Starline Offering 308 Winchester Come August 15th

[Four-Sixty]

250 for $116
500 for $199
1,000 for $376

https://www.starlinebrass.com/brass-cases/308-Win/

[Jeff Michel]

They must of got some annealing furnaces. Maybe this will be the last road block for them to produce bottle necked cartridge cases.

[dragon813gt]

I am more interested in 300BO which is another cartridge they are going to produce. I still don't understand why 308 when cheap plentiful LC brass is available. There are lots of bottleneck cartridges that people want but can't get.

[jmort]

I sent them email begging them to do 30-30. This is a step in the right direction, but there is no shortage of .308 or .223 brass for that matter.

[GRUMPA]

I would imagine as a company they're going for bottle neck cases that are in extremely high demand to make the venture pay off.

[dragon813gt]

I understand wanting to sell quantity. But I personally can't see paying that price when LC is cheap and available. Either way it's a move in the right direction.

[C. Latch]

Oh please please expand to a full line of bottlenecks......

[runfiverun]

y'all need to remember that Star-line is still a small family run operation.
they are still small enough that an investment like this is big enough to ruin them as a company if it doesn't pay for itself fairly quickly.

I probably don't 'need' any 308 cases.
but if I can put the money together I can see myself getting 500 pieces of their brass and assigning it to one of my better rifles.

[jmort]

The .308 brass as described, seems like it will be an excellent choice for cast bullets. If they are doing this, I can't wait for the .30-30.

"Our .308 case is slightly thicker than most other brands towards the base, giving it slightly less case capacity. This feature will allow the reloader to reduce their load slightly and still achieve the same velocity as other brands."

[harley45]

I agree with most everyone else that it's a step in the right direction and I'll support them with a purchase and segregate it for my Rem 700 LTR

[Jayhawkhuntclub]

+1 on wanting them to do 300 BO! Love Starline brass. I wouldn't complain about them doing some 6.5 Grendel either!

[Fishman]

I am more interested in 300BO which is another cartridge they are going to produce. I still don't understand why 308 when cheap plentiful LC brass is available. There are lots of bottleneck cartridges that people want but can't get.

Dragon, I wasn't able to find any info on them producing the 300BO on the net. Not doubting you, just wondering the source of the information? It seems a natural fit given the other small bottleneck cartridges they already produce.

The .308 sounds nice. Just load and go with my x-die and no trimming required.

[bruce drake]

I'd buy their 308 Brass over Lapua or Norma if their quality control is as good as those other two companies and on par with their pistol brass.
I know that Hornady Brass is ****! I've bought 6.5 Creedmoor and 6.5 Swedish brass from Hornady this year and quality control and case life is horrible. If Starline puts out 308 Win brass, I 'll be able to trim them down for my 6.5 Creedmoor rifle and have a dedicated set for that rifle.

And for everyone talking about Lake City being plentiful, they may be forgetting that the majority of the surplus LC brass you can purchase has been shot in machineguns so that leaves them open for interpretation about case stretching from being fired in a full-auto leading to shorter case life.

[dragon813gt]

Dragon, I wasn't able to find any info on them producing the 300BO on the net. Not doubting you, just wondering the source of the information? It seems a natural fit given the other small bottleneck cartridges they already produce.

The .308 sounds nice. Just load and go with my x-die and no trimming required.

I honestly forget where I saw it. 308 and 300BO were going to be the first two produced from what I read. I did not call Starline to ask about this. So I may be spreading unsubstantiated rumors

[JSH]

This may be a business move and the hand loaders get any over runs? They are but a hop skip and jump from lake city. If the make 308 and 223 they could be chasing a military contract of some sort. None the less I too support them along with Sierra,Hodgdon,bushnell and some others are a home town team for me so to speak.
To compete with lapua the better have their ducks in a row. And if any company can do it I would say it is them.

[nicholst55]

I'd REALLY like to see them offer 7.62X54R brass, personally.

[bruce drake]

I'd REALLY like to see them offer 7.62X54R brass, personally.

that's good for me as well!

[376Steyr]

40 cents per Starline .308 case, which sounds like it might be a NATO-spec case, is a good deal. I have hundreds of dollars invested in tools to beat LC brass into submission for use in my M1A, and I suspect I might have been better off to have spent the money on Starline brass, if it had been available at the time. Here's hoping they soon give us the full range of '06 based cases, from 22-250 to 35 Whelen.

[Geezer in NH]

y'all need to remember that Star-line is still a small family run operation.
they are still small enough that an investment like this is big enough to ruin them as a company if it doesn't pay for itself fairly quickly.

I probably don't 'need' any 308 cases.
but if I can put the money together I can see myself getting 500 pieces of their brass and assigning it to one of my better rifles.

308 cases in that scenario would be the last they should start with IMHO.

[Fishman]

I honestly forget where I saw it. 308 and 300BO were going to be the first two produced from what I read. I did not call Starline to ask about this. So I may be spreading unsubstantiated rumors

Well here's hoping. More choices are always better.