Rossi Rifleman

I need to pick up some more 38-55 brass and I can get either Starline @ $46/100 or Winchester @ $41/50. Two different sources which could account for some of the premium, but not all of it. Back when I had to make 40-65 brass I tried to use Winchester cases as much as possible and never had any complaints. I guess I have to question the premium price so just wondering about other folks experience maybe comparing SL and WW brass in the same caliber.

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Ohio,

I've been reloading my 38-55 using resized 30-30 brass, mixed stamps. I get good accuracy, function from this method and I don't mind loosing the fired brass when shooting in the snow.

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If we need brass we get Starline. Buy a box. Free shipping. Sell what you do not need. Or load it all once you have that sweet spot load. Always nice to have too many on hand.

I'm a Win guy over the Starline. I do use the Long SL 38-55 brass with my 375 Win, that is the remaining cartridge that I use SL with. I do have to chuck it after the third shot as the necks split.

I buy almost all my brass from Grafs because of the fixed shipping and typically the best prices I've found. Over my lifetime, they have saved me a fortune. Standard length SL is 50¢/case, Long SL and Win is 60¢/case.

Grafs 38-55 Win Brass

Trailboss wrote:Ohio,

I've been reloading my 38-55 using resized 30-30 brass, mixed stamps. I get good accuracy, function from this method and I don't mind loosing the fired brass when shooting in the snow.

Do you do it all with the dies or do you load 30/30 and blow it out in the rifle. I have a bit of experience forming 30/30 to 357 Herret wonder if the step to 38-55 takes more than one form die.

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Ranch Dog wrote:I'm a Win guy over the Starline. I do use the Long SL 38-55 brass with my 375 Win, that is the remaining cartridge that I use SL with. I do have to chuck it after the third shot as the necks split.

I buy almost all my brass from Grafs because of the fixed shipping and typically the best prices I've found. Over my lifetime, they have saved me a fortune. Standard length SL is 50¢/case, Long SL and Win is 60¢/case.

Grafs 38-55 Win Brass

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Ordered 100 WW from Graf. Thanks for the tip Michael

Ohio3Wheels wrote:

Trailboss wrote:Ohio,

I've been reloading my 38-55 using resized 30-30 brass, mixed stamps. I get good accuracy, function from this method and I don't mind loosing the fired brass when shooting in the snow.

Do you do it all with the dies or do you load 30/30 and blow it out in the rifle. I have a bit of experience forming 30/30 to 357 Herret wonder if the step to 38-55 takes more than one form die.

Make smoke,

I've had excellent results just resizing the 30-30 using the 38-55 dies. Before I adopted this method I tried blowing out 30-30 but had too many split cases. Just resizing directly to 38-55 I have very few splits.