44 mag brass...seriously?

Swampman1 · June 5, 2013, 11:00 AM

44 magnum brass selling for 22-25 cents each? I realize the brass is a little longer than say, 40 S&W or 45 acp...but sheesh! I'd have to be desparate.

more_bullets · June 5, 2013, 12:27 PM

Wow! If I'd have known that I'd have sold all of mine! Lol

Nathan · June 5, 2013, 12:40 PM

It is more expensive because it is revolver brass of which 0 drops on the ground.

spacecoast · June 5, 2013, 12:56 PM

I pick up revolver brass whenever I can because...

1) I reload and have a lot of revolvers
2) you don't see that much of it
3) big bore brass is like finding quarters on the ground

I also pick up brass for guns I don't have and use it for trading, esp. rarer stuff like .32ACP and .32 S&W Long.

Pond, James Pond · June 5, 2013, 01:12 PM

Given what it costs over here, I'd snap it up at that price!!

100 Starline brass: €30, exc delivery!

rclark · June 5, 2013, 01:46 PM

Looking over at starline brass site 44Mag Brass :

500 for $96 or 19 cents a round
1000 for $168 or 17 cents a round

A bit cheaper and they last for a lot of reloads.

Boy, just noticed they aren't letting you backorder due to high demand!!!! What's up with this? both .45 Colt and .44Mag!!!! Interesting. Never saw this before. Who would be ordering so much brass????

buffalo · June 5, 2013, 03:50 PM

^^the people that are selling it for 3x those prices at the gun shows or on Gunbroker.

Fire_Moose · June 5, 2013, 04:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spacecoast

I pick up revolver brass whenever I can because...

1) I reload and have a lot of revolvers
2) you don't see that much of it
3) big bore brass is like finding quarters on the ground

I also pick up brass for guns I don't have and use it for trading, esp. rarer stuff like .32ACP and .32 S&W Long.

What Cha looking for for some of that 32 long?

Ozzieman · June 5, 2013, 07:03 PM

I have nothing but praise for Starline brass. I got 500, 44 Mag 6 months ago and its very good quality but, I went to look at their prices and noticed that they have 44 mag and they’re taking no orders or back orders.

orisolo · June 5, 2013, 07:26 PM

Im selling Brass on GB and sometimes i can't believe the prices i get.
There is a demand for brass these days.

spacecoast · June 6, 2013, 10:36 AM

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What Cha looking for for some of that 32 long?

Don't have any right now, traded it away already.

Salmoneye · June 7, 2013, 05:40 AM

I pick up all straight wall 'revolver' cases I find in the local privately owned, (but open to anyone who respects the place) absolutely free shooting range...In a two year period:

Appx. 2000 .38spcl
About 500 .357
About 200 .44spcl
About 100 .44mag
Six .41mag cases
And exactly One .45 Colt...

Tells me a lot about who shoots what, and about who does not let their brass hit the ground...

I don't even bother with the thousands upon thousands of 9mm, .40S&W, .223, etc., that litter the ground...

Ted D · June 30, 2013, 03:49 PM

I don't know if this belongs here but any how is .44-40 brass the same as .44mag brass.

bugs1961 · June 30, 2013, 04:13 PM

No. A basically similar looking case from a casual glance, but the 44-40 is actually a bottle-neck case and very different from .44 Spl or .44mag. The 44-40 is a low pressure cartridge designed for black powder and has much thinner case walls than .44 brass. Data for it is available on line or in the many reloading manuals.

Ted D · June 30, 2013, 04:27 PM

Thanks.

Real Gun · June 30, 2013, 05:40 PM

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44 magnum brass selling for 22-25 cents each?

That would be a good price, if you didn't have any. Today I paid 28 for fired brass and 31 for new Starline, both including shipping. I was glad to find it. Ever shopped for 44 Magnum brass?

But now I probably will never need to buy 44 mag brass again. That caliber hardly has my undivided attention.

Everything I bought two years ago is a steal in today's terms. Like real estate, it's always a good time to buy, done wisely.

Swampman1 · July 2, 2013, 06:58 PM

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That would be a good price, if you didn't have any. Today I paid 28 for fired brass and 31 for new Starline, both including shipping

At 28 cents ea. + the cost of bullets(25 cents ea.) + powder + primer...yikes!

Mike / Tx · July 2, 2013, 07:40 PM

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Six .41mag cases
And exactly One .45 Colt...

So that's where they went.....

BigD_in_FL · July 2, 2013, 08:17 PM

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At 28 cents ea. + the cost of bullets(25 cents ea.) + powder + primer...yikes!

but the brass lasts for a lot of reloads, so your price is moot

Boomer58cal · July 2, 2013, 08:46 PM

44 mag has just been sitting on the shelves at Cabela's in OR. $29 a 100.

Boomer

Constrictor · July 3, 2013, 07:16 AM

.25 per round is a great price for 44 mag brass.

schmellba99 · July 3, 2013, 08:14 AM

Wow.

The more I think about it, the bigger the favor my buddy owes me for giving him about 100 .44 mag cases the other day because I was tired of them taking up room.

medalguy · July 4, 2013, 12:17 AM

No one has mentioned yet that NEW .44 brass costs more because there isn't nearly as much of it made in a production run as other calibers. There's such a thing as scale of economy in manufacturing which means the more of something you make, the less expensive per piece it is. Once fired brass kinda comes under the same rule.

WESHOOT2 · July 4, 2013, 10:16 AM

'New' for hotties; 'used' for everything else.

RC20 · July 4, 2013, 01:37 PM

41 Mag is what sits up here.

I do note that you now seldom find any rifle brass on the ground. Seldom did find revolver brass even before and 9mm is still ubiquitous and easy acquired.

I picked up some PPU 30-06 the other day from young guys firing semi auto Remington. Other than that even the obvious non re-loaders are keeping it.

Its not about what it cost to make, its what you can get for it.

Probably something in between. You would think mfgs would jack price of everything up and should, then the panic would subside and it would drop back down.

Ahh well, do your best and hope it drops back to normal at some point.

June 5, 2013, 11:00 AM	#1
Swampman1 Senior Member Join Date: February 17, 2013 Location: South Louisiana Posts: 432	44 mag brass...seriously? 44 magnum brass selling for 22-25 cents each? I realize the brass is a little longer than say, 40 S&W or 45 acp...but sheesh! I'd have to be desparate.

June 5, 2013, 01:12 PM	#5
Pond, James Pond Senior Member Join Date: July 12, 2011 Location: Top of the Baltic stack Posts: 6,079	Given what it costs over here, I'd snap it up at that price!! 100 Starline brass: €30, exc delivery! __________________ When the right to effective self-defence is denied, that right to self-defence which remains is essentially symbolic. Freedom: Please enjoy responsibly.

June 5, 2013, 01:46 PM	#6
rclark Senior Member Join Date: February 12, 2009 Location: Butte, MT Posts: 2,622	Looking over at starline brass site 44Mag Brass : 500 for $96 or 19 cents a round 1000 for $168 or 17 cents a round A bit cheaper and they last for a lot of reloads. Boy, just noticed they aren't letting you backorder due to high demand!!!! What's up with this? both .45 Colt and .44Mag!!!! Interesting. Never saw this before. Who would be ordering so much brass???? __________________ A clinger and deplorable, MAGA, and life NRA member. When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns. Single Action .45 Colt (Sometimes colloquially referred to by its alias as the .45 'Long' Colt or .45LC). Don't leave home without it. That said, the .44Spec is right up their too... but the .45 Colt is still the king. Last edited by rclark; June 5, 2013 at 02:17 PM.

June 5, 2013, 07:03 PM	#9
Ozzieman Senior Member Join Date: December 14, 2004 Location: Northern Indiana Posts: 6,117	I have nothing but praise for Starline brass. I got 500, 44 Mag 6 months ago and its very good quality but, I went to look at their prices and noticed that they have 44 mag and they’re taking no orders or back orders. __________________ It was a sad day when I discovered my universal remote control did not in fact control the universe. Did you hear about the latest study.....5 out of 6 liberals say that Russian Roulette is safe.

June 5, 2013, 07:26 PM	#10
orisolo Member Join Date: April 24, 2013 Posts: 31	Im selling Brass on GB and sometimes i can't believe the prices i get. There is a demand for brass these days. __________________ I Got a lot of brass... http://300aacbrass.com/ -10% Coupon use code " forum-10 " "Who was born a Donkey will not die a Horse" (Unknown author - A fact of life)

June 5, 2013, 12:27 PM	#2
more_bullets Member Join Date: January 10, 2013 Posts: 67	Wow! If I'd have known that I'd have sold all of mine! Lol

June 5, 2013, 12:40 PM	#3
Nathan Senior Member Join Date: July 1, 2001 Posts: 6,331	It is more expensive because it is revolver brass of which 0 drops on the ground.

June 5, 2013, 12:56 PM	#4
spacecoast Senior Member Join Date: October 14, 2009 Location: Sunshine and Keystone States Posts: 4,461	I pick up revolver brass whenever I can because... 1) I reload and have a lot of revolvers 2) you don't see that much of it 3) big bore brass is like finding quarters on the ground I also pick up brass for guns I don't have and use it for trading, esp. rarer stuff like .32ACP and .32 S&W Long.

June 5, 2013, 03:50 PM	#7
buffalo Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2009 Location: SW Florida Posts: 103	^^the people that are selling it for 3x those prices at the gun shows or on Gunbroker.

June 7, 2013, 05:40 AM	#12
Salmoneye Senior Member Join Date: December 31, 2011 Location: Vermont Posts: 2,076	I pick up all straight wall 'revolver' cases I find in the local privately owned, (but open to anyone who respects the place) absolutely free shooting range...In a two year period: Appx. 2000 .38spcl About 500 .357 About 200 .44spcl About 100 .44mag Six .41mag cases And exactly One .45 Colt... Tells me a lot about who shoots what, and about who does not let their brass hit the ground... I don't even bother with the thousands upon thousands of 9mm, .40S&W, .223, etc., that litter the ground...

June 30, 2013, 03:49 PM	#13
Ted D Member Join Date: January 27, 2013 Location: Dayton.Ohio Posts: 76	I don't know if this belongs here but any how is .44-40 brass the same as .44mag brass. __________________ LIFE MEMBER OF THE NRA.GREENHORN RELOADER

June 30, 2013, 04:13 PM	#14
bugs1961 Member Join Date: October 15, 2010 Location: Anchorage Posts: 20	No. A basically similar looking case from a casual glance, but the 44-40 is actually a bottle-neck case and very different from .44 Spl or .44mag. The 44-40 is a low pressure cartridge designed for black powder and has much thinner case walls than .44 brass. Data for it is available on line or in the many reloading manuals.

June 30, 2013, 04:27 PM	#15
Ted D Member Join Date: January 27, 2013 Location: Dayton.Ohio Posts: 76	Thanks. __________________ LIFE MEMBER OF THE NRA.GREENHORN RELOADER

July 2, 2013, 08:46 PM	#20
Boomer58cal Senior Member Join Date: February 18, 2013 Location: closer than you think Posts: 967	44 mag has just been sitting on the shelves at Cabela's in OR. $29 a 100. Boomer __________________ The number one cause of death in the 20th century. 290,000,000 citizens were first disarmed and then murdered by their own governments. This number does not include those killed in war. We're from the government, we're here to help

July 3, 2013, 07:16 AM	#21
Constrictor Member Join Date: February 19, 2013 Posts: 49	.25 per round is a great price for 44 mag brass.

July 3, 2013, 08:14 AM	#22
schmellba99 Senior Member Join Date: January 8, 2008 Posts: 803	Wow. The more I think about it, the bigger the favor my buddy owes me for giving him about 100 .44 mag cases the other day because I was tired of them taking up room.

July 4, 2013, 12:17 AM	#23
medalguy Senior Member Join Date: August 31, 2009 Location: New Mexico Posts: 1,033	No one has mentioned yet that NEW .44 brass costs more because there isn't nearly as much of it made in a production run as other calibers. There's such a thing as scale of economy in manufacturing which means the more of something you make, the less expensive per piece it is. Once fired brass kinda comes under the same rule.

July 4, 2013, 10:16 AM	#24
WESHOOT2 Senior Member Join Date: February 20, 1999 Location: home on the range; Vermont (Caspian country) Posts: 14,324	'New' for hotties; 'used' for everything else. __________________ . "all my ammo is mostly retired factory ammo"

July 4, 2013, 01:37 PM	#25
RC20 Senior Member Join Date: April 10, 2008 Location: Alaska Posts: 7,014	41 Mag is what sits up here. I do note that you now seldom find any rifle brass on the ground. Seldom did find revolver brass even before and 9mm is still ubiquitous and easy acquired. I picked up some PPU 30-06 the other day from young guys firing semi auto Remington. Other than that even the obvious non re-loaders are keeping it. Its not about what it cost to make, its what you can get for it. Probably something in between. You would think mfgs would jack price of everything up and should, then the panic would subside and it would drop back down. Ahh well, do your best and hope it drops back to normal at some point.