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Making. 50-70 brass
Aug 18th, 2024 at 8:57pm
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Which is the best route to take when making cases for a .50-70? Use. 348 Winchester brass or 32 gauge hulls? Most likely I'll be using smokeless bp equivalent loads but may go to the dark side with real bp once in a while. Thanks
  
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Reply #1 - Aug 19th, 2024 at 11:51am
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There are videos on u-tube about how to convert the .32 hulls to 50-70. Just remember the .32 are larger than the 50-70 so you need to create tooling to shrink the hulls and a good lathe will be a big help. Also be very careful about your loads as the hulls are folded head and thin as newsprint.
  
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Reply #2 - Aug 19th, 2024 at 11:58am
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Considering the cost of the 32 ga shells which I think someone said was $4 each, and the necessary tooling;  I'd just wait until they become available again.   Or, you can get them off GunBroker for $6 or so which is still probably cheaper than setting up tooling to make them.  I'm sure glad I got all my 50-70 brass 20 years or more back.   I hope I never need to get more.

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Reply #3 - Aug 19th, 2024 at 8:13pm
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I bought .50-70 brass from Starline just last fall and it was in stock. Never knew there was a shortage until now?
  
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Reply #4 - Aug 19th, 2024 at 8:40pm
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I sold some to a guy here a few days ago cause I didn't really need them. Maybe I should have kept them? Oh well you help folks out if you can.



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Reply #5 - Aug 19th, 2024 at 9:19pm
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jhm wrote on Aug 19th, 2024 at 8:40pm:
I sold some to a guy here a few days ago cause I didn't really need them. Maybe I should have kept them? Oh well you help folks out if you can.
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I sold about 20 of mine (cut down) to the guy who bought the Model 1867 Navy Rolling Block pistol I sold. I don't own a .50-70, but kept the other 30 new cases just in case I ever got one again.
  
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Reply #6 - Aug 21st, 2024 at 1:01pm
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Not sure if you want to mess with this but Johansen has them for about $2.20 per case in packages of 50.

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Reply #7 - Aug 21st, 2024 at 2:19pm
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Or do as I did for my no.2 Musket and get some once-fired 470 NE brass, or 500/465 - there actually is a lot of brass that can serve as basic brass for 50-70.
  
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SchwarzStock wrote on Aug 21st, 2024 at 1:01pm:
Not sure if you want to mess with this but Johansen has them for about $2.20 per case in packages of 50.

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SwartzStock is correct, but I would advise the assistance of a German speaker, the site and their sales contract is in German. The important thing is they're Starline.
  
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Reply #9 - Sep 7th, 2024 at 10:47am
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Nice thread. I've made 45-75 but not 50-70
  
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condorsc wrote on Sep 3rd, 2024 at 12:15am:
SchwarzStock wrote on Aug 21st, 2024 at 1:01pm:
Not sure if you want to mess with this but Johansen has them for about $2.20 per case in packages of 50.

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SwartzStock is correct, but I would advise the assistance of a German speaker, the site and their sales contract is in German. The important thing is they're Starline.


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Reply #11 - Sep 14th, 2024 at 9:03pm
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Can a U.S. citizen import reloading components from Germany?  Huh
  
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Reply #12 - Sep 16th, 2024 at 12:57pm
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Brass and bullets are no issue. Much cheaper if you can find a US military contact that is stationed in Germany, they can send it via the APO for 1/4 to 1/3 the German postal rate.
  
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Re: Making. 50-70 brass
Reply #13 - Sep 16th, 2024 at 2:50pm
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The Bertrum Brass USA website states that due to circumstances beyond , they will not saw what? their control they are no longer importing brass into the USA and when current stocks are sold out website will be closed.
Either the Australian government or the USA will not allow import or export?
Anyone in OZ know?
  
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