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The Bullseye folks love it.
Don't know about their bottleneck stuff.

Starline is as good as I've ever used.

I have used the 6.5CM,6CM and 308 Win plus tons of pistol brass.The rifle brass is as good as any out there.

Didn't they just recently get into bottleneck brass... like in the last couple years? Their pistol brass is highly regarded but I've heard and read some mixed reviews on their bottleneck stuff.

I use it for my 41&44 mags. It's a tad hard but I have no problems with it. I have 100 new pieces for my 7-08 that I haven't loaded yet so I can't speak for the rifle brass. Not to mention the Starline store is about 40 miles away.

All I’ve used is 44 Magnum brass. Good stuff and my favorite. I have no idea about bottleneck rifle brass.

Good stuff. In the BPCR realm folks suggest they be annealed before the first firing. Not heard of that being an issue with bottlenecks.

Other than .32-20 to reform to .25-20, I've used their .357 mag; .40 S&W; 10 mm; .41 mag; .44 mag;.45 ACP; .500 S&W and .45-70. It's always worked well for me and they've always been a good company to deal with.

Folks opinions don’t mean anything without some detailed info.
Like how many reloads?
Do they weigh the brass?
Do they measure neck thickness?
Do they measure runout?
Do they measure anything but powder charge, OAL, and group size? Do they even measure those?
Do they pay attention to es/sd?
Do they load hot?
Ect....

Some folks will tell you it’s the best they’ve used. But is it the only they’ve used? Are they comparing it to Hornady, Winchester, RP?

32 S&W, 32 H&R, 32-20, 38 Special, 357, 357 Maximum, 10mm, 38-40, 41 Mag, 44 Special, 44 Mag, 45 Colt, 45 Auto Rim, 480 Ruger, 500 Linebaugh, and 45-70. I guess I like Starline. 32-20 and 38-40 are the only bottleneck bras I've tried but I have no reason to suspect the rest of their rifle brass isn't excellent quality.

You and I shoot alike...

I'm less than impressed with my 38 Super brass.

I'm losing at least 10% due to spliting on every firing.

I've used Starline brass for .44 Special & .44 Magnum for years, no complaints. The Magnum loads were often Max. hunting loads, no split necks, loose primer pockets or other issues.

41 mag,44spl,44mag,357/38,45-70,458Socom and the 6.5 Creed.

There have been a few others over the years but have not had any problems with neck splits or problems with them being harder than other types of brass.

The 6.5,Socom as well as the pistols have been shot so many times i could not say.

Primer pockets have been normal as long as one has not gone to high with pressure.

Starline 357 works fine as is but 45-70 &45-90 need annealing before 1st resizing just the way it is. Mb

I've used quite a few calibers of their pistol cases, but just bought my first Starline bottle necks.

A quick check of 7 or 8 showed consistent weight & neck thickness.

I only reload bottle neck rifle cartridges, and so far so good. I'll be honest, I only have one firing on some .260 Rem brass, but so far so good. I can tell you that new in the factory package, it's in a lot better shape than Hornady brass I have bought. Oh, I forgot, I have some 6.5 Creedmoor loads using Starline brass I need to test out, but they were all consistent on weight and length new from the package. I can't say that about all other brands of brass I have used. I guess I like it enough, that I have 250 6.5 Grendel on backorder with them.

In years past I've used it for 44 Spec. $5 Colt, 45 Auto Rim, and 357. I found it long-lasting , uniform. Excellent brass.

45-90 was the last Brass I ordered from Starline 1000 cases It took them about 2 to 3 months to ship and this was several years ago.
I have ordered other Brass from them. I can not remember what Calibers.
I am a no body but I like there Brass.
Way back a lot of Competition Guy's used there Brass. I do not know if they still do.

I've used their straight and bottleneck brass for years and it's great stuff. I just wish they'd bring out some Hornet brass so we had some stuff to use in that lil' wunder gewehr!