I spoke with a person at Buffalo Arms today to get an update on Jamison brass for the 38-72. He personally checked the box of 38-72 brass and confirmed what their computer says ..... they only have one, single brass casing of Jamison 38-72 brass. There is a rumor, however, that Jamison's financial difficulties are being worked on and they (or whoever is taking them over) may be starting up production again. If the rumor is true (and who knows) then we have no idea when this shortage will be met.
In the meantime, they have lots of Bertram brass as well as their own 38-72 brass made from reformed 444 Marlin brass. I have 19 of the reformed 444 brass and they are good stuff, except that you will probably have to thin the neck walls a bit, as they are thicker than original spec (being made from very robust 444 stock). I thinned mine by wrapping 400 grit sand paper around the neck and then turning the case. The other minor problem is that they still have the 444 headstamp.
Your other option is to get 38-72 brass from
http://www.rockymountaincartridge.com/ (their price list is an old one so prices may have changed.) They machine it and anneal the necks and properly headstamp it. Not cheap but judging from the 45-60 brass they made me, they do an excellent job. They machine the brass to original specs, so hopefully you would not have to thin the neck walls.
I would recommend slugging your bore before you do anything else. That will tell you how large a bullet you will need.
RCBS makes dies for the 38-72. I use them and they work just fine.
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