Anybody try Starline's Rifle Brass?

[RugerOldArmy]

I've always loved Starline's pistol brass.

Now they make some rifle cases.

I've ordered 500 .308 Win cases, based on my previous experience with their products.

I'm interested in any opinions of people that bought and tried their rifle brass.

I'm not expecting Lapua quality. I'm hoping for Lake City or better quality though. Any reason to hope for it?

 

[Dog Soldier]

I tried their .45-110 Sharps. They are drawn from .45-90 and are very thin. I use the more expensive Norma .45-110 it last much longer.

 

[RugerOldArmy]

Thanks Dog Soldier.

I'm more focused on their venture into the bottlenecked cartridges.

It is good to hear your opinion on the Sharps cartridges. I envision a Shiloh Sharps someday, and I might have gone Starline with little thought for .45-70, based on their pistol and revolver brass.

 

[Dog Soldier]

ROA, I use their handgun brass,it is OK. I hope you get your Sharps. I have owned them for years. My current choice is the DP&S Sharps. Their barrels are better than the Shiloh Badger barrels in my opinion.

 

[LoonWulf]

Love that last option, couldnt help myself.....
I use their .458 socom brass, im not sure how much it differs from their other rifle brass besides the lpps.
My socoms a little (maybe alot) over gassed so its kinda rough on cases, but so far the same 50 i started with are still chugging along just fine some 3-5 shots on each.

 

[Blue68f100]

I have some in 458 SOCOM, never had a problem with it. If it holds up as well as their pistol brass they have a winner. I have as many as 5 firings on my SOCOM brass.

 

[Jimster]

45-70 and .30 carbine. Also .45 Colt and 44-40. Good stuff.

 

[GooseGestapo]

I've used their.32-20, and reformed them to .218Bee.
About 5/100 will have wrinkles on the neck. These won't be problematic for 5-7 loadings in .32-20, but will collapse or crack/split when initially reforming to .25-20. Another 3-4 will split or crack to .218 if not annealed first.

I find the brass to require more heat, for longer, than other mainstream brass (Rem, Win, Fed., etc) when annealing.
Nevertheless, it's good brass, and often "the only game in town". Good!, but not quite perfect...

In .308, Lapua is the best in the game, and Norma is close behind. However, given the cost of range pickups, and I don't use my .308 "offspring" for match use, I use whatever comes my way. More frequently than not, it's Federal from Gold Medal Match.
Works for me.

 

[hdwhit]

Well, I always say that people need to put a "None of the Above" option on their polls. I'm glad to see someone had a sense of humor doing it.

 

[highlander 5]

45/70&40/65 Winchester brass has held up well for me. Almost all my pistol brass is Starline.

 

[ArchAngelCD]

The only "rifle brass" of theirs I've used is the 45-70 but that is hardly different than pistol brass, on my larger. The 45-70 brass is excellent. It did not exceed my expectations because I expected it to be that good and it is.

 

[Dog Soldier]

If only they would produce the .25-20 WCF? This brass has become very scarce.

 

[Kaldor]

If I didnt have a 1000 pieces of Lake City, and base all my loads for this gun on mil cases, Id buy 500 pieces of the 308. Its gotta be better than the commercial crap like Federal or Winchester.

 

[Kevin Rohrer]

I have their brass in .458 SOCOM, 45-70, 50-70, and several pistol calibers. Well made w/ no rejects.

 

[2ndtimer]

I like their .357 Magnum brass, and recently ordered some. I haven't tried their .308 Win, and had no idea they were offering .338 Federal. I would like to try some of their .338 Federal, but their minimum order is 250 cases for $145. Pretty steep, if it turns out to be only okay or worse. Maybe I will just stick to the plan of necking up new Win .308 brass to 338 Federal and only shoot Federal or LC brass in the .308 win. Has a certain perverse balance, (Win brass in the Federal, and Federal brass in the Win).