414 Super Mag
by Paul 
, Saturday, January 10, 2026, 07:58 (11 days ago)
That's the only pistol caliber brass that's NOT in stock at Starline right now. That is, of the calibers they normally produce. 30-06 Springfield, 308 Winchester, 45-70 Government and 8.6 Blackout are the only rifle calibers listed as not in stock. It's great to see availability again. Just wish I had the funds to stock up on a couple calibers before the next political panic hits.
I wonder why they don't do a run of 25-20 or 25-35. They do mention that "The SAAMI spec for .25-20 & .218 Bee is smaller at the base than the .32-20 which can cause clearance issues on some rifles." so they're aware of a market for other calibers. I guess the market, or their perception of it, just isn't great enough to justify tooling up and doing a run.
414 Super Mag
by Hoot 
, Diversityville, Liberal-sota, Saturday, January 10, 2026, 08:48 (11 days ago) @ Paul
Re: .25-20's converted from .32-20's...
I know Bryan Pettit (sp?) had issues with some rifle of his not tolerating converted brass. And here I thought it was identical except for the neck. I have a bunch of converted brass but both my Marlin and my Husky seem to be able to use it although one or the other (can't recall) takes a little 'push' for them to chamber.
I REALLY need to shoot them more....(sigh)....
32-20 Magnum
by Paul , Saturday, January 10, 2026, 09:25 (11 days ago) @ Hoot
Way back in the 20th Century the local sporting goods store owner got his hands on a CBC break action singleshot in 32-20. He came up with some dies and started loading his own ammo for it. I always wished I had a chronograph back then. It would have been interesting to see how hot he loaded it. The CBC was built like a bank vault with VERY heavy chamber walls. His philosophy was, "if a bit of powder is good, a bit more is better." I heard rumors that a few older 38's blew up using his ammo, he loaded it the same way, by guess and by golly!
25-20 brass
I have a fair amount of 25-20 that is headstamped Starline. They make occasional runs of it, but only to contracted purchasers, never for general sale.
The last batch I purchased was through Huntingtons, just a short time before they closed up shop permanently. Unfortunately the demand was so great at that time they restricted the amount you could purchase, else I would have stockpiled more.
I warned Bryan about the lack of both brass and ammo when he announced the purchase of his 25-20, which I believe took him off guard. He may have assumed, as I had, that it was simply a matter of trotting down to the local gun store/bait shop and buying whatever you wished, but “shortages” and Covid pretty much ended that for many niche cartridges.
As you mentioned, 32-20 brass is often larger at the base, so converting it can result in out of tolerance specs. But like everything else, not all 32-20 is the same. Some appears to be similar in base diameter to 25-20\218 Bee.
Remington has recently resumed production of 25-20, but the scalpers seem to have cornered the market, and prices are hovering around an astonishing 100+ bucks per box, over 2 dollars a round! I remember as a kid in the mid 1960’s a relative who owned a Winchester Model 70 that had been rechambered to 300 Weatherby. He bragged then that every time he fired it, he was throwing a silver dollar at his target. That has stuck with me over 60 years, and now I find myself doing the same (and more!) firing the most mundane of rounds.
Holy smokes, I am officially an old codger!
Otony
25-20 brass
I should have mentioned that I also have supplies of old 25-20 brass by Remington and Winchester, but that Winchester brass quality has been a bit problematic. A real shame considering they introduced the cartridge!
Otony
25-20 brass
by Hoot , Diversityville, Liberal-sota, Saturday, January 10, 2026, 12:23 (11 days ago) @ Otony
We were at a little show south of us a couple-three weeks back. A vendor there had some brass and, knowing it was scarce and usually lots more than what he was asking, I bought it all---maybe 200 rounds. Once we got home, I went to put it away in the coffee can with my other brass only to find that can was full! Probably don't need to source any more .25-20's... 
This is depressing.......
by Gunner , St Louis, Sunday, January 11, 2026, 19:07 (9 days ago) @ Paul
I saw the title and got excited, then I read the post 
Thought maybe Paul acquired a 414 Supermag firearm, I always wanted one of the Dan Wesson 414 Supermag revolvers. Years ago I ran into a really nice 7.5" Ruger 357 Max, cheap, bought it with the idea of converting it to 414 SM, after a while I lost interest in the project and sold off the 357 Max 
Gunner
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