Split Cases - Starline .44 Special Brass

[BC38]

Did you do anything to resolve this or are you shooting it as is?

With the help and generosity of a couple of the great members around here I was able to obtain the parts (and instructions) to do a cylinder replacement. I got lucky and it was a complete drop-in. Had it been a much older version it might have taken a lot more hand-fitting by a real gunsmith.

Cylinder and ejector star aren't original anymore, but it times, locks up, and shoots great and that's all that matters to me.

 

[rwsmith]

As good as Starline is.....

...I have still gotten some brass that isn't quite up to snuff. It seems that if they mess something up, they mess it up good. I would be the brass is too hard in your case.

I fought with some brass that might not have been too hard, but the walls were too think, making them HARD to prime and load. They shoot ok, but I hope they limber up some as I use them.

 

[H Richard]

I'm more inclined to look at the brass. An alloy just a little more brittle could easily cause splits. I had bought 2000 rounds of 45 acp brass several years ago and it was military TZZ head stamp. I started getting longitudinal splits after the 2nd reloading. Over the years I have probably lost over half that brass to splits. Still run across some from time to time.