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Made myself a promise/goal this year to reload a lot more often - and thus far I am doing pretty good. Good enough that I am depleting my stockpile of brass. I must admit I am a brass whore - I'll pick up just about anything not tied down at the range given half a chance.
Anyway, after that confession (it is good for the soul! ), I was wondering what source you thought was best for new brass? How about once-fired (used) brass? I'm thinking common calibers; .38 Special, .357 Magnum, .44 Magnum, .45 Colt. I know I'll have to buy new to get .44 Russian or .38 Colt. I've bought brass from MidwayUSA before, and know they are pretty good. Gun shows can often be great too. But, if I want to keep up the tempo I've set, I'll need to get more pretty soon.
I've only bought at local gun stores, MidwayUSA and gun shows. For the calibers you mention there's not to much on the used market except the 38 spl. You might take a look at GI Brass http://www.gibrass.com/ but I just looked and they've only got 30 carbine (I KNOW you've got a couple of those) - you could check out their powder to see if there's any there you could use. Anyway, I look forward to hearing who's got the best deals.
Paul - in Pereira
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Get yourself a membership at an indoor range where it's mostly handgun.
Those guys (and gals) pop off boxes and boxes of rounds, and very few reload. Many are there to practice home defense; they're not gun nuts per se. It's there for the sweeping.
You could offer to buy their brass from them for a couple bucks. If they shoot revolvers, the stuff won't even hit the ground.
"I'll tell you what living is. You get up when you feel like it. You fry yourself some eggs. You see what kind of a day it is."
If you travel alot stop by anywhere that sells sporting goods. I usually hit the small town hardware stores. I picked up some 45 colt brass for $15 dollars a bag last month and 243 brass for $12 a bag last week. Alot of these places have always stock this stuff even though the number of people reloading is alot less, they still keep it on the shelf. And it's been there for a while.
sobenk wrote:Get yourself a membership at an indoor range where it's mostly handgun.
Those guys (and gals) pop off boxes and boxes of rounds, and very few reload. Many are there to practice home defense; they're not gun nuts per se. It's there for the sweeping.
You could offer to buy their brass from them for a couple bucks. If they shoot revolvers, the stuff won't even hit the ground.
That is where I've picked up most of my "mix and match" brass - the indoor range. A lot of these ranges don't want you picking up brass - I make it a point to tell them I am a reloader, and that is my property, so I am picking up my brass. Occassionally other brass finds its way into my bag - I figure it is some form of osmosis, but haven't spent time studying the phenoneum...
I like the idea of offering a couple bucks to the shooter beside you - makes it easier to scrounge!!!
Besides Starline and the other sources others have mentioned I have a good source of .30-30 once-fired I've foun to be excellent, but I've got to do a little diggin' to round up their info again.
BTW: Starline shows .38-55 & .50-90 brass as avail for those that're interessted.
Griff,
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), I was wondering what source you thought was best for new brass? How about once-fired (used) brass? I'm thinking common calibers; .38 Special, .357 Magnum, .44 Magnum, .45 Colt. I know I'll have to buy new to get .44 Russian or .38 Colt. I've bought brass from MidwayUSA before, and know they are pretty good. Gun shows can often be great too. But, if I want to keep up the tempo I've set, I'll need to get more pretty soon.
