44 Magnum Brass Headstamped "Keith 44"
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Alk8944
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Those, and some Skeeter Skelton and Bill Jordan, were sold 20 or so years ago by Midway. While I have never seen anything specific about the maker I believe the concensus is that they were made by Starline as a custom issue for Midway.
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Nemo288
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That would make sense as Starline first got into business making the Midway stamped brass.
I still shoot some of that in 44 mag. and it's good brass.
Your KEITH brass could be worth something today as a collector's item.
I still shoot some of that in 44 mag. and it's good brass.
Your KEITH brass could be worth something today as a collector's item.
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IIRC; Starline at one time would put anything you wanted on the headstamp with a minimum order (10k?)...
I bought some Bill .357 brass and some Keith .44 from Midway many years ago. I found the Bill last year and sold it to Doc44 as his first name is Bill.
Qc Pistolero
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Well,while Alaska is aprox 5Kmiles away,if you put some cognac in that coffee,I might be tempted to make the trip....just to talk about guns of course.....
Qc
Funny, I was just reading thru an Apr-1990 issue of Shooting Times, that I picked up at the recent gun show, & noticed an ad in it for "Midway Arms Inc." & their Midway stamped brass (.44Mag @ $54/500), tumblers & ammo boxes. Didn't know them back then. They're still at the same address.
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Nemo288
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I wasn't buying anything direct from Midway in 1990 (no online store dont-cha-know) but did somehow end up with a couple of hundred of those 44 mag cases.
I think they have a little less capacity than the big boys and are heavier, thicker.
My fave load is 18 gr 2400/260 WFNGC in the Midway and 19 grains in W-W.
I either bought them at the LGS or at swap meets, gun shows, etc.
They still work fine although I don't shoot magnums much any more.
I must say Midway now has some of the most impressive online store software out there.
That has to be a massive program and yet it works well.
I think they have a little less capacity than the big boys and are heavier, thicker.
My fave load is 18 gr 2400/260 WFNGC in the Midway and 19 grains in W-W.
I either bought them at the LGS or at swap meets, gun shows, etc.
They still work fine although I don't shoot magnums much any more.
I must say Midway now has some of the most impressive online store software out there.
That has to be a massive program and yet it works well.
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Exactly my thought. Back then if I couldn't find it locally I did without.
No doubt the internet made them what they are today.
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twodog max
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Homer home of the Salty Dog and just for the halibut.
I need to get back to Alaska soon.
twodog max
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To the point I do remember that brass from back when. Never had any but recall seeing it in the old flyer they used to send out.
ostlund
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just some fun related photos
Having been to Homer, I recommend the trip if you can swing it.
There's one right up there. I bought 100 pieces from Midway back in the early 1990s, mail order from a print catalog they sent me. Still have them.
