New brass

Wow is all I can say. I have been loading my old mixed assortment of brass for quite some time now, and finally opened a bag of starline and the difference it made in my sd and es is unreal. I have never had a single digit sd until now. I was really impressed in that it was also with the first boolits I ever cast and powder coated.
I have lurked for awhile on here but just now joined.

Welcome , great to hear about you success.

Great to hear.

Welcome to the forum!

Glad it worked out for you i to like starline brass.

Thanks. Hope to glean a lot of knowledge from y’all.

I have been a fan of Starline brass since they first hit the market with .32 H&R Magnum brass. I have since used Starline in a variety of calibers with complete satisfaction.

However, Starline cleans their brass so clean that I get excessive drag, both when sizing and also when expanding the case necks. There is an easy solution. I throw the brass in my Dillon tumbler with Dillon’s case polish and it then runs through my Dillon 550B’s “slick-as can be”.

FWIW,
Dale53

Another "Welcome to the forum" here.

Dale53 I noticed that as well. It was a lot easier and smoother to mess with after they were fired once. Ty Der Gerbirgsjager.

Even in carbide dies I very lightly lube pistol cases to ease sizing and I think it helps with consistency. New brass is more consistent as to primer pockets flatness, flash hole size, wall thickness, hardness ( unless you anneal) and form. brass that's been loaded a lot the primer pockets may no longer be as flat, flash holes may vary more due to heat pressures, brass has flowed forward, and necks may not be the same hardness thru. Unless you unigotm pockets anneal trim and ream flash hole good new brass should be at the top

This was my first go at casting and powder coating. Attachment 245336

The bullets look great!

Thank you.

I found Starline brass to be very consistent also. I use it for all my Hunting rounds in the 45-70. My practice rounds are mostly W-W and a few R-P thrown in...but Starline give the most consistent groups on paper.

redhawk

Welcome to the forum from one state over.

Welcome brother. You will love this place. I has a great bunch of people that are willing to help with a lot of experience. Your boolits look great. I had the very same experience with brass as you did. For years my cheap butt would scrounge any and every kind, brand and condition of brass I could get my hands on. Crimps, due to lengths, were all over the place. I finally decided to buy some Starline brass and have never looked back. Good luck and keep up the good work.

Thank y’all. I guess it proves the old adage that you get what you pay for. That said I still load my old cheap mixed brass for 10 grain unique loads and will til it all splits or the primer pockets wallow out too much.

Back when I was doing product evaluations for the American Single Shot Journal, I was sent a batch of Starline's then-new 38-55 brass to try out. By every metric I could apply that stuff was the best!! When I started loading 327 Fed Mag for my two revolvers, I went ahead and ordered that caliber from Starline as well. As Dale53 and others have observed, if there is any problem with it, it's that the brass is so squeaky clean that sometimes you have to lube the case mouth to bell it. I wholeheartedly recommend Starline brass!

Froggie