That price ($20 per 100) at Midway (surprisingly)is really good considering it is less than the other brands which may not even be as good a quality.
44 Mag brass...What gives?
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That price ($20 per 100) at Midway (surprisingly)is really good considering it is less than the other brands which may not even be as good a quality.
Sgt Preston
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44 Mag Reloading Brass
Sgt Preston here.
We sell used reloading brass.
We have 100 picese listed on GunBroker today (1/2/11).
The GB Auction number is 209339365.
The "buy now" price is $14.95 + shipping.
Hope this helps.
Semper Fi.
Sgt Preston here.
We sell used reloading brass.
We have 100 picese listed on GunBroker today (1/2/11).
The GB Auction number is 209339365.
The "buy now" price is $14.95 + shipping.
Hope this helps.
Semper Fi.
Sgt Preston!
Glad to see you are still around. Missed reading your posts.
Must have been working hard on the Brass O Matic sorting machine.
Happy New Year!
buck460XVR
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You can buy it directly from Starline. $84.55 for 500 pieces postpaid. I have ordered from them when they say it's backordered and it still makes it to my door before the expected availability date.
Marksman
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I have been reloading the same Winchester .44 Special brass for about 10yrs. now, I get some split mouths from time to time and some loose primer pockets. If a primer goes in really easy when reloading that case gets a stripe of red Sharpie and is tossed after firing. I have recently ordered 500 .44 Special and .44 Magnum directly from Starline, I reserve 100 .44 Magnum cases for making up hunting ammo. I like to use new brass with full power hunting loads. I am fortunate to have two family members who shoot .44 Magnum and do not reload, they keep me well supplied with once fired brass. If you are looking for .44 brass you might try putting up a want ad at your gun club or shooting range, some shooters are still willing to sell their once fired brass for very little or swap for something they need. I have obtained brass this way several times in the past.
Skip Sackett
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Sgt Preston!
Glad to see you are still around. Missed reading your posts.
Must have been working hard on the Brass O Matic sorting machine.
Happy New Year!
Yeah, ole' Sarge is pretty cool for an old retired guy!
Good to see you here, Gyrene!
machinegunjohn
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what would be the average amount of reloads you guys get from a case using mid powered loads??
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gregintenn
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I'm just guessing, but I'd guess 10 or better. I rarely ever throw away a cracked case.
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I know tons of guys who own, and supposedly, shoot 44 mags. Few of them reload, and none of them ever seem to have any once fired brass. New brass is ridiculuosly expensive. Once fired brass in non existant. Surely I'm not the only guy around who actually SHOOTS his 44.
So are you saying you are one of the few he-men in a crowd of posers, or are you just a mooch?
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gregintenn
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Pretty much a mooch.
I just noticed your Avatar. You aren't, by chance, the guy who has the monkeys who ride dogs while pinning sheep are you? I saw them at a rodeo one night, and I'll have to say that was one of the most entertaining things I've ever witnessed. I'd drive a long way to see it again.
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paddington
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If anyone is in Washington State (preferably central area Yakima/Ellensburg) I keep all my brass but do not reload, currently I have 120 rounds of .44mag and 150 rounds of .38spl. I'd like to get my brass to a good home, and make a bit of money back and or trade for ammo (new). I will keep collecting, so this could be an ongoing swap. PM me.
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I'm a brass snatching machine. I scour ranges before and after I shoot. I take breaks from shooting to look for brass. I dig in range trash cans for brass. I rake the dirt and grass for brass. I have sheets, nets, and other contraptions for making sure I don't lose brass. I have dug through a range dumptser for brass. I sift through dirt for used bullets for scrap lead. I save empty boxes for re-labeling for my own reloads. I'm that guy that quietls asks if you keep your brass or if you wouldn't mind me policing it up for you. I pick up .22LR brass and save it in a bin for scrap. There isn't much I leave behind. When I do shoot .44 magnum, rest assured I don't leave brass behind. I'm kind of an junky horder of reloading stuff. I will tape the boxes back again, print labels, and whatever it takes to set up a stash and keep the hobby funded and going. I even save the empty primer trays. I don't know why yet. I started saving the spent primers when I found out if it came to it you can reload those. Kind of an end of the world thing, but hey, it's a hobby. I save it all.
P.S. - I'm that crazy guy wandering the parking lots with his head down looking at the ground. I'm looking for lost wheel weights...
P.S. - I'm that crazy guy wandering the parking lots with his head down looking at the ground. I'm looking for lost wheel weights...
I think that you just answered your own question.
It's crazy only if you never found any. . . yet.
fredj338
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Anyone shooting a 44mag w/ factory ammo isn't shooting it much IMO. For the serious magnum shooter, handloading is the only real answer. You get a much wider ammo selection that way & can use inexpensive lead bullets for more shooting & in some ways better performance w/ less wear & tear on the gun. I think a lot of 44mag owners are not 44mag shooters. At least a few of the guys I know shoot less than 100rds a year.
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Joni_Lynn
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It's amazing how many nice 44 revolvers I've adopted used that appeared to be barely used at all.
I haven't been able to shoot a lot over the last couple years and find my hand strength is down below what it should be for comfortable shooting of my 44's. I'm working on building it back up so that I can once again handle the guns instead of them handling me.
As for brass, I got most all of mine from shooting Federal factory ammo (back when it was much less expensive) and I shoot it until the case cracks.
I haven't been able to shoot a lot over the last couple years and find my hand strength is down below what it should be for comfortable shooting of my 44's. I'm working on building it back up so that I can once again handle the guns instead of them handling me.
As for brass, I got most all of mine from shooting Federal factory ammo (back when it was much less expensive) and I shoot it until the case cracks.
Frank46
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Over the years I have observed a lot of louisiana bugs, and other critters while plying my obsession as a brass rat. Last time at the range you could not walk without stepping on once fired cases in 9mm and 45acp. Broke my heart to being not able to scarf them up. Have enough problems standing straight and if I bent over to pick up the cases I might just keep on going. Then they's have to pick me up. In about 5 years time I had 10 5 gallon plastic buckets equal to a 55 gallon drum full of brass. Of course I kept the 38 spl, 40 S&W, 45acp for myself. Since a lot of members knew I scrounged brass occasionally I's get requests for certain calibers, always happy to help out. Frank
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gregintenn
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I guess I'll just have to quit being so tight and buy 44 brass, and be thankful I don't have any need to visit a public range. I have found and purchased several lots of once fired brass since originally posting this thread, but it is still hard to come by.
gregintenn,
You are getting a glimpse into one of the difficult areas of the guns and ammo culture in this country; that is, the lyrics don't always follow the tune. Or, put another way, what guys say doesn't always follow what they actually do. Ditto car culture. Psych 101 covers it pretty good.
You are getting a glimpse into one of the difficult areas of the guns and ammo culture in this country; that is, the lyrics don't always follow the tune. Or, put another way, what guys say doesn't always follow what they actually do. Ditto car culture. Psych 101 covers it pretty good.
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gregintenn
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So you are saying that 44 magnums aren't fired nearly as often as they are talked about? I'll buy that.
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Found another one today. Little guy but he will make a .38 at least. Found in bank parking lot on way back to the car.
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