Azone41 Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 I have picked up quite a bit of starline brass marked 38 super on the headstamp. My question is does starline mark the super comp different. If not how can you tell the super from the comp. I have never bought any starline I have always bought rem/win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Orr Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 SuperComp has the word Comp on the headstamp - and is non rimmed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincent Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 The headstamp is * 38 SUPERCOMP * so it's easy to tell apart by reading the headstamp. On the ground it's a bit harder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlamoShooter Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 Ap makes Super comp and regular brass - and with the Starline Comp brass you can set it in the case check gauge base first and it will set in to the gauge. The TJ brass is great = it has the same head size but bigger lip for the extractor. Watch out for the starline 9x23 Comp It may mess you up sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azone41 Posted June 27, 2006 Author Share Posted June 27, 2006 Great I wasn't sure that what I picked up was true 38 super or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIIID Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 Starlines brass for the 9x23 is stamped "9 super comp". Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shred Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 Starlines brass for the 9x23 is stamped "9 super comp".Rich or '9x23 Comp', in more recent batches. Old AP brass is the only one I know of that's stamped the same rimmed and rimless. Lacking a case gauge, the easiest way to tell rimless from rimmed (until you can just pick them up and tell), is to find a fired .40 case. Rimless Super brass of all kinds will drop base-first into .40 brass, rimmed won't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Orr Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 (edited) Lacking a case gauge, the easiest way to tell rimless from rimmed (until you can just pick them up and tell), is to find a fired .40 case. Rimless Super brass of all kinds will drop base-first into .40 brass, rimmed won't. Excellent. Edited June 28, 2006 by Merlin Orr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIIID Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 (edited) Shred, Did know they switched, I've still have a few thousand of the old that I haven't used. Rich Edited June 28, 2006 by RIIID Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussieboy Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 Starline makes 38 Super brass in 38 Super and 38 Super +P. Something to think about if you load brass you find at the range. Will the plain Super handle Major loads? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shred Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 Rich.. here's the change notice. Still lots of the old stuff out there though, so the problem hasn't gone away yet. 9 Super Comp (9x23) New Design-New Head Stamp As of 7-7-03 we have changed the head stamp to read 9x23 comp to allow easier identification because it looked too similar to the 38 Super Comp head stamp. At the same time, we slightly changed the interior design to allow the seating of heavier bullets (i.e. 147 grains) but change will in no way affect performance of case for use with lighter bullets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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