What is the cheapest factory revolver ammo that uses decent brass?

Winchester, Federal, Remington, Blazer, and RWS brass have all held up pretty well so far. I don't have enough of the others to tell if they are good or bad. Starline so far has been the best. I bought 1000 pieces of .357 mag brass and not a single problem. The Blazer brass I have is only in .38 special and not .357. I don't load to max levels and of the non Starline brass they have held up to at least 20 reloads so far. Pick one of these with the best price and you should be fine. A crack can always happen with any of them eventually.
 
I just bought some new, not reman, ammo from freedom munitions in 357 mag and 45 colt. They came loaded in starline brass.
 
In .44Mag I've reloaded S&B factory brass with no issues per se. I did get some split-from-the-mouth cases when first getting into reloading: either from charge weights that were starting to push the envelope or from an excessive crimp. Aside from that, no issues.

In .38Spl I have reused my own and any range scraps found. The former has again been S&B and the latter both S&B and Geco. No issues there except for very occasional rims that seem to stick in case holders as if they were a fraction of a mm too wide or thick.

Those two brands have served me well considering they were free once the factory bullet had left the barrel.
 
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