.338 Win Mag brass ...

[ranbur]

Used, once fired ... how much should I be paying for it?

Thanks

 

[Dogleg]

If its all matching, half of new price.

 

[Slamfire]

My guess from a buyer's point of view which assumes it's from factory loads once fired, not corroded and not damaged in any way, and is based on remaining case life -

Depending on the brand, assume new 338 WM brass is $X a piece. Assume no more than Y reloads per case before it gets tossed and it's been loaded and fired once already.

Then X - 1 * X/Y = X - X/Y = X (1 - 1/Y)

 

[t-star]

depends if you bump the shoulder back or not as well- if it's something like a bar where the shoulder gets bumped back every time no more than 3-4- no bump ,maybe 1 or 2 more - this is assuming full strength loads with 250- 275/300s slugs- where the 338 was meant to be

 

[Hitzy]

Higginsons lists it for $25/50...

 

[Slamfire]

A quick survey of pricing for new brass for comparison: Hornady - $90.99 per 50; Nosler - $134.99 per 50 (Cabela's - backorder-able). Might be cheaper to acquire brass by purchasing factory loads.