38 Special Brass: Known for its accuracy, the .38 Special is one of the most popular handgun cartridges in the world. Can be fired in all revolvers chambered for the .357 Magnum.
The 10mm Auto was designed primarily for law enforcement but was quickly abandoned in favor of the .40 S&W. Now making a comeback, this .40″ caliber handgun is more powerful than the .45 Auto with higher magazine capacity.
The .223 Remington is one of the most widely used centerfire cartridges today. Tracing its roots back to the .222 Remington, the .223 was designed to achieve certain ballistics for military use. The .223 Remington, when in its military form, is known as the 5.56x45mm NATO. The differences between the two being the pressures that they are loaded at and the chamber in the firearm itself. When loaded at .223 Remington pressures, Starline’s brass is safe to use in any firearm chambered for .223 or 5.56x45mm. If loaded to 5.56 pressures, you need to use firearms labeled for use with 5.56mm. It can be unsafe to fire 5.56mm ammunition in firearms with a .223 Remington chamber.
Introduced in 1955 by Winchester, the .243 Winchester is one of the most popular and versatile cartridges available. Derived from the .308 Winchester, the .243’s low recoil and flat trajectory make it an excellent all around cartridge. Due to a wide bullet selection being readily available, the .243 can be applied just as well on the shooting bench looking over prairie dog town as it can waiting for a whitetail from 15′ up a tree. The 243’s accuracy potential is excellent making it a popular choice of competitive shooters.
Introduced in 1997, the .260 Remington is another wildcat turned commercial cartridge. Utilizing a 6.5mm (.264″) diameter bullet, the .260 has a lot less recoil than its .308 parent case, but shoots much flatter. This has made it very popular in many shooting sports, and makes it an excellent choice for hunting in much of the U.S.
The .300 Blackout is based off of a shortened 5.56x45mm case that is necked to .30 caliber. For AR-15 platform rifles and pistols it only requires changing the barrel to go from 5.56 to .300 Blackout. The Blackout’s main purpose is to be used at subsonic velocities in suppressed firearms. Many bolt action and single shot rifles are now being produced in this caliber as well.
The venerable .308 Winchester has made quite a name for itself since it was first introduced in 1952. The .308 and its military equivalent, the 7.62x51mm Nato, is a very efficient cartridge that has excellent ballistics, while still being fairly easy on the shoulder. That, and its inherent accuracy have kept it thriving as both a competition and hunting caliber.
Designed for use by the US military as a light carbine in the 1940’s, the .30 carbine was used in the venerable M1 Carbine and the full auto M2 version. The gun of choice for many soldiers in WW11 the M1 is still very popular today. Ruger also offers the .30 Carbine in their popular Blackhawk revolver and new M1’s are available from Auto-Ordnance.
Designed for use in rifles and single action revolvers, this cartridge is making a strong comeback with the advent of cowboy action shooting. This cartridge can also be formed into .25-20, .218 Bee, and with special forming dies available from RCBS and Lee you can form a shortened version of the 7.62 Nagant cartridge.
327 Federal brass is a beefed up lengthened verison of the 32 H&R Mag. It was designed as a personal defense cartridge. It has light recoil making it easy to handle due to firing light weight bullets at high velocities. The 327 also has potential as a small game cartridge.
Basically a lengthened .32 S&W Long, the .32 H&R is one of the most powerful .32 caliber handgun cartridges available today.
Designed for use in small framed revolvers, this cartridge is basically a shortened version of the .32 H&R Magnum. This cartridge is safe to fire in .32 H&R revolvers.
The .357 Maximum was developed in the early 80’s by Ruger and Remington Arms as a silhouette cartridge for the Blackhawk revolver. This beefed up, elongated .357 Magnum has also been chambered in Dan Wesson revolvers as well as several single shot rifles and pistols including the T/C Contender.
Basically a lengthened version of the .38 special, the 357 Magnum is one of the most popular handgun calibers in the world. Almost every revolver manufacturer makes a firearm in this chambering. Also used in many lever action carbines. 357 Magnum Brass.
The .38-55 is the standard length of 2.080″ which is the same as Winchester case. Case mouth has thinner walls (.0072″ average thickness at mouth) than the Winchester case allowing for use of the wide variety of bullet diameters, especially in tight chamber/large bore situations.
The 38 Short Colt is basically a shortened 38 Special. It Is NOT a substitute for 38 S&W. It can be fired in most guns chambered for .38 Special or .357.
The .38 Super+P is a .38 Super case made of heavy duty material with standard semi-rimmed head design and similar internal dimensions.
Designed to fill the gap between the .357 Magnum and .44 Magnum, the .41 Magnum is a happy medium between power and recoil.
Also known as the .44-40 Winchester, .44 WCF, and .44 Winchester, this caliber gained popularity because of its availability in both rifles and handguns. The advent of Cowboy Action Shooting has helped to revive this obsolete vintage cartridge. Our .44-40 brass has a wall thickness of .0065″ but is still stiffer and less fragile than other brands, which makes it much easier to reload.
The 444 Marlin was introduced in the mid 60’s to give their model 336 Levergun a boost in horsepower. Over the years the .444 has been offered in a number of rifles and even a few pistols. It is another caliber that is seeing new life due to the changing game laws in many states allowing straightwall cartridges for deer hunting where they were previously limited to slug guns and muzzleloaders.
The most powerful commercial handgun cartridge for several years, the .44 Magnum is still one of the most popular handgun cartridges in the world. Almost every major handgun manufacturer produces a firearm in this caliber.
A forerunner to the .44 Magnum, the .44 Special is a very versatile revolver cartridge suited for uses spanning target shooting, self defense, and hunting.
The 450 Bushmaster was designed as a close range, big bore hunting caliber for the AR-15 platform. As with most AR cartridge conversions, it only requires swapping out the upper receiver. With the introduction of some new bolt action rifles in this caliber and many states changing game laws allowing straightwall cartridges for deer hunting, the .450 Bushmaster is enjoying a surge in popularity. Ruger now offers their American Ranch and Gunsite Scout bolt action rifles chambered in the .450 Bushmaster caliber. This cartridge utilizes the common .452″ diameter bullet, reloaders can use bullet weights anywhere from 160-350+ grains.
Originating in 1957, the .454 Casull is one of the most powerful revolver cartridges available today. This is basically a magnum version of the .45 Colt. It has been lengthened by .100″ so it can’t be fired in a .45 Colt firearm, though .45 Colt can be fired safely in a .454 Casull. Gun systems are available from Freedom Arms, Taurus, Ruger, Magnum Research, and Thompson/Center.