OBSOLETE BRASS

15 February 2020, 22:17

Redstone

quote:
Originally posted by Bobster:
At $4-$5 per case, are you kidding?

Have you priced any out of production obsolete caliber brass lately?
Priced anything like available brass for .505 Gibbs?
.....Must be that be you have not NEEDED brass for the more esoteric calibers and have not had occasion to price Bertram brass?

We are lucky to have businesses like Robertson and Bertram that make brass that the “big companies” will not bother with because of too thin a margin. I doubt that Robertson or Bertram are becoming millionaires at their prices.....

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18 February 2020, 20:25

graybird

quote:
Originally posted by boom stick:
Find out why it is that price. This is not your average brass.

Meaning difficult to obtain brass, or quality? I've looked at their website before, but haven't the need to purchase yet.

Graybird

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23 February 2020, 22:51

400 Whelen

I just formed 250 9.5x57 MS cases. At $5.25 each that would cost more than $1300.00. For that I could build another rifle, buy the dies and a new reloading press. Wait until I tell the wife how much money I just saved.

24 February 2020, 07:19

Luckyducker

There is brass there that I am certain is still in production. One example is the 22-250 brass they are wanting $4.84 for each piece. I always try to sell good used brass that has been fired 2-3 times for half of new price, so I would make a killing on my bunch of 22-250. Yeah, no way! LOL

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25 February 2020, 18:09

Rusty

If I am not mistaken, all their brass is turned from bar stock. People say the quality is good. I just haven't had the need to buy it!

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27 February 2020, 02:29

Atkinson

I always check with Buffalo ARms Co. for any hard to come by brass, they sure have a lot of brass..www,buffaloarms.com

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27 February 2020, 18:48

TX Nimrod

quote:
If I am not mistaken, all their brass is turned from bar stock....

According to Huntington’s, you are.

https://www.huntingtons.com/store/home.php?cat=111

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27 February 2020, 19:26

Redstone

quote:
Originally posted by SHAMASH:
Anyone using these guys?

RCC BRASS

Hey Tex,
the OP was referring to RCC Brass, and it is turned.
Your link to Huntingtons is Bertram brass which is drawn......

27 February 2020, 20:34

z1r

quote:
Originally posted by Redstone:
quote:
Originally posted by SHAMASH:
Anyone using these guys?

RCC BRASS

Hey Tex,
the OP was referring to RCC Brass, and it is turned.
Your link to Huntingtons is Bertram brass which is drawn......

Correct, read it for yourself: https://www.rccbrass.com/how-its-made/

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28 February 2020, 21:27

TX Nimrod

quote:
Hey Tex,
the OP was referring to RCC Brass, and it is turned.
Your link to Huntingtons is Bertram brass which is drawn......

Thanks for the correction, not sure why I thought he was referring to Bertram.....

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29 February 2020, 00:39

Huvius

I’m not convinced that turned brass is better than drawn.
The only head separation of a rook case I’ve ever had was with turned brass.

29 February 2020, 08:05

NormanConquest

400Whelen, yep, the 9.5X57 brass is easy to form as well as a plethora of others. A good source of reference is Donnelly's "Handloaders guide of Cartridge Conversions".