WTB .45 cowboy special brass

[mortman]

anyone?

thanks,

c.

[Garrison Joe]

More folks on the Cowboy wire will have that brass.  But it's rather rare to find someone selling it.

 

I used to use the Starline special production C45Spl brass.  Now I just trim off old .45 Colt cases.  Lasts longer.  I make as many as I want.

 

good luck, GJ

[mortman]

Hi Joe,

do you cut them with a hacksaw?, would be a great way to make use of splits.

-c. :)

[Garrison Joe]

A cheap Harbor Freight chop saw with an abrasive blade to get within about 10 thousands of the final length of 0.898"  Drilled a couple of half-inch holes in a block of oak to hold the cases while chopping off. 

 

Then a Lyman case trimmer to do that last little bit of trimming to length.  Can trim about 3-4 a minute that way.  Then a hand reaming tool to bevel inside and outside the mouth.

 

With a power case processing tool, those steps would be even faster.

 

good luck, GJ

 

 

[Baltimoreed11754]

Got some backordered from starline. Who knows when.

[mortman]

A cheap Harbor Freight chop saw with an abrasive blade to get within about 10 thousands of the final length of 0.898"  Drilled a couple of half-inch holes in a block of oak to hold the cases while chopping off. 

 

Then a Lyman case trimmer to do that last little bit of trimming to length.  Can trim about 3-4 a minute that way.  Then a hand reaming tool to bevel inside and outside the mouth.

 

With a power case processing tool, those steps would be even faster.

 

good luck, GJ

thanks, Joe, gonna give it a try.

-c.

[Old Man Graybeard]

A friend of mine uses a Forstner bit in a drill press to trim 45 colt to 45 cowboy special length