38-55 long brass?

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boxhitch

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what are some good sources up here for brass, bullet molds and bits n pieces for 100 year old rifles?
A while ago I bought a sight from Epps but they never restocked it
 
saying that coming from Ontario says something
RW has been a go-to because they are local, thought there might be someone similar out east
 
Inter surplus has in the past had the longer brass, Starline. My source for long brass has been Dominion and Imperial. The shorter brass does work well in older rifles with the longer chambers. Bullets I use are cast. Original Winchester mould 255grs fn. Lyman 335 gr and I picked up the Lee 255 gr to try. Haven’t shot too many of the Lee but seem to work well. My Winchester 94 has a bore of 0.379 which of the older rifles did so something to keep in mind when figuring out when bullet sizing. Most of my shooting 38-55 is black powder. I do have a load using smokeless with IMR 4198 and the Winchester bullet.
 
Rusty Woods carries a lot of stuff that's harder to get elsewhere. Prophet River generally has a little better prices if they have what you are looking for. I've mail ordered from them a number of times. They carry Starline.
 
Yet another vote for Rusty Woods. I have bought long .38-55 brass there before, as well as powder, primers, dies, and he sells cast bullets too. He's also quite knowledgeable about smithing old guns if required.
 
RW is very accommodating, I asked about as-cast large dia bullets and they sent them no problem
item appears on their list now, great for pc'ing

Inter surplus can't be beat for short brass price right now, but after slugging the chamber on the old 1893 I want to try the long brass to fill the void that is obviously there, with the idea of keeping things cleaner

plus would like to try a couple different bullets and molds, just for S&G's
 
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