Ranger Dan Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 It's Christmas in TN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Fill 'Em 67797 Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 14 hours ago, Ranger Dan said: It's Christmas in TN You must have been a good boy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fort Reno Kid Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 Howdy Pard Until I read this post I didn’t realize 44-40 brass was that difficult to find. Been shooting and reloading for it since the 1970s. Glad I have a supply sufficient to my needs. I have shootin’ irons for both 38-40 and 44-40. Know it’s been a popular cartridge since, say, 1873. Must be literally millions of the cases that have been manufactured over the years since then. That said, most brass for that cartridge that I have seen is of fairly thin-walled construction and prone to splitting after multiple reloads. I’ve found that reloading cases very s-l-o-w-l-y on a single-stage press minimizes damaging or crumpling cases. I understand Starline brass for that cartridge is stronger and more sturdily constructed. Don’t know that from personal use as my brass is primarily W-W and REM plus some REM-UMC. A side thought. If you happen upon some 38-40 (aka 38WCF) it is simplicity itself to fireform to 44-40. Similarly lubing a 44-40 and pushing it through a 38-40 full-length resizing die results in a perfectly adequate brass for 38-40. Wish ya luck in finding brass! Adios Fort Reno Kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 2 hours ago, Fort Reno Kid said: A side thought. If you happen upon some 38-40 (aka 38WCF) it is simplicity itself to fireform to 44-40. 38-40 is 100 times harder to find than 44-40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frontier Lone Rider Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 On 3/10/2023 at 7:52 PM, Ranger Dan said: It's Christmas in TN My Order came Saturday. Thanks Starline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Moses Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 On 2/17/2023 at 1:13 PM, Doc Moses said: Well...I ordered back on Sept 4th. I have contacted them twice, once this week, they say I am still in the system but no resolution in sight. I am glad I wasn't planning to go 44-40 fulltime! A couple if CAS folks gave me some brass so I do not have a $400+ paper weight. It will get here when it gets here. My Starline brass got here March 10th! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger Dan Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 On 3/11/2023 at 5:59 PM, Fort Reno Kid said: Howdy Pard Until I read this post I didn’t realize 44-40 brass was that difficult to find. Been shooting and reloading for it since the 1970s. Glad I have a supply sufficient to my needs. I have shootin’ irons for both 38-40 and 44-40. Know it’s been a popular cartridge since, say, 1873. Must be literally millions of the cases that have been manufactured over the years since then. That said, most brass for that cartridge that I have seen is of fairly thin-walled construction and prone to splitting after multiple reloads. I’ve found that reloading cases very s-l-o-w-l-y on a single-stage press minimizes damaging or crumpling cases. I understand Starline brass for that cartridge is stronger and more sturdily constructed. Don’t know that from personal use as my brass is primarily W-W and REM plus some REM-UMC. A side thought. If you happen upon some 38-40 (aka 38WCF) it is simplicity itself to fireform to 44-40. Similarly lubing a 44-40 and pushing it through a 38-40 full-length resizing die results in a perfectly adequate brass for 38-40. Wish ya luck in finding brass! Adios Fort Reno Kid You can find it, just have to pay outrageously inflated prices. Starline actually gave me a link to a company that resells 100 round packs of starline brass, at 2x the cost. This was still well under the $2 a piece on gunbroker so I bought some. I did pick up a 38-40 case at a recent match and expanded it to 44 and it is now loaded. This run by starline to fill backorders has saved me hundreds as I shoot 44-40 in CAS and WBAS. At least 200 rounds / month, not counting big matches. Thank you Starline! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gateway Kid SASS# 70038 Life Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 On 3/11/2023 at 7:47 PM, Sedalia Dave said: 38-40 is 100 times harder to find than 44-40 Strange. I couldn't give it away at the EOT swap meet at $20 a hundred. Finally sold the last of what I had to several shooters (started at about 1000 pieces) here at that price. Still have my RCBS cowboy dies and a set of Redding pro Competition with the micrometer seating die if any interest. Regards Gateway Kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Injun Ryder, SASS #36201L Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 It's a bouncing new bag of brass! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Sheridan Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 I was late getting to the swap meet at EOT and picked up 300 or so from Gateway. Didn’t expect to find anything. Had I gotten there earlier I would have picked up everything he had on hand. I should have picked up the case of AA that he had as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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