstamps and cannelures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 I went ahead and went through the brass I got from No Bull Tactical just to be sure there were 500 pieces and that they all looked good. They did. I also checked all the Hornady brass, maybe 20 or 25 rounds to make sure none were from Leverevolution ammo. Those pieces would be about a tenth of an inch shorter than regular.45 Colt brass. All were the standard length. There was one piece of .44 Special brass. There was a total of 516 pieces of .45 Colt brass of various headstamps. Here is a list of the headstamps. Some I haven’t heard of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Knight Posted May 10, 2021 Author Share Posted May 10, 2021 Well, I can try calling them again and see if they are still taking orders. Thanks for the additional information. Johnny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward R S Canby, SASS#59971 Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 There are several current auctions for this brass on Gunbroker. Prices vary from $0.17 to $0.50 per case. These are poor prices but at least some brass is available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 I would simply order 500 pieces from Starline and let it sit on back-order. I did that for 1,000 pieces earlier this year and it arrived in a week or so. As I understand, they schedule production based on back-orders and overruns are placed in inventory. Your order may be just the amount needed to begin a production run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgavin Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 45 Colt #1600 is backordered, but they are still taking back orders. Same for 45 CS #1640. Starline prices are the same as Midway, plus Starline offers free shipping. If I needed 45 brass, I would get my order in, and wait it out. However, I need 44 mag #1400, and they are not accepting back orders for this brass. Bummer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Knight Posted May 11, 2021 Author Share Posted May 11, 2021 I called over to the folks at No Bull Tactical today, they indicated their website was having issues, but they would take the order over the phone. I placed an order for 500 pieces. They said they were running a few days behind and would call for payment info once they had it ready to ship. I'll keep folks posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner Gatlin, SASS 10274L Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 On 5/7/2021 at 1:20 PM, Johnny Knight said: Thanks for the suggestions. On the Starline site, they will let you place a backorder and ship 'as soon as available'. .... Regards, Johnny Starline usually gets it out quicker than you think - Jump on ordering via backorder. GG ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Knight Posted May 11, 2021 Author Share Posted May 11, 2021 I have 500 pieces on back order from Starline, so hopefully they will come in before too long. Just heard back from No Bull Tactical, they had the order ready to ship. I gave them payment info and had a tracking number within 15 minutes. In chatting with the owner, he said they had several buckets of once fired 45LC, guesstimating at least a few thousand rounds. Total cost with tax and shipping was $112/500 pieces, (22.5 cents/piece). Apparently they are still having issues with their website. I'll update when the brass gets in, hopefully the next couple of days. The 200 grain Hi-Tek coated bullets I ordered from Apache Bullets arrived today. They look good, so when the brass finally gets in, I should have the supplies to get 1000 rounds loaded up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Knight Posted May 12, 2021 Author Share Posted May 12, 2021 Just had a note from Starline that they are shipping the order, should be here Friday the 14th according to Fedex. Since I had placed the order on Friday the 7th, I won't complain about that timing for something on backorder . Meanwhile. loaded up around 150 rounds this morning of the Starline brass I received in from Midsouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bingo Montana Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 4 hours ago, Johnny Knight said: Just had a note from Starline that they are shipping the order, should be here Friday the 14th according to Fedex. Since I had placed the order on Friday the 7th, I won't complain about that timing for something on backorder . Meanwhile. loaded up around 150 rounds this morning of the Starline brass I received in from Midsouth. Same deal here, ordered on Saturday the 8th and Starline shipped the brass today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgavin Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 Did you phone order, or internet order? I'm hunting for 44 mag brass, web site says "no backorders" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Knight Posted May 13, 2021 Author Share Posted May 13, 2021 I ordered over the internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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