starline brass...

jbcricket · July 25, 2010, 10:01 PM

does anybody know what the heck is going on with starline brass? I've been trying to get some brass from them for months and they've been on back order. I figured it was because the brass i wanted was somewhat specialized but then today i looked on their website and almost every kind of brass they make is on back order. Are they just having a hard time keeping up with demand or are they going by by?!

jgcoastie · July 25, 2010, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by jbcricket

just having a hard time keeping up with demand

^ This.

**Shane Tuttle** · July 25, 2010, 10:14 PM

Demand. Place your order and be patient. You won't be disappointed.

Smilin Jack · July 26, 2010, 12:21 PM

Try Midwayusa.com they carry it. Great people, never had a problem.

DiscoRacing · July 26, 2010, 12:23 PM

I got four or five calibers from them in the last year... had to wait five or six weeks for each one to arrive... what caliber are you trying to get??

VTRich · July 26, 2010, 05:26 PM

I've found the "expected availability" date they post is usually pretty accurate. Worth the wait!

DiscoRacing · July 26, 2010, 05:44 PM

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expected availability

Ive always gotten mine earlier than the date they had posted.

riverwalker76 · July 26, 2010, 06:41 PM

They're a smaller operation, and haven't caught up with their demand needs yet. Place and order and wait. That's about the only way you will get any if you really want them. They stay on backorder for months at a time ... from my experience.

FrankenMauser · July 27, 2010, 12:50 AM

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I've found the "expected availability" date they post is usually pretty accurate. Worth the wait!

It depends on what you order.

I had some come in 3 months ahead of schedule last year. However, my last order has been pushed back, and pushed back, and pushed back, and pushed back.... I am currently 4 months beyond the expected date.

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I take that back. I just double checked my order. I am 4 months beyond the original date, and the next expected date is 4 months in the future! It will be 10 months on backorder, if the brass actually ships at the next expected date.

DiscoRacing · July 27, 2010, 05:51 AM

maybe I should sell some of mine that I have stockpiled

Doodlebugger45 · July 27, 2010, 09:30 AM

They are always backordered because the word has gotten out that they make extremely good consistent brass at a price lower than the big guys. You can sometimes get it from Midway or some other online store more quickly but it will be more expensive.

wilkersk · July 27, 2010, 07:35 PM

If you're reloading .45acp on a Dillon press with Dillon powder die, watch out. They have trouble digesting Starline .45 acp brass.

No problem though. Starline will modify the flare on your dillon powder funnel, and all will work fine, even with other brass.

I sent mine in with a note, and got it back in about a week. See their web site for details.

mrawesome22 · July 27, 2010, 09:48 PM

I know their 454Casull brass is great. Seems to be top notch quality on the cheap.

Crankylove · July 27, 2010, 10:20 PM

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my last order has been pushed back, and pushed back, and pushed back, and pushed back

.327 Federal Mag?

jbcricket · July 28, 2010, 02:09 AM

well thanks for the info everyone. I was just worried that they might be going out of business or something. I can wait as long as i know its coming eventually. Incidentally i was trying to get 45 win mag and 45 super brass.

noylj · July 28, 2010, 05:34 AM

Yeah, they have to get enough back orders for the really special brass before they change tooling for it. Be glad you aren't trying to get 9mm Win Mag brass.
At least they give you an expected date or tell you that they have to get enough back orders to make it profitable.
They seem like really nice people, but they don't like any one bad mouthing their brass without numbers or facts to back it up—they have pride in what they are doing. If you do have a problem, they are very helpful.

July 25, 2010, 10:01 PM	#1
jbcricket Member Join Date: April 28, 2009 Location: idaho Posts: 85	starline brass... does anybody know what the heck is going on with starline brass? I've been trying to get some brass from them for months and they've been on back order. I figured it was because the brass i wanted was somewhat specialized but then today i looked on their website and almost every kind of brass they make is on back order. Are they just having a hard time keeping up with demand or are they going by by?!

July 25, 2010, 10:14 PM	#3
Shane Tuttle Staff Join Date: November 28, 2005 Location: Montana Posts: 9,443	Demand. Place your order and be patient. You won't be disappointed. __________________ If it were up to me, the word "got" would be deleted from the English language. Posting and YOU: http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/posting

July 26, 2010, 12:21 PM	#4
Smilin Jack Senior Member Join Date: December 31, 2009 Location: West Florida Republic Posts: 131	Try Midwayusa.com they carry it. Great people, never had a problem. __________________ History will never record how many men have performed great deeds because they were driven out of their homes by some unbearable trait of their wives, from which they fled, almost joyfully, to face as an alternative peril and even death. Major John Reid

July 26, 2010, 12:23 PM	#5
DiscoRacing Senior Member Join Date: December 19, 2008 Location: milton, wv Posts: 3,640	I got four or five calibers from them in the last year... had to wait five or six weeks for each one to arrive... what caliber are you trying to get?? __________________ Desert Eagle Alliance Group Launcher Extraordinaire ______ ----Get Busy Live'n.....Or....Get Busy Die'n......Red -------They call me Dr. Bob,,,, I have a PhD in S&W

July 26, 2010, 06:41 PM	#8
riverwalker76 Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 993	They're a smaller operation, and haven't caught up with their demand needs yet. Place and order and wait. That's about the only way you will get any if you really want them. They stay on backorder for months at a time ... from my experience. __________________ *Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto* - “You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind each blade of grass.”

July 26, 2010, 05:26 PM	#6
VTRich Senior Member Join Date: October 3, 2005 Location: Vermont Posts: 288	I've found the "expected availability" date they post is usually pretty accurate. Worth the wait!

July 27, 2010, 05:51 AM	#10
DiscoRacing Senior Member Join Date: December 19, 2008 Location: milton, wv Posts: 3,640	maybe I should sell some of mine that I have stockpiled __________________ Desert Eagle Alliance Group Launcher Extraordinaire ______ ----Get Busy Live'n.....Or....Get Busy Die'n......Red -------They call me Dr. Bob,,,, I have a PhD in S&W

July 27, 2010, 09:30 AM	#11
Doodlebugger45 Senior Member Join Date: April 15, 2009 Location: Wyoming Posts: 1,717	They are always backordered because the word has gotten out that they make extremely good consistent brass at a price lower than the big guys. You can sometimes get it from Midway or some other online store more quickly but it will be more expensive.

July 27, 2010, 07:35 PM	#12
wilkersk Member Join Date: April 2, 2009 Location: Western Washington Posts: 57	If you're reloading .45acp on a Dillon press with Dillon powder die, watch out. They have trouble digesting Starline .45 acp brass. No problem though. Starline will modify the flare on your dillon powder funnel, and all will work fine, even with other brass. I sent mine in with a note, and got it back in about a week. See their web site for details. __________________ *"Diligentia, Vis, Celeritas"*

July 27, 2010, 09:48 PM	#13
mrawesome22 Senior Member Join Date: November 9, 2005 Location: Ohio, Appalachia's foothills. Posts: 3,779	I know their 454Casull brass is great. Seems to be top notch quality on the cheap.

July 28, 2010, 02:09 AM	#15
jbcricket Member Join Date: April 28, 2009 Location: idaho Posts: 85	well thanks for the info everyone. I was just worried that they might be going out of business or something. I can wait as long as i know its coming eventually. Incidentally i was trying to get 45 win mag and 45 super brass.

July 28, 2010, 05:34 AM	#16
noylj Senior Member Join Date: October 21, 2007 Location: Between CA and NM Posts: 858	Starline Yeah, they have to get enough back orders for the really special brass before they change tooling for it. Be glad you aren't trying to get 9mm Win Mag brass. At least they give you an expected date or tell you that they have to get enough back orders to make it profitable. They seem like really nice people, but they don't like any one bad mouthing their brass without numbers or facts to back it up—they have pride in what they are doing. If you do have a problem, they are very helpful.