.357 MAG 1000+

This lot of 357 Magnum once fired brass gives handloaders 1,000 cases in a single order, which is enough to keep a revolver fed for years. Headstamps are mixed and the lot may contain both brass and nickel finished cases. It is raw material for the loading bench rather than loaded ammunition.

Straight walled revolver cases are the best value in all of handloading. They are thick, tough, and survive an enormous number of firing cycles when loaded sensibly. Buy a thousand once and you may never need to buy them again, which is a claim very few shooting components can make honestly.

Why 357 Magnum brass is worth buying in bulk

Revolver cases live an easy life compared to semi automatic brass. There is no extractor slamming them into a wall, no feed ramp scarring, and no chamber stretching them the way a rifle does. Cases from a wheel gun often outlast the shooter’s interest in the load.

That longevity is exactly why a thousand piece lot of 357 Magnum brass makes so much sense. Loaded moderately, each case can be reloaded many times over, so the cost per loaded round drops to the price of a primer, a charge of powder and a bullet. Few components pay for themselves so completely.

What the 357 Magnum brass lot includes

• One thousand once fired cases in a single lot at a genuine bulk price.
• Mixed headstamps, giving you plenty of options if you want to sort by manufacturer.
• A mix of brass and nickel finished cases, both of which reload normally.
• Straight walled revolver construction that tolerates many loading cycles.
• Also usable for .38 Special loads seated in the longer case where your data allows.

Specifications and processing notes

The lot consists of 1,000 pieces of once fired 357 Magnum brass with mixed headstamps, in a mixture of brass and nickel finishes. Nothing has been cleaned, sized or sorted. Brass typically ships either the same day or the next, with an estimated arrival of two to three days.

Preparation is straightforward on straight walled cases. Tumble the brass clean, inspect each piece for splits at the mouth, size and deprime, then check the length against your manual before loading. Trimming is rarely needed on revolver cases loaded at sensible pressures.

Sorting, loading and storing your 357 Magnum cases

Sort by finish if you want an easy visual way to track loading cycles, since nickel and yellow cases are impossible to confuse at a glance. Many loaders use one finish for full power loads and the other for light practice charges. It is a simple system that works without any record keeping at all.

Inspect the case mouths carefully after each firing, because splits are how straight walled brass finally dies. A cracked mouth is easy to spot and the case simply goes in the scrap bucket. Annealing extends case life if you shoot the same brass hard over many years.

Store your cases dry, ideally in sealed ammo cans with a desiccant pack, since tarnish and corrosion are the only real threats to brass in storage. A thousand cases stack neatly into one can. Label it with the count and the condition.

Pair the brass with bullets, primers and anything else you need from our ammunition catalog so the whole project arrives together. A bench waiting on one component is a bench producing nothing, and shipping everything together keeps your costs down as well.

Once fired revolver brass in bulk is one of the best deals available to a handloader, and a thousand piece lot of 357 Magnum cases is a lifetime supply for most shooters. Clean it, size it, and start loading. This ammunition ships straight to your door wherever state and local law allows.