Source for 50-90 brass

[Mikedominick]

I've got about 50 rounds of 50 2.5 brass for my Shiloh. I spent 29 years in the LEO business and really had quit shooting except for work. For most of that time I was shooting 10k rounds a year in training and competition and burned out. I'm way behind on the brass and powder situation now! I retired last month and want to shoot my Shilohs, I found plenty of 1.5 Swiss, dug out my molds, found some 45-70 brass, but 50-90 brass seems to be tough. Any advice? I did order a box of loaded ammo from BACO, so now I'm up to 70.

[Don McDowell]

Keep an eye on Huntingtons, Track of the Wolf, BACO and Guns International, and in the meantime maybe Starline will get caught up and run a batch.

[Dave T]

What Don said.

I got my initial 40 rounds of 50 2 1/2" Sharps brass from Huntington's when I went there to buy 50-90 dies. Then I stumbled on a bag of 50 at Track of the Wolf while looking for something else.

Dave

[KenT7021]

Starline has .50-90 brass available as a backorder.That generallly means that is being produced now.

[JMN]

It's a pretty uncommon cartridge to find in stock anywhere. Just put in your order for Starline and wait. I had to wait about about 1 1/2 years for a bag of .50-70 in the middle of Covid. No one else in the U.S makes it. I called Starline after several months of waiting. They said they do a run whenever enough orders have piled up, usually about once a year. I expect they do all the .50-xx together.

There is (or at least was) a company in Australia making .50-xx brass but they weren't selling in the U.S due to the lack of some kind of government paperwork. You might see if it's available now.

[Mikedominick]

I found some thanks to another member, but now my problem is I have too much! I'll probably put some up on the sale page to spread the love.